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#346 Ade

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Posted 02 June 2005 - 03:14 PM

Might be worth keeping in touch with Scurvy. He has a minus that he's making a similar shell to.

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Posted 02 June 2005 - 03:15 PM

OOO that sounds good, are they practical to drive as a every day car tho, thats what i want to know.

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Posted 02 June 2005 - 03:18 PM

Would be no different to a normal mini unless you make it different. It was originally a direct replacement for the rusty old metal ones. So unless you build as a lairy beast it'll be just the same as a normal mini except quite a bit lighter :grin: and not covered in rust :grin:

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Posted 02 June 2005 - 03:19 PM

Good good, another question are they strong if someone hit me or will then just smash into loads of peices?

My plan for a few years is to use a minus shell to replace my current shell so ill have a 998 minus until the insurance is better for me.

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Posted 02 June 2005 - 03:23 PM

If you worried about protection in accident then you are seriously in the wrong car! It'll hold about the same as a normal mini would which lets face is not great!!

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Posted 02 June 2005 - 03:25 PM

Well if its not worse than a normal mini then its fine, i was meaning if it was hit would the car just keep going through the minus because its not metal, thanks for that, will start saving up.

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Posted 02 June 2005 - 04:10 PM

is'nt there a lot of metal in a minus shell ?

a frend had one ane he said there is a hoop bonded in the B pillar and metal bonded in the sills

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Posted 02 June 2005 - 04:11 PM

Yep your quite right. They're stronger than they first sound! :grin:

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Posted 07 June 2005 - 03:17 PM

Where did you buy your dash from Ade?? It's mint..

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Posted 07 June 2005 - 03:27 PM

Ade can you still buy minus shells new?

You can buy new un-used minus shells and sprint shells from Rallysportreplicas but supply is limited. Once they're gone thy're gone. Hence the 3 grand price tag.

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Posted 07 June 2005 - 03:46 PM

Where did you buy your dash from Ade?? It's mint..

Got it from Scurvy Dog on this site. I'm sure he won't mind if you drop him a line :grin:

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Posted 07 June 2005 - 07:23 PM

Ade can you still buy minus shells new?

You can buy new un-used minus shells and sprint shells from Rallysportreplicas but supply is limited. Once they're gone thy're gone. Hence the 3 grand price tag.


well they £3 k for the first one they made so its said on the site...
so not sure if ya would actually want that one ! lol
specially considering what was said about the doors they made.
althou the door mould would of been made by them (not the minus creator)

but as they do have the moulds .. suply should be endless
but i would image it just the time factor etc of making them .. ?

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Posted 08 June 2005 - 07:26 PM

Ok latest developments. :grin:

Have loads more parts arriving and trying to get a few jobs done before he goes to paint! :grin: :w00t:

Have fitted some framework at the rearend so it doesn't sway around so much when the car is being driven

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Posted 08 June 2005 - 07:28 PM

Also the dials arrived yesterday so have cut the holes out of the dash and trial fitted them.. Personally I think they look :cool:

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Posted 08 June 2005 - 07:30 PM

:w00t:

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