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[RawlinsGTR]

dude, you're mental

[liamcrowley]

Im back again with another update.


First of all, i received this a little while back.





Yes, I finally got a tube bender!!


Started I did a bit of work with the bender yesterday, i could only get the main hoop done because my hole saw died, for about the tenth time. Will get a few more of them tomorrow so i will hopefully have the main bit of the cage done tomorrow.





I have a drift project coming up and i have started collecting parts for it, and today decided to place my sr running gear in the mini to see if I could possible use something along these lines. It seems to fit some what decently, but the rear subframe will need some chopping up to make fit and new shorter coilovers will be needed if i am to go for this running gear.








So what does everyone think of the sr stuff??
Yes, no maybe??

Ill be back again tomorrow with hopefully a good update!

[Alex_B]

Hate to break it to you but thats gunna be a very awkward driving position having the seat how it is. ;) and this project is getting more and more mental! Short of going space frame i dont know how you would get those front coil overs to work with the body, all that extra weight and then putting stress on the shell where it wasnt designed to have it may not work very well, but I'm sure someone else with more experiance can make a better judgement of the suspension. :)

[liamcrowley]

Hate to break it to you but thats gunna be a very awkward driving position having the seat how it is. ;)

This made me chuckle!

[The Matt]

I think I'd go for a MK2 Escort rack on that, it's probably roooughly the right length to start off with. I know that's what was in my mate's Seven kit thing and seems like that would fit the bill.

Mental build though, going to be feeling a bit sardine like in there isn't it?

[clovus]

Nice pipe bender!

[liamcrowley]

Im back with another update!:)

I got a bit done over the last two days, most of the cage is done, hopefully will have all the main bit of the cage done tomorrow.
Here are a few pics of my work.














A pic of myself welding, the removable shell really helps to get it all fully welded!:)




Thats it for now, will be back tomorrow with some sort of update!

[Brams96]

Very Professional! Your steaming ahead now.

[mini93]

its looking good and they're some nice looking welds too... but you know that

[liamcrowley]

Another little update.

I finished the main part of the cage today, next to be done is to sort the suspension and mount the engine and gearbox.
not to sure how long this will take, hopefully not too long but you'd never know!










I'll update again soon, hopefully!

[Brams96]

Man I can't believe how fast your doing all this. Are you going to brace between the top of the gearbox cage to the roll cage at the front?

[liamcrowley]

Man I can't believe how fast your doing all this. Are you going to brace between the top of the gearbox cage to the roll cage at the front?

Ya will do, all that will be done maybe tomorrow!
Twill be done by the end of the week anyway.

[yeti21586]

You my friend are a nutter, and I like it lol
I'm going to be watching this one !!!!

Keep it up matey

YetI

[johny:)]

love this you have some good skill there love that cage you should make them and sell them i would buy 1 definetly great work keep it up

[sonikk4]

That's some good welding going on that roll cage. That pipe bender must have been a blessing.