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[Alex_B]

hello, i am a total newbie to this forum and everything (hope this is the right thing to put a post on),
anyway all i can say is WOW, your project is very impressive and a total inspiration to get my own mini, planning to get one as a first car at the end of this year / beggining of next.
Not being rude or anything but roughly how much do you think you spent on him? as i want an idea on how much it might cost me to get one up to a similar standard.

thanks

Alex

[daveeeeee]

Love the car and the model keep it coming

[tedmcedd]

hello, i am a total newbie to this forum and everything (hope this is the right thing to put a post on),
anyway all i can say is WOW, your project is very impressive and a total inspiration to get my own mini, planning to get one as a first car at the end of this year / beggining of next.
Not being rude or anything but roughly how much do you think you spent on him? as i want an idea on how much it might cost me to get one up to a similar standard.

thanks

Alex

hey Alex! thanks for the comment! you must have dragged this thred up from like page 10!

i have no idea how much i have spent on him to date, but including buying him, then getting all the new bits and and getting him painted to MOT'd must have spent at least £1500 if not more...

but i would spend more on him if i needed to, because frankly, to me there isnt a better car! get a mini for your first car, they are the best cars for first ones, you learn so much and they are so much fun to drive!

hope this helps!

Love the car and the model keep it coming

thankyou very much!

i do have an update today and it was urprising seeing him at the top of the first page!!

well sad news.....

one of his bonnet straps has snapped this made me very sad as i couldnt find any for a replacement, and i had to fasten down his bonnet, so a very careful trip to minispares, money spent, and a very careful trip back, followed by an afternoon of working on him left me with this:









i do like the hooks, and the pins look really cool, but now he just looks all plain and sad

soon though he will be getting a re-spray, im very excited! but thats a big secret

also, he will be getting his new engine! all i need is a cam then its ready to go back together! big changes for summer

Ed

[custodia]

Hi ed, the bean is looking good, shame about the strap A respray and a new engine, tell!!! we want details. lol, i really need to update my project if i can find it as its coming along quite nicely.

[tedmcedd]

all shall be revieled! yes updates please!!

[liirge]

oooohh, a respray i like the idea of that!! although he is a lovely shade of Grey....
Shame about the straps, and whats the spec of the new engine...is it the 1100??

[tedmcedd]

it is indeed the 1100 with some sexy bits

just need a cam and it can all go together!

[Down&Out]

this better be painted beige . i love beige, but im not doing it just yet

[joe_m]

Ed, looks ok!

Thanks again for himley!
LOL, rabbit

[liirge]

ooooh, What sexy parts mate! what kinda Cam you going for? ive heard 1100's a tad Cam Fussy due to the long stroke and no revving thing!

[Nickh_16]

ahh i love this car soooo much, can't wait to see what you're gonna do with it!

[tedmcedd]

nah 1100's aren't fussy... and they rev just as freely as a 998...

gonna have to hurry up with this new engine:





yeah... his current one is on the M1....

lol

[liirge]

nah 1100's aren't fussy... and they rev just as freely as a 998...

gonna have to hurry up with this new engine:





yeah... his current one is on the M1....

lol

Mate sorry to say,
they dont rev as freely or as high, its impossible, you have an increaed friction level from the longer stroke, there is no way they will rev as freely as the same level of tuned 998.

[tedmcedd]

nah just as good racing when your reaching 8-9K yeah.... road use, just as good but with loads more torques

[mini93]

so what happend on the M1 then ed?? tis a shame

my 1100 in the clubby seemed alright by the way, though having never driven a 998 i dont know any comparison