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[Bean]

Just make sure that the long pin in the arm moves freely

The other arm that we've started to strip is pretty solid - The pin isn't moving at all, so it looks like that arm's pretty shot, unfortunately!

[Bean]

[analogue_radio]

Thanks for the information about how you cleaned up the radius arm, will come in useful when I start painting up some of my bits

[Bean]

Not a problem!

[minivanman]

minitastic stuff is gooood! Cant wait to see what the blue one feels like with them. Quickest way I have found to clean radius arms up is to remove them from the car, take them to your motor factors and get a pair of recon ones. It only cost me £14 per side more than the rebuild kit is, and they come totally de-greased and de-rusted in nice black paint, and the added bonus of the internals all being brand new.
Failing that, scrape most of the crud off and havea bash at them with a wire wheel in a grinder, takes minutes to strip them back to bare cast iron.

[Bean]

I would have put my wire wheel and grinder to it, but my grinder got too hot when I was chopping the front off my '25 and set fire to itself


YAY! Someone noticed, lol

Picking up the MiniTastic Kit tomorrow!!!


I got the Fast Road version, with the height adjusters!!

[Bungle]

just a quick note to anyone thinking of getting a old van for work

using a classic as a works vehicle does change the taxation classic from historical to PLG where you have to pay for the road tax

it's something i didn't know but after a topic on volkszone about someone getting fined i thought i would post it on here

[Bean]

Bungle, haven't got a link to the topic, have you?





Took a quick trip to see Yosuke Yamamoto this morning ... The legend that is 'Minitastic'!

He took us out for a drive in his demonstrator car with the fast-road setup on it! It was truly amazing! He let me drive it, too!

Honestly, the difference is unbelievable! The ride was still very 'Mini' - But just didn't crash into every single bump! It was incredible! (The Mini was an automatic 1275 Japanese import, too .... Leather interior, air conditioning... )




So, we came away with the 'Fast Road' kit!

Here it is!

[The Matt]

Awesome! Frankie's going to be lush!

[Bean]

Hehe!! Thanks, Matt! I'm very excited!!

[The Matt]

Me too!

[Bungle]

Bungle, haven't got a link to the topic, have you?

i will see if i can find it

but volkszone is a big place

i guess a call to the DVLA would confirm the story

[Bean]

I think a phone-call will have to be done before I register it back on the road again.. I don't want to be fined, but at the same time, I don't want to lose the historic status!

I'm actually gutted!


Thanks for the info though, Bungle - Would be great if you could find the link!

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

ive been tempted by converting to springs were they that good ???

[Bean]

Unbelievably so, yes!

I went there with the impression that they were going to make a difference, but didn't think they'd be THAT good!



Honestly? Smoother than the X-Reg Golf we turned up in!!