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[CharlieBrown]

They might have been just MOTed in the past or gone throught the old SVA, i think that they should be amature build but i'm not sure to be honest.

[CharlieBrown]

Right bit of an update (finally) from last weekend.

I was back up working on the mini with the Stig and lovely Mr Purple Tom came to help on Saturday and Sunday.

Lovely discs from MiniSpares (Cheers Simon):

Solid mounts after I messed up the poly ones, ops;

Front suspension nearly done:

Tom working on the holes for the brake pipe(Thanks Tom!):

Brake started:

Front brakes done:

Pipe secured under car:

Rear subframe pipes:

Inside the Sprint, steering rack attachment and front subframe attachment:

The author hard at work (not unshaven look, nice!):

[THE STIG]

should'nt that be posing for pic of work done by tom !!!!

[mighty mini jack]

Looking good guys .!

[Pie]

Charlie, at least have a tool in your hand when you pose for a "work" picture next time lol

[Jammy]

Ooo, interesting to see that you got a later brake master cylinder on the crossmember without it poking through the bonnet! I think I've just about got my head around how the body has been shortened....

The washers on the steering rack and subframe mounts don't seem to be that big? I think the washers I have must be at least twice the diameter?!

Great to see progress on the beasty though!

[CharlieBrown]

should'nt that be posing for pic of work done by tom !!!!

Charlie, at least have a tool in your hand when you pose for a "work" picture next time lol

Actually I bolted on the cylinder thingys on thank you very much, and if you look closely I'm holding a spanner


Jammy: Yup its not chopped too much out the body so it keeps almost everything standard (= less work). The washers are fairly big but could always put massive ones on to be on the safe side.

[Pie]

You are the spanner mister Brown

Your not holding it, its placed convieniently next to your hand

[THE STIG]

Ooo, interesting to see that you got a later brake master cylinder on the crossmember without it poking through the bonnet! I think I've just about got my head around how the body has been shortened....

2" out the roof pillers

1 3/4 out the body whats hard to work out !!!!!

[paulrockliffe]

Tell me about your front subframe mounts by your feet? They're the same as in my Minus and I was looking to put spreader plates in as I wasn't sure they would be up to the job. What do you think?

[mk1leg]

Its starting to look real nice keep up good work.....................

[GraemeC]

I must admit I would've thought spreader plates on those rear front subframe mounts would be needed - metal shells suffer enough from cracking in that area. Unless the shell is already strengthened within the fibreglass?

[THE STIG]

Tell me about your front subframe mounts by your feet? They're the same as in my Minus and I was looking to put spreader plates in as I wasn't sure they would be up to the job. What do you think?

you would have to speak to minus about that

[THE STIG]

I must admit I would've thought spreader plates on those rear front subframe mounts would be needed - metal shells suffer enough from cracking in that area. Unless the shell is already strengthened within the fibreglass?

why ???

the shell is made to a worked out spec layup does not need spreader plates

fibreglass does not bend like steel you cant compair the two

dont know why people have to question the strength of the shell

have done this job for 22 years think i know what am doing by now

[padnic]

Looking really good so far, keep up the good work!