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[captainjack15]

I Intend To Do This Next Weekend WOOP

[Russell-Mini30]

I Intend To Do This Next Weekend WOOP

coolios, make sure u keep this updated with pics to show everyone , cheers

[Russell-Mini30]

Got the MDF sitting beside me now, going to mark up all the pencil lines & then go out and start cutting out & assembling.

coolios, make sure u take sum pics of the progress and post them on here for everyone to see cheers

[analogue_radio]

Got half way through yesterday, marked up all the boards and cut them out so I'm happy with it for now, just need some speaker carpet then I can finish putting it together and carpet the whole thing.

I'm not sure if I should put the right hand side in because I might need access to the fuel sender unit & the fuel pipe leading out the back of the tank (had a few issues with that before)

Here are some pictures of during the build (check out my project page for a few more )

[captainjack15]

Looking Good So Far! Mate.

Ordered My MDF Through Work Yesterday And It Arrived Today So Going To Get It Tomoz, Or Saturday Woop Then I Shall Make A Start On Saturday Afternoon And The Rest Of Sunday!

Cheers For This! Much Appreciated!

Jack

Edit: Just To Check Ive Ordered Enough How Big Was The Sheet/s You Had?

Edited by captainjack15, 10 July 2008 - 07:34 PM.

[analogue_radio]

I took the dimensions into a local shop and they cut it up for me (I had to shape it though) they just cut the rectangles out.

Not having a knock at Russell but the dimensions he stated are completely different to what I've done, It's just a case of personal preference and how you want things to fit.

I'm considering making a small box which will sit directly on top of the battery, I always have the problem of the leads working there way loose and jumping off (like tonight) so the weight would push them down and stop that happening.

[Its a mini thing]

dont your battery leads have nuts on them?

[analogue_radio]

Negative does (It was replaced) I'm forgetting the MDF idea and just buying another Positive lead, I can't seem to tighten the one I've got now.. It's so fiddly, 13mm doesn't fit & neither does a 12mm or 14mm spanner, at the minute it just sits on the terminal with a Jerry can on top holding the thing down.

[1987_ParkLane]

It's so fiddly, 13mm doesn't fit & neither does a 12mm or 14mm

Isn't that because its 1/2 inch, the old school measure?

I might be wrong?

Cheers

[insamoufonyx]

yup, everything on a mini is imperial, really not a good idea to use metric, will eventualy fudge all your nuts and bolts!

tis half inch

Back on topic, i think im going to have a go at this, ive already good a boot kit but its a bit tierd and i ahve loads of spare MDF and some sparte time this weekend

[analogue_radio]

Just ordered a new one anyway, £3 odd inc. P&P so it wasn't any harm.

But cheers.

[Down&Out]

yup, everything on a mini is imperial, really not a good idea to use metric, will eventualy fudge all your nuts and bolts!

tis half inch

Back on topic, i think im going to have a go at this, ive already good a boot kit but its a bit tierd and i ahve loads of spare MDF and some sparte time this weekend

ohh i learnt that the hard way on my subby bolts! stick with imperial everyone

[captainjack15]

I Havent Got The Motivation To Go Out And Start

[analogue_radio]

I Havent Got The Motivation To Go Out And Start

Go and look at the state of your boot now, and then come in and look at some of the ones that have been done on here.

Should be plenty of motivation!

I was thinking about bolting 4 U-bolts parallel from each other, with bungee cords cut to size so I can put things under the cords and they stay in the same place.

[ubolt]---------cord---------[ubolt]



[ubolt]---------cord---------[ubolt]

[Russell-Mini30]

I Havent Got The Motivation To Go Out And Start

Go and look at the state of your boot now, and then come in and look at some of the ones that have been done on here.

Should be plenty of motivation!

I was thinking about bolting 4 U-bolts parallel from each other, with bungee cords cut to size so I can put things under the cords and they stay in the same place.

[ubolt]---------cord---------[ubolt]



[ubolt]---------cord---------[ubolt]

yeh definatly have a look at your boot and you will then have the motivation to create someting like i did, is totally worth it