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[Brams96]

Hey nice build! When you rebuilt the radius arms did you ream the new bushes? What tools did you use to do it?

[superman]

nice project great work well done

Colin

[BenH]

Hey nice build! When you rebuilt the radius arms did you ream the new bushes? What tools did you use to do it?

Here you go buddy

http://southwestmini...topic1602-0.php

thats how i did mine


Thanks everyone for the comments will be updating in an hour or so...

[BenH]

OK then...

Door bar fiited after being welded.



Rusty section removed from floor-pan, cant wait to finish all the welding now as its really tiring me out!





Old gear selector hole plated over


Then the bulkhead box that i screwed up first time round last year



holesaws broke so the hole that the gear selector goes throught needs doing properly





Another repair section to the bulkhead



Nuts welded (not mine ) for the flip front bolts

Edited by BenH, 04 May 2011 - 09:07 PM.

[BenH]

Bit more work on top part of the bulkhead, ran out of acid etch so called it a day as im not up there for another 4 days and didnt want to leave aload of bare-metal.







Ah and a nice repair iv got to do



And finally roll cage diagonal ,harness bar and door bar painted and fitted







Thanks for looking !

[Brams96]

QUOTE (Brams96 @ May 3 2011, 07:40 PM) Hey nice build! When you rebuilt the radius arms did you ream the new bushes? What tools did you use to do it?


Here you go buddy

http://southwestmini...topic1602-0.php

thats how i did mine


Thanks everyone for the comments will be updating in an hour or so...

Cheers for that, where did you get your reamer from? I've looked on ebay but the only ones I've found are from overseas & expensive (£35+)

[BenH]

More work done, i have a load of time off but low funds. I reckon iv got a days worth of welding left and then the shell will be finish-omg i can't beleive i just said that! Sounds great!

Managed to drill through my nail, slice my finger in half, drop the frame on my kneecap and run my foot over with the engine crane so im abit battered and bruised doh!

Ok final track width- this is with spaced drums and 1.25mm studded spacers,
ok ok i know people are thinking-idiot! iv ran the car like this for at least 6000 miles but im hoping that someone can sort me some radius arms with built in spacers as this time il have more power under the wheels. Any help will be great



Scuttle welded, now you can see why i put it off for so long, When i cut the old one off i must of been away with the fairys as i cut it too short hence the half inch gap-plonker! have a feeling this will come back and bite me and my trial windscreen just happens to be in a bajillion pieces! Which is ok as it had a smart performance sunstrip on so i dont have to stare at that anymore!


Otherside of the bulkhead plated up, bare-mettaled and sprayed- using upol acid etch now which im not sure if i prefer or not, colourwise i prefer it and its half the price but not sure if its weldthrough like pro etch.


Was dreading doing the drivers side flitch (is it the flitch hmmm) it was rusty as hell yet i had it done in a few hours.





Bulkhead finished woooh




actually looking back through my pictures i do really like this upol acid etch! might do my next car this colour!

Finally-gear selector- welded a nut and bolt to the end as opposed to a fixed shaft type to give me abit more adjust-ability as i didn't fancy re-cutting and welding if id got it wrong



More on friday

Oh and still stuck on pedal boxes, trawed through other builds but most seem to make their own which is way out of my ability- can see me going opb at this rate!

[BenH]

Brams96 sorry i did'nt get back to you, i used my grandads one that he had knocking in the garage im afraid!
Not sure if its cheaper to get a machine shop to help you?

Time for an update,

I did do this last-night but my computer said no! cofff

I am now officially owner of a complete rot free shell thanks to months of blood sweat and tears! its such a massive relief aswell! Never again! never!

Unfortunatly now all the cheap work is finished updates will probably be more spaced apart while i collect parts. Frames been dropped off at the powdercoaters with a boxfull of other gubbins and should be back Tuesday,roof arriving next week and well my protech's haven't arrived from Arc yet:( they said 2 weeks and its now 17days so we shall live in hope but had no emials replies,the norm etc!!) Anoying because its still stuck on stands at the minute and cant fit the arches till the ride heights set!

