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[blacktulip]

heres mine

I'm in love. Same look I'm going for (in red). What suspension do you have ?

edit: just noticed you have the same taste in wing mirrors & wheels as I do -lol

i have genuine rubber cones, gaz lowered adjustable dampers and genuine hi-los. dampers set at 8 on rear and 10 on front :)

[cliche]

thx for the heads up, bet it rides firm though ?

[CLM]

thats not a turd mate, that looks amazing! i love the faded paint, steels and everything else about it. what are your plans for its future?

YetI

Agreed. Loving the faded paint; If that was my car I'd be sorting it mechanically and underneath but leaving the paintwork as is.

Um, it's fixed to the point I can use it underneath, it really is a shed! That's not faded paint, that's the rusty surface brushed down and using red and white primer sprayed over the top, it has almost no interior, it had a knackered old 850 magic wand in it running on a single 1/4 su stripped from a pair, incidently the "wrong side" was used as it had the vac take off, it's rolling on old bias ply trailer tires I found for cheap in Nebraska the floor was in the process of dissapearing, I basically put the thing back together on the cheap and drive it untill it's wheel bearing imploded. It looked good, but it was a cut and shut turd you could barely get a pack of cigarets under... it drug on speed bumps but I didn't care the floor was toast... I am rebuilding something vaguely resembling it slowly and surely... But I am not going to do it as bad as we fixed that one.

So in otherwords, Yes, it very much is a polished turd

Chris

P.s. look around the windshield seal, right at the top you will see the early flat aperture, below it has the later panel lines around the seal....

Edited by CLM, 22 January 2012 - 09:42 PM.

[DanParsons]

Heres mine, from the Minimag shoot.

It's SOO BEAUTIFUL!
force racing wheels? they look stunning

[conlad]

Heres mine, from the Minimag shoot.

It's SOO BEAUTIFUL!
force racing wheels? they look stunning

you do realise its not his?

yeah they're force rims though

[MJWarren]

Why would it not be mine? Yeah there 10 x 7 force racing wheels

[MJWarren]

Just for the record it is mine

[jamiestevenbell]

it sure is matt warrens and ive been in it! its a monster

[blacktulip]

thx for the heads up, bet it rides firm though ?

its firm but nice, it doesnt bang so i worry about if i have damaged anything.

[conlad]

Why would it not be mine? Yeah there 10 x 7 force racing wheels

oh crap! i thought you was joking haha its just too nice!!, i've never noticed your thread on the forum, apologies mate

sick looking mini as well

Edited by ct16mini, 23 January 2012 - 07:58 AM.

[KR200]

Returned my classic Mini to 10" wheels last year after 15 years on 13" wheels..........new genuine Japanese export Minilite Mk 11 6x10 alloys with deeper dish ET-15 offset and fitted with Japanese Dunlop R7 Road/Race 165/70x10 tyres with the classic 1960's Dunlop CR65 tread pattern, standard ride height due to local potholes!
http://www.minispare...=...2605&title=

I know this an oldish post. Does anyone know if these deep dish 6" minilites are available in the UK?

[longtimenomini]

rude not to

[longtimenomini]

my old one

[Mini Cheddars]

Yey, Basingstoke Mini Club flag! What show was this and what year?

[MR-SKIMMED]

6x10 original revolutions, repro 7.5's discs upfront & later type 3/4 spacer alloy drums on the back


5x10 mambas same setup


round front makes a big difference to stance on mine