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[oli79]

Hi all,been browsing this forum for a few weeks and it seems a bit quiet so i thought i would bore you all with yet another busa mini build.Its nearly ready to fire up at the moment but im going to start by boring you all with body work,not take a lot of posts to get up to date though,hope the images come up ok

Here she is my mini 1000



So i thought i would start by doing this to her



Then i put her on a big stick

Edited by oli79, 01 June 2007 - 09:27 AM.

[Alburglar]

I like the spit roast - perfect for sorting the floor out

[oli79]

Then stripped all the paint off,and etch primed it of course



welded in a couple of these



a couple of these



one of these



some of these



and some of these



one of these



and a pair of them-phew

[oli79]

thanks alburglar

Edited by oli79, 18 February 2007 - 06:06 PM.

[oli79]

Took it off the spit next and Z cars-ed the back end



so i decided this little lot would fill the hole nicely



Like so



But i fitted this before the back part

[oli79]

Slapped a front end on next





will post the rest tom,need my beauty sleep for today

[oli79]

Sent the shell off to be painted and bought this while it was away




Then got the call it was ready so one sat about 4 weeks ago

[oli79]

could only do a few bits then as i was arranging a trip to z cars to get some more bits, but over a few evenings got the handbrake and gear shift in



put the throttle bodies back on the engine



Made a start on the dash so i could mount the fuse/relay box underneath and start putting the loom in



And put the water pipes down the tunnel

Edited by oli79, 18 February 2007 - 06:52 PM.

[oli79]

And then managed to get a full day on her today so rebuilt my servo assembly which has just come back from the powder coaters, fitted the new parts and refitted it to the car



Along with the pedal box



Run a servo hose and brake line front to rear through tunnel and fitted a bias valve



Connected the coolant hoses at the front



and at the rear,still need to fit header/expansion tank though





and sorted my air filter,phew think thats enough for now going home for a well deserved beer i think

[*DJH*]

Speachless, Just Speachless...

[markrally]

Looking good mate, glad to see another busa version being built.
just one thing i noticed is that you havnt fitted your chain yet? You may have a problem as there aint enough slack in the chain to be able to get it around the sprockets with the tensioner set at the shortest distance, you may need to remove the engin sprocket off the splines fit the chain and place it back on the splines.
Thats how mine was as i had to replace the water pump housing and couldnt gett he chain off without removing the sprocket.
Good luck with the build, If you need any advice? Just ask,

Cheers

[oli79]

Thanks for that mark, congrats on your car by the way its absolutley mint,was talking to chris at z cars yesterday about it, your car was the one that led me to the forum originally,and its the one i have followed so hope you dont mind there may be some similarities with yours! I havent fitted the chain yet because i need to borrow a chain riveter from a local bike shop for a few hours and havent got round to it yet, but thanks for the helpful advice saved me a lot of time and head scratching there, maybe a lot more questions coming your way got a feeling im about to get stuck!

Edited by oli79, 18 February 2007 - 08:16 PM.

[USA-Fin]

Hi all,been browsing this forum for a few weeks and it seems a bit quiet so i thought i would bore you all with yet another busa mini build.Its nearly ready to fire up at the moment but im going to start by boring you all with body work,not take a lot of posts to get up to date though,hope the images come up ok

Great looking build mate! Nothing boring about another build thread. I learn something new from each build thread popsted.

Jim

[dean_chad]

Wooops Oli, i totally missed this............ Such a top colour with the black frame. Hasnt taken you long either!!!

Stunning.. What arches are you goign for buddy?

Want mine finished!

Dean

[oli79]

Wooops Oli, i totally missed this............ Such a top colour with the black frame. Hasnt taken you long either!!!

Stunning.. What arches are you goign for buddy?

Want mine finished!

Dean

Hi dean thanks for that,i would like people to think it was a fast build, but only just got round to posting it, so its over a years progress in about 3 pages lol,updates will be at a more realistic pace now!. Ive got sportspack arches, wanted some euro group 5 arches to be a bit different but they wouldnt cover the wheels when i tried them so i admitted defeat,their just being painted at the mo (orange of course!)but not in any rush for them.Main thing is now i have bought everything to fire it up so hoping to do that in the next week or so, i really need to do because ive never heard this engine run

Then ill let my bank account recover :'( , panel it all up, and stick the rest together- thats the plan at least! want mine finished too,you are probably doing the same as me-cowering in a corner and muttering to yourself over and over"one day it will be finished"!! or maybe that just me.The wheels on yours are ace, thats a great idea having to hubs altered to do something a bit different,wish i had thought of that!