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[tedmcedd]

I see I see... well thats whta im doing this time... doing it right good luck with it all! ill watch on with great interest!

[Bean]

Thanks very much, Mr Ted!

Well ... looks like we'll be collecting the engine this evening!

[aidenrr]

So if the fast road ones iron out the bumps, what do you think the town spec ones would be like?

hi me and a friend bought the town ones and they were crud they are pretty much coil bound from the box and crash into everything so we ended up completely manufacturing our own springs and all of our own adjusta ride things and now its seriously french town car like the springs we made are pretty much as big as you can get and are the thickest sppring wire that the company has two people can get on either side of the car just above the spring turrets and you can take them to the bumpstop but when going over speed bumps they just iron the bumps out pretty much were as mini spastics give you a bad back over speed bumps also our adjustas are the strongest mo fos he could twok from work and the nut which adjusts the height is a homemade m10 steel thing so yeah ill try get some pictures of our spring compared to minitaastics so you can see the difference

[Bean]

Mission accomplished!

One Honda engine tucked away in the garage!

[Bean]

One Sealey Mig welder on it's way ...

[BoboGib]

Hmmm, when did the plans for this change then Miss Bean???

[Bean]

I've always wanted a VTEC Van, lol ... just never thought I would do it!

But - You're only young once, right?


And once I've done this, I'll have my ultimate Mini, so I can go and do something productive instead!!

[BoboGib]

Haha, love it. Wish I had the money to build my dream mini. All in time though.

[Bean]

Here we go








Looking at it, the actual block & box doesn't seem to be too big - It's only really the manifold which I think will cause some problems.

I've found a rather tasty stainless exhaust manifold to replace the rusted one that it's got a the moment!! Will wait a little while on that though!



(Please excuse the mess in the background, lol - That's the remainder of our old kitchen!! )

[mighty mini jack]

He's gonna be Beasty!

Can't wait to see more Jean

[Teapot]

Hmm ... Vtec van ... hmm *gets brain into gear*
Wow! A Vtec van!

But - You're only young once, right?

Wrong! (Or else I'm dead)
*fumble*
Nope, I'm still here

And once I've done this, I'll have my ultimate Mini, so I can go and do something productive instead!!

You mean, now you've got a vehicle you can get a pram in the back?

[Bean]

No no, Teapot - You've just stayed young from day 0!!

You mean, now you've got a vehicle you can get a pram in the back?

Cor Blimey! Not quite what I was thinking!

[jayare]

All you need now is a BIG shoehorn!

JR

[G-baby158]

Looking good, make sure if you do get the new exhaust that it fits in whatever frame your getting/got as sometimes the manifolds need shortening so the pipes are closer to the block.

[B-shaw]