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[minimk1]

still prefer the black roof

 

i can still read that !  everyones untitled to there own opinion, but i like the yellow and i had some left over so it was the more practical colour to do anyway 

[Ben_O]

[minimk1]

Not a lot to update as I'm doing my dads mini at the moment, my good old clarke 150 turbo packed up on me so a quick replacement sip handymig was picked u for £30 with a wire feed problem, which i sorted in 1 minute as the speed trim needed to be adjusted, it was only local too and was cheap so it will do the job until my clarke comes back from repair. The whole car has now been cut back with compound and has had a polish, apart from the roof as i am leaving this too dry for a while longer. 

 

i have also decided that a turbo 998 is the way forward keeping it as std as possible, having the block pocketed for a 12g940 head and an uprated clutch and diff, meaning if it all goes wrong and blows up i can pick up a 998 for £50 and a 1275 head i can get for £30 so its no "biggy", aiming for 100bhp and should have this in the car this time next year, i also have a 1275 that i will be going 1293 and then swapping the turbo parts from my 998 to this engine in the hope for 120-140bhp so its an investment really!

 

 

my a+ 998 with a 940 head on the right and my 1275 on the left, patiently awaiting turbochargers 

[myredmini]

Sweet baby jesus thats stunning!! 

[minimk1]

Sweet baby jesus thats stunning!! 

Thanks, I should be at Stanford hall in September, this will be my first show in the mini !

[ToM 2012]

looks awsome i can not wait to see it at mini show 

[mini eicon]

Congratulations to your project!! Really love it!!! your mini is a mk3 or mk4?

 

i also want to make the conversion to the mk1 style to my mk4 but i have afraid of all the issues to make that...

 

The door hinges is the issue more difficult to apply?

 

Sorry for my english :)

 

Regards

jorge

[minimk1]

Door hinges are easy, I bent some 3mm steel into a right angle, welded it to my a-panel and inner wing, drilled holes Into the a panel mounted hinges and then drilled out the holes on the door, I had my dads mk1 cooper next to me though which made things easier, ask people on here for mk1 hinge measurements and I'm sure you will get plenty of answers

And it's a later mk3

Edited by minimk1, 07 August 2014 - 09:34 PM.

[minimk1]

Big update, it passed its mot yesterday !  1st time with 1 advisory, it was also its very first time on the road after the restoration so i was shocked that it got through the mot so well, i was chuffed, changed the head today as it was smoking a fair amount, now a lot less so and is very minor when warm but this again is due to the head as it is old. went out again tonight it was hitting a wall at around 40mph where it would take some time to accelerate up faster than that however a quick pull over and richen of the carb soon made things more spritely, needs a good rolling road tune but it is fine until i pass my test. feels strange having my car taxed and tested and on the road. a few problems tonight the car is too low at the back with me my dad and a full tank of fuel meaning the tyre and the arch had lots of fun making screens of smoke on the way home, a quick pull over to take the rear arch off and this was sorted. also had my first break down, the alternator isn't charging the battery enough and so with my lights on i soon ran out of juice and we found ourselves in a lay bye on a A road not far from my house, mum picked me up and we went home to get another battery which meant the mini got home okay, have had a few cracking comments about the car so far and its only been on the road 2 days, the suspension is well setup and all will be well when the alternator is sorted and the rear ride height adjusted, here are the pictures 

 

 

 

and finally one of when we broke down 

 

chuffed to bits with the car has turned out so well, teething problems where expected but there all minor things that are easily fixed 

[jpw1275]

Congrats buddy........ Being a mini problems are never too far away hehe

Cheers james

[minimk1]

Congrats buddy........ Being a mini problems are never too far away hehe

Cheers james

 

thanks, and i am starting to figure that out hahah hopefully the problems should calm down but its an old car so you can't expect too much 

[jpw1275]

Exactly mate....

[Jared Mk3]

Really like this car, so glad you went with the yellow roof!

[minimk1]

Really like this car, so glad you went with the yellow roof!

 

thanks, im glad i did it yellow too makes the car more different especially as the inca yellow is such an unusual and original colour, really suits the car 

[Ben_O]

Really pleased for you mate!

 

Shame about the breakdown but at least it is minor.

 

What was the advisory then?

 

Ben