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[Italianjoblofty]

found a nice little rust patch on my floor so made up a patch and welded it up.

[Italianjoblofty]

When i scraped away the filler, under sealer etc i found some nasty rust holes etc so i decided to replace the rear turrets. I replaced both sides but havent got photos of the finished product which is really anoying as it turned out really well so i'll try and find some time to take photes of it when its finished

[Italianjoblofty]

This is what the rear quaters looked like once then had a skim of filler. You can also see a bit of the rear turret lol...best i've got at the moment

[Italianjoblofty]

I then started building the car up, sort of a pre-build to make sure everything fits etc. Here is the front end :)

[Italianjoblofty]

I Forgot to mention there that i have decided to go with coilovers all round. I've heard all the pros and cons of them, but i've decided to give them a go and if they just dont cut it...i've not changed any mounting points of the shocks so i can always switch back. What i have changed though is the strength of the shock areas. I havent got a photo of the area at the moment, but i will get you some to show how i have improved the main impact area :)

[Tahiti Joe]

What suspension setup you going too be running buddy?
Plus what sorta figures are you aiming for with the 1380...?

Been wanting too rally prep a mini for ages, just gotta find a decent base too start with!

[Italianjoblofty]

As im using coilovers on the rear also, i will be using a rear beam. Which i purchased from TDK RACING. Which i may add was very helpfull with his advice on how to set it all up :). I have decded to strengthen this area just as a precaution so i placed some brackets on the heel board which will hopefully spread the load.




Again some reason i only have photos of the driver side, but there is another bracket on the passenger side also :)

[Italianjoblofty]

What suspension setup you going too be running buddy?
Plus what sorta figures are you aiming for with the 1380...?

Been wanting too rally prep a mini for ages, just gotta find a decent base too start with!

Hey mate im going with coilovers all round, but that doesnt mean its the best option. Just an option that i feel will best suite me :). Also i have baught my 1380 from MED ENGINEERING. Which are a very reputable enging building company and they have given me a rough BHP figure of around 120 - 130 which is more than enough for me :) Im going to post the pictures in my next few post so hold tight and they'll be in a few mins :)

[Italianjoblofty]

Here are the pics of the beam and rear end build up :)

[Italianjoblofty]

As i decided to solid mount the front subframe i had been advised my cooper man to weld up the area of the floor to stengthen it under impact

[Italianjoblofty]

Just to add to that post i did re-drill the holes just havent got a pic of it lol :)

[Italianjoblofty]

Ok and then my engine turned up :)






As you can see in the last pic my old engine is next to it and i have that taken away and it was put in part exchange for the new one. Other than it was dirty it was in full working order. I just dont have the engine building experience yet and its alot of money to get wrong :)

[Italianjoblofty]

Gonna have to go to work now so will update the rest when i get chance :)

[Cooperman]

That all looks very thorough and well done. You're making a great job of it all.

[minisi35]

are those brakes a metro turbo set up? what drive flanges did you use on the disc?