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[8vAlan]

how you getting on with the sub?

[bert998]

Yeah, piccies

[The Matt]

how you getting on with the sub?

Not too well to be honest. Got my GF's bro coming round tomorrow to give me a hand with it.

I made my mock up airbox though



It's as rough as, but it'll do for now. I'm going to make another mould and have another crack at it when I can be bothered.

Frame's still sitting in the vice at the moment, looking like this:



Started to clean it up to do some more seam welding on what's already there, but that's about it for now.

[The Matt]

Depending on how tomorrow goes though, I might just end up buying a frame from Allspeed methinks!

[mighty mini jack]

Depending on how tomorrow goes though, I might just end up buying a frame from Allspeed methinks!

Liking that airbox matt, o and good luck with tomorrow

[Bec]

Depending on how tomorrow goes though, I might just end up buying a frame from Allspeed methinks!

Do it! Get the Freak on the road as soon as possible

[The Matt]

Well, to be honest the quickest way to get her back on the road s probably letting Ali do all the work for me. He's a damn good fabricator and also really handy with bodywork, so I might just end up bunging him moolar to do a load of the work

[1984mini25]

plus need to start selling my massive surplus of A series parts

Anybody need owt?

[The Matt]

He didn't turn up, so I got bored and tried to crack on with it myself. I started by bracing the towers with a strut and a pair of diagonals, then I gave up because it was too cold. I tried to find Allspeed's website, but even failed at that!

So now, it looks like this:



You will notice how immaculate my workbench is! and how generally tidy I am in the garage!

Oooh, and if you look really closely you'll notice how bad my welding is!

[alexcrosse]

some chap on 16v forum has got one for sale i think, for cheaper than you will get it from allspeed, with everything like driveshafts, itb's, pedal box etc inc.

[bert998]

Looks like my subframe atm, although mines in the car in an attempt to try and keep everything square.

Assuming the cars square |

[The Matt]

some chap on 16v forum has got one for sale i think, for cheaper than you will get it from allspeed, with everything like driveshafts, itb's, pedal box etc inc.

Hmmm, interesting! Might pop over to have a look at that!

Looks like my subframe atm, although mines in the car in an attempt to try and keep everything square.

Assuming the cars square |

it's a Mini, of course it's not square! It'll still be within tolerance though!

[bert998]

Ah i like that, thats what i'll tell people when its pulling to the left

[The Matt]

Well then............

I've been having a go at welding again!

Ackchewally, it's not toooo bad now. Definitely getting back into the swing of it.

I've added the two runners to the frame. I've made them over long for now so I can cut them back later. I've also bent the brace that goes on the passenger side (has to fit over the gearbox). And that's now cut to length and ready to be tacked in place. I've also 'mounted' the frame around the old frame to retain the dimensions for the tie-bar pickups. The angle on the top is just to tie in the location fo the front beam. That's going to be sticking just inside (hopefully) the front valance (which will be made slightly more bulbus to accomodate).

Pics...







I've also got an inlet manifold blank, I just need to get a set of 30 degree bends from Demon Tweeks to TIG on there at work (OK, so someone else will do the TIG welding). I figure TIG welding it would be better for sealing and also would reduce distortion on the flange.

[RacingGreen]

Lookin good matt

You decided on what rad yet?