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[minisi35]

A bit more tidying up in the boot and wired in the mk2 lights

[stretters]

Looking good so far, not long before you use it in anger I bet. It really spurs me on to finish my Mainstream Cooper for 12 cars and Targa Rallies, just wish I had the time spare to tidy the garage let alone work on the car.

[Archived4]

Looks ace! I'm gonna start building my road rally mini soon, hopefully be finished in a couple of years. Any tips on shell prep?

[minisi35]

Looks ace! I'm gonna start building my road rally mini soon, hopefully be finished in a couple of years. Any tips on shell prep?

Its just a case of strengthening the shell where you can by seam welding and removing any rot so you have a good strong shell. I always double skin the front floors aswell for a bit of rigidity

[keefr22]

Looks ace! I'm gonna start building my road rally mini soon, hopefully be finished in a couple of years. Any tips on shell prep?

I always double skin the front floors aswell for a bit of rigidity

That's interesting. Can I ask how you do that - do you use another pre-formed floor panel on top of the existing one, or do you just use sheet steel? If the latter, what thickness?

I read on another of the rally car builds (sorry, forget which one) that the poster welded some square tube on the junction of the floor/bulkhead to stiffen that area. Do you do that as well, or not found it necessary? (I think the other build was a stage car)

K

[minisi35]

That's interesting. Can I ask how you do that - do you use another pre-formed floor panel on top of the existing one, or do you just use sheet steel? If the latter, what thickness?

I read on another of the rally car builds (sorry, forget which one) that the poster welded some square tube on the junction of the floor/bulkhead to stiffen that area. Do you do that as well, or not found it necessary? (I think the other build was a stage car)

Yeah i saw that on a thread somewhere too , couldnt see the reason why you would need to box there unless you mount the sump guard to it
I just use a front floor panel section plug welded around the centre and seam welded around the edges.
As the sump guard extension mounts to the floor also then this is plated with a 3mm thick steel plate as well as the rear subframe mounts to the floor

Simon

[keefr22]

Thanks for that Simon. Have a great Christmas!

Keith

[minisi35]

You too Keith , here's to 2013

Simon

[minisi35]

Right i have started work back on the car, trying to get it done for bingley. While i havent been in the garage i knocked this up


But back to putting the brake and fuel lines in, pics to follow

[minisilverbullet]

Real colour lol

like it - where did you get the rubber strap?

[minisi35]

Real colour lol

like it - where did you get the rubber strap?

here you go have a look at this
http://www.ebay.co.u...=item589a429823

[minisi35]

Right back to the proper work, finishing off running the lines inside.

I shouldn't work in a mess



Part of the stage rally regulations are that there has to be a fuel sampling device in the fuel line so here it is

And through the front bulkhead

[keefr22]

Part of the stage rally regulations are that there has to be a fuel sampling device in the fuel line so here it is

I hadn't come across that in the Blue Book. I knew they could request fuel samples, but not that you had to provide a means to do it!

Is that device something you've bought, or made yourself?

And iif you think that's a mess in your second piccie, you don't want to see how my son & I work....!!!

K

[minisi35]

Infortunatly yes, more expense but keeps the powers that be happy!
I bought it off jjc rally, it's a dry break coupling though after I had bought it I found out one of my customers through work could have made one up, but it was already on the car.

[keefr22]

Cheers Simon. We still haven't had a chance to give the Mini a really good going over, & as the guy who built it said he'd done it to stage rally regs there may be one actually in the fuel line. Although I don't really hold out much hope as he hasn't put the needed strengthening plates under the cage feet (which as you know aren't needed just for stage events....!!) The lines are inside though & there's a facet electric fuel pump in the boot, so you never know...!!

K