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[camp freddy]

i have just looked through ur project and i am amazed my mouth dropped lol keep up the good work

cheers super mini i'll keep going

[Deathrow]

Deary me, don't go bumping it on the road then if it cracks that easily. It'd break my heart to see it all cracked and ruined now so I don't want to try and empathise with how you'd feel!

Looks nice and evil .

[camp freddy]

Deary me, don't go bumping it on the road then if it cracks that easily. It'd break my heart to see it all cracked and ruined now so I don't want to try and empathise with how you'd feel!

Looks nice and evil .

i was a bit surprised as well! but i have a slight drop out of the
garage and the yard is slightlly sloped.. just caught the corner
of the engine, just in the wrong place!
all sorted now though

[Deathrow]

Oh so the arch sat on the top of the engine while the car was trying to go down a step and a slope? That'd be understandable, having the cars weight on the arch.

Glad it's sorted though.

You got anymore plans up your sleeve?

[camp freddy]

Oh so the arch sat on the top of the engine while the car was trying to go down a step and a slope? That'd be understandable, having the cars weight on the arch.

Glad it's sorted though.

You got anymore plans up your sleeve?

I rolled the car out of the garage and the arch caught the edge of the
plate behind the timing gear on the old engine which is covered
up next to a storage container , the garage base is raise about an inch
from the yard base and the yard base has a gradient to it, any clearer..

[camp freddy]

repaired the damaged arch



done some more work on the front...

[camp freddy]

right then just had another hour on the posting, all links to
pics have been swapped for actual pics now,..

[Flukey]

This is amazing! Just been reading through and makes me want to go out and play with my mini! Given me loads of ideas to on how to go about things!

Nice work keep it up

cheers luke

[jack_marshall]

Not looked at this for ages!

Brings memorys back of doing mine! But now I have to sell it!

Keep it up dude, I want to see this in the flesh when done!

[camp freddy]

been away all weekend, done a bit tonight.

bottom of the front arch was a bit close to the wheel
as i have had to lower the arches as much as poss for the
right look!! so i have had to split them and re-shape them



re-glassed

[camp freddy]

Not looked at this for ages!

Brings memorys back of doing mine! But now I have to sell it!

Keep it up dude, I want to see this in the flesh when done!

are you going to Stanford hall in september Jack need to see
yours before you sell it Bud!!!!!

[camp freddy]

What a bummer!!!!!!!!!!!

on the way home from work on monday
the Corsa decided to pack up!!

found that the cam belt had stripped quite a
few teeth.,had today off work to have a look
at it, the cam turned freely so just fitted a new
belt,,,, just my look still wouldn't start, done
a compression test and only had good compression
on no4 cylinder. took the rocker cover off and found
that 3 of the rockers had 'SNAPPED' in half!!!
Removed the head and found 2 bent exhaust valves.

Off tomorrow to pick up some valves (£13 for 4 exhaust)
and 8 new rockers for £20 so not too bad...

No work on the little mini......

[Dog]

Oh sheet!!

Whats the pistons like?

[camp freddy]

The pistons were ok,,,,

the Corsa is all done now 'Yipee' cost approx £60 in parts
and fuel to get the new bits.

sounds better than it did before it broke.

went in the garage for a bit this afto after i finished the Corsa
done a bit more prep work on the front valance getting the
shape right



a bit more prep on the o/s f arch

Edited by camp freddy, 03 September 2008 - 08:08 PM.

[bert998]

Coming together nicely bud