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[Alburglar]

Cheers pick up,
Fixing the arch itself will be pretty easy. Painting them on the other hand will be pretty impossible. because everything but doors, boot and bonnet are blended in. Therefore paint needs to blend in perfect or it'll look awful. But I have warned girlfriend that if a full re-spray is needed then she will pay and then some!
But she has refused an@l

[Dom]

[Random Nonsense]

Will it be ok once i start My minus project to have a look over yours for ideast etc?

[F1 Mini]

Jeepers Mate you hae been buissy. I think I say that Minus on Ebay earlyer this year, but it didn't reach it's reserve. Unless there are 2 Minuses that colour...
Looks realy good, small question exactly how many Mini's have you got as it looked like there was 3 in one Picture ?

[Alburglar]

Will it be ok once i start My minus project to have a look over yours for ideast etc?

Yeah sure. Just let me know when you want to come down.

[Alburglar]

Jeepers Mate you hae been buissy. I think I say that Minus on Ebay earlyer this year, but it didn't reach it's reserve. Unless there are 2 Minuses that colour...
Looks realy good, small question exactly how many Mini's have you got as it looked like there was 3 in one Picture ?

What do you reckon?
Although I have seen another mini this colour at Silverstone. It's like meeting your long lost twin!

Yep 3 mini's:

Smurfy - R1 engine
Minty - 1340 Minus 1969
????? - A 1975 Minus shell

[Alburglar]

Looked through about 1500 Fiat green colour samples today. It only took about 5 minutes to match it. It's nothing like the others.

Need a stroke of luck after last week. Especially after my exhaust got ripped off on a speed bump too!

That was a blessing in disguise tho, because it then became fairly obviuos that nothing had been sealed with exhaust paste and the link pipe drums against the remote gear box.
Once that's sorted should be loads quieter

[Alburglar]

This is the damage that girlfriend did to wheel arch.

Edited by Alburglar, 16 March 2009 - 06:12 PM.

[F1 Mini]

Any Updates ?

[Alburglar]

Arch is fixed and painted and looks fine.
I also changed clutch master as it died completely last week and seems to be OK now.

Got some choice interior mods that I'm making at the mo but you'll have to wait and see.

[Alburglar]

Also looking for suitable high spec engine to Supercharge

[Random Nonsense]

Also looking for suitable high spec engine to Supercharge

As I said on MSN, I may be able to build something after Xmas, couple of other people interested, really depends who gets the money togeather for the build 1st.

[Alburglar]

Hmm......
Pm Sent

[Alburglar]

Just replaced radiator and know timing has buggered it self and Oil pressure is non existant due to bearing being worn out...

[Alburglar]

So got p8ssed off, went to Swiftune and ordered this:


CYLINDER BLOCK
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CRANKSHAFT
DEGREASED,CHECKED FOR DAMAGE, REGRIND ALL JOURNALS, CNG HEAT TREATED, (HARDENED SURFACE) THE JOURNALS ARE THEN RELAPPED & POLISHED, DYNAMICALLY BALANCED SEPARATELY THEN AS A UNIT WITH FLYWHEEL ASSY & PULLEY.

CONRODS
B/ENDS CHECKED FOR OVALITY, ALIGNMENT, BALANCED END FOR END, AND OVERALL WEIGHT,THEN PISTONS ARE COLD PRESS FITTED.

FLYWHEELS/ BACK PLATE
RING GEAR CHECKED TO WITHIN LIMITS, CAREFULLY LIGHTENED, CLUTCH FACES REMACHINED, THEN DYNAMICALLY BALANCED WITH NEW
CLUTCH.

NEW PARTS TO COMPLETE BUILD.
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