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[16vmini]

check out :

http://minidirectory...pic,2882.0.html

he mounted his inside the drum

Matt

[marc]

Thanks matt, useful to see how daz has done it, looks good as long as it dont get too hot.

I've got my carbon fibre dash and fibreglass doors from curley today! Drool! Lol, i'm in love with carbon at the minute. Check www.tmfmarc.fotopic.net for pics.

[marc]

Got the week off work which is good, gives me a chance to make my roll cage, currently working on the rear hoop at the minute. I'm using a basic rear hoop that i bought that i am now adding to, will make it a hell of a lot stronger (but 3times as heavy), i'm adding cross bars and diagonal bars to it, will add pics when its done.

I hope to, by the end of the week, borrow a mates pipe bender to make the front up, thats where it gets a little more complex though, getting the right angles in the bends so it may take some time.

I've also started fitting my carbon dash, getting worried by how much material i have cut off so far, if anyone has ever fitted a curley 'switchpod' carbon dash and has any advice/pictures please let me know.

Might be driving to bradford tomorow to pick up some wheels for my dads new car so that may hinder progress a little.

[clarks.2006]

Thought this was done by now god takin ages! Oni messin nice work i wish i had a 2.0 engine in mine went to look at a 2.0l pinto engined RWD mini for sale it was a heap so i thought i think ill leave it lol.

[marc]

Lol, i know, it might just be painted by the time i said i wanted it on the road!

[Sam]

any updates marc?

[marc]

Errmmm, not a lot really! Welded up a hole in the rear quarter, welded in some reinforcing where the front roll cage hoop will sit.

I've had a couple of things happen to inspire me though, my brothers just bought a honda civic 1.4 8v which i took for a spin and its very quick so i need something equally as fast, plus i saw minis84 driving his to the mot station earlier this morning, i had to turn around and go and look at it even though i was meant to be going somewhere!

But i do need to find a new everyday car as my insurance runs out on monday, keep looking at bmw 318's, should be fairly good fun in wet weather!

Whos put that glittery signature on anyway?

[Jammy]

Mark put those glittery sigs around. And if you get a 3 series BMW I WILL spit in your eye!

[marc]

Normal spit or the other kind of spit?! Lol

I did look at an old 1988 3litre turbo supra but the insurance is twice as much as the beemer, figures really having twice the power, i could afford it but i dont know how long i'd be keeping it anyway.

[marc]

My new car here.

Sorry jammy! it just had to be done!

[Brawlyrox]

Mark you loser, the rover is legendary and now your never gonna get your mini finished with all that drug dealing your going to be doing you *******!

[marc]

Nick!! Dont give away my secrets! How else am i paying for the mini?

[marc]

At last i have started to work on it again!

I've welded up the original fuel filler hole and tidied up the new scuttle panel joins. My dad has done a good job of filling where the filler cap used to be, i'll get some pics soon. I'm struggling at the minute, i need a roll cage tube bender, my mate has one but doesnt seem to have the correct size adaptor for the 38mm o/d tube that i'm using so i'm stuck at the minute, need to bend up my front part of the roll cage!

I then only have to make the mounts up for the flip front and the shell should be ready for another sandblasting and painting!

[Jammy]

Make sure you get a tube bender and not a pipe bender, there is a difference. Pipe benders (about £50-150 on Ebay) will deform tube when you bend it. Real tube benders cost a lot of money.

[TimS]

Ah I see you went for the Acewell display, I saw Matt selling these! I look forward to pics seeing this work. Where abouts did you get yours doors from? Do you know if you can use std glass and winder mechanism in them?