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[minimk1]

decided to have a go at bolting the other side of the roll cage down and i have done all of it now  just some tyding up to do thank god, so here are the pics of the cage, also i am getting door bars a dash bar and a mighty minis harness bar so it should be nice and strong and rigid, do love the look of a cage in a mini makes it look so much more built ready for the track.

 

 

also i shall be adding strengthening plates to the subby mounts and the piece with a gap that joins the middle pillar thats it for today as im off to my aunties for her b day 

[Archived4]

Tidy work! I have a safety devices cage for my mini, but not going to fit it Will use it in my next project   Lol at the numberplate surround!

[minimk1]

the plate surround doesn't even use the pieces i cut out and you dont see it, plus its another 0.25kg saved 

[minimk1]

small update as i don't like to make too much noise on a monday so i decided to do some cleaning and get the steering wheel drop bracket off which had been servearly bodged on with random bolts and took an age to get off.

 

 

take no notice of the bolt missing in the pic above as i had to put a washer behind it 

 

you can see the dent in the dash rail in the pic above caused buy an overly long bolt being used which wasnt even tight!

 

 

 

had to put weld on the bolt to keep it in place as it was on of those Phillip ended bolts with such a flat head that no screwdriver can hold on to. also does anyone have pics of one properly mounted so i know how it should look? thanks also i have 5 weeks at sixth form left till i get a week off meaning i have 10 days (weekend wise) till then, in this time i want to have the underneath, inside, boot and engine bay ready for paint, hopefully not too optimistic as i would like to do it before we get too far into winter ad its mainly just cleaning and prepping left 

Edited by minimk1, 08 September 2013 - 02:45 PM.

[Domneon]

Cars looking great!

[minimk1]

Cars looking great!

Thanks, I was looking at my dads car finished today and can't wait for mine to be done

[Domneon]

I cant wait to get my Mk3

[minimk1]

Sometimes I don't realise my car is a mk3 hahah what year is the one your getting ?

[Domneon]

Its a 1977 Mk3

[minimk1]

exactly the same as mine then  

[Domneon]

Mines one on the left of my signature image thing

Edited by Domneon, 09 September 2013 - 01:56 PM.

[MiniElliott]

Boys I have a '78. They are mk4's 

[Domneon]

mine is a mk3, a late mk3 albeit, but it is a mk3. it was registered in '77

[Domneon]

 

Mk3 guttering

[Archived4]

What's the difference between mk3 & 4 gutters?