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[mad mk1]

Thats the brace bar done its a bit of aero bar and all the last mock up done.
I also had to go and find a paint shop that could match my colour.


Thats the stone chip on, I like it in white

[Midas Mk1]

Looking Good! Nice masking paper

[newnham500]

im sorry but that is one nice looking shelf, i want a shelf like that. (with the bits of course).

And that dash is nice, looking good. theres so many ideas on this forum.

[mad mk1]

So far today I have cut my nose open and give myself a fat eye and I was only finishing the painting and fitting the beam back on, so now all over Xmas I will look like I went 2 rounds in the boxing ring.

But at lest my work sponsored spray mask worked well.


And this is a pic of things to come.

thanks simon.

[danny1]

what do you do?

as i had to sign my life away for 20 years to get one of those, and all it does is fill locker space

[benpopham]

Looking very smart!

[mad mk1]

what do you do?

as i had to sign my life away for 20 years to get one of those, and all it does is fill locker space

It worked ok for me in Iraq and as i have a new GSR the s10 is now US.

simon.

[danny1]

ahh right, i wa issued mine, but no need for it when im deployed

[farres_jr]

Awesome work mate!
I have a question. I'm going to buy Stack Lambda Gauge and I would like to know where have you fitted the sensor. Have you got any photo?
Thanks a lot!

[mad mk1]

Here you go mate you can see the boss.



simon

[mad mk1]

That’s the to-do list almost done, I have started a bit of a log of weight lost so far, it’s at a grand total of 25.029Kgs on the back end.

Also i have a fibreglass boot and bonnet on order so thats more to go, as the steel bonnet 5.90kg & my Mk1 boot 6.00kg

I ordered some Margard Polycarbonate Windows today aswell.

Some pics for you lot to look at,





Simon.

[danny1]

love this mini

[mad mk1]

Thanks mate!

I have been doing loads of work on it to save some weight over the last 4 or 5, I have dropped 40 odd kgs out of it so far.

simon.

[mad mk1]

Well the mk1 has its MOT on Thursday lots has been done on it, but i will let the pics do the chatting.

 

The weight saving Count.

-----------------Wgt Before -----Wgt After ----- Wgt saved
Sub frame------------ 36.00......... 17.60........ 18.40
Fuel Tanks ------------10.00......... 4.10.......... 5.90
Fuel Lines------------- 1.40........... 671........... 729
Oil P.R.V-------------- 47........... 13............ 34
Slave cylinder bracket--243........... 156........... 87
Flywheel housing------- 3.17.......... 2.92.......... 250
Wok--------------------- 1.380........ 1,289........ 91
Dipstick---------------- 90........... 52............ 38
Sump plug-------------- 46 ........... 36............ 10
Alternator Pulley & Nut ---------169.......... 84............ 85
Radiator Brackets----------- 218........... 149........... 69
Master cylinder arm---- 40............ 25............ 15
Top arm bracket-------- 43............ 17............ 26
Speedo drive blank----- 41............ 8.............. 33
Alternator adjuster -------------48............. 15............ 33
Clutch arm-------------- 159........... 148........... 11
Engine steady bracket----- 63............ 18............ 45
Bulk head Eng sty brackets/bolts..353..........134..........219
Kad bias box swapped.................2944.......916.........2028
Roll cage bolts x44 M10x30............1760.........792............968
roll cage bolts x6 M10x50.............312............156...........156
Bare Subframe..................16800.................. 14900...........1900
Hubs.......................... 17300........................ 13500..........3800
Shocks, cones, HiLos..................6334.............3566...........2768
Flywheel housing bolts. ................355.............180.............175
Drive shafts...........................2929...........1474.................1455
Front / Bottom Arms...........3729....................2032...........1697
Slave cylinder .........................675................237...........438
pedal box.............................2076.................1830..........246
corba seat mounts.............6872.................... 2900..........3972
All seat mount bolts..........608....................... 234............374
Bolts and studs..................734..................... 392............342
Banjo bolts ......................64..................30.......................34
N/S Eng mount..............1337....................598................739

......................47.167 TOTAL kgs
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simon.

[mad mk1]

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