Anyhow enough of me boring you all as i know its only pictures you want!





Front cage finally fitted/painted- glad to get it out of the shed!





Ignore the dash,was just checking to see that it could still be fitted! not sure what im doing with it yet as its not carbon so im not sure if i want it in there or not!
Front cage section that replaces my dash rail is removable hence why its not there at the minute!

Finally,been on my mind since i first started this conversion so i thought i'd put my mind to rest! sooo then ....this hydro clutch shabang
g/b off

removed parts


just realised i still need to undo them 3 bolts and remove that part! oops



Waiting for my hydro release bearing to come, brand new £55 wooo ebay you are a hero will update when it comes

Is that all i need to do regarding the gearbox? any gearchanges/swaps to do if running 13's or am i good to go? Il do a search anyhow!

Ben

[BenH]

little update


hydro Clutch conversion now sorted (i think!)

correct me if ive made any mistakes.

Gearbox bolts undone

Then remove the parts below


Then undo the 3 bolts to take out the oil seal



Then your hydraulic clutch release bearing (mine was £40 off ebay £120 RRP)

Fitted using the same 3 holes that the oil seal was attached to but had to use longer bolts and the pipe just pokes out of where the old cable mech went



-Then either cut the vaux fitting end off and reflare with a standard mini brake/clutch type fitting


-Buy a vaux fittment to attach to it

-Or use this for just under £13 delivered
http://www.vauxhallw...number=24422066


Then from there to your master once gearbox is bolted back up obviously

Hope thats right!

Thanks Pob,Burnard,Mark and Pete


Then painted up the gearbox properly


Then after last times crappy effort i resprayed the side of the car( gazebo blew away so out with the tarp!)




door flatted back, just need primering and spraying green



Still waiting for
-protech coilovers-has now been 3 weeks and a bit!
-minisport 4pots,hubs,cv joints and grooved discs
-powdercoaters-frame and a box full of engine stuff
-pedal box
-Luke harnesses
-Roof
-tigerseal and primer

so at least im keeping the postman busy:) more soon

[MiNi_BoRe]

dude this is a sweet build.... guna do my next build with loads of carbon like you, i love the stuff aswel!! cant wait to see the finished product! keep up the good work!

[BenH]

Thanks Mini_Bore, my carbon roofs coming tommorow i cant wait!

Windscreen fits after hearing all the horror stories of people replacing scuttles especially with non gen ones i was dreading trying to get the screen in!
Whether it leaks or not is another story! Only tacked in but now i know it fits i can weld it fully up:)


Gave up waiting for my protechs from Arc,suprisingly there still not here
sooo....Holes cut for the arches, should of done this on the other side before i painted it really but ah well


Then after failing miserably at bonding on my brackets i decided to rivet the brackets on and to be fair im chuffed with the result



Frame and a box full off goodies came back from the powdercoaters




Back at work tommorow night for 4 nights then im off for 12 so more updates then

[BenH]

Feels like Christmas

[BenH]

trial fitted it on the other mini but it had a gay aerial on so couldnt get it on flush boooo

[MiNi_BoRe]

omg... i just v.nearly drooled on my laptop lol.... i LOVE carbon roof's... i hate you a little right now because im sooooooo amazingley jealous!! lol. Mite just hunt you down and pinch your roof one day Just out of interest, where u getting all your carbon from? havnt found any where to get just a big sheet either..... :S

[BenH]

TDK Racing mate,hes just down the road from me,
He sold me a huggggggggggggge sheet for £70 quid, did a door card,parcel shelf and still got loads left and a parcel shelf is £100 without adding on vat and postage!

thought youd like to see this

Not laquered yet or sealed but wanted to see what it'd look like
Payday tommorow too





Plus 12 days off so lots of time to get things done

Need to get it rolling asap to bring it back to my girlfreinds place!
Arc are still taking the biscuit,no replies and no shocks! boooo

Edited by BenH, 25 May 2011 - 08:12 PM.