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[miniweights]

Nice work Simon...Keep it going buddy

[mad mk1]

Thanks mate, I sort of hit the wall now! I think it's a light wight loom and dash next.

[miniweights]

Are you running verto or pre-verto? Some weight to be saved there if you're running verto

[mini13]

He's running verto for a reason ;)

Edited by mini13, 31 August 2013 - 11:44 AM.

[miniweights]

Just looked back in the thread, couldn't remember...memory is pants

[merther]

Lovely car, can I ask how you mounted your drivers bucket seat?

Cheers.

[mad mk1]

Are you running verto or pre-verto? Some weight to be saved there if you're running verto

 

I have a Full Fat Verto!  I found that the light weight per vertos made the car drive like a bag of nails!!  

[crazirob]

Awesome awesome awesome ! One of my favourite minis ever ! Stunning ! Keep up the work ! Never know may even bump into you at minispeed, so then I can have a proper perv at it

[mad mk1]

I only ever go there when its all gone tits up lol.. if not at the RR.  But thanks mate!

[MrFail]

i just found this build thread.

i really love how you've built your car. 

it was definitely my favorite mini at newquay when we had our big trip over there.

[benjy_18]

car only breaks because its built wrong simon, bad workmen always blames his tools!

 

mines never broken ;)

[mad mk1]

When your getting the same power as me mate, we will chat!!

[mad mk1]

Ok it's a big photo update time!

I have been working so much from my last up date, so over Xmas I have had time to play with the mk1.

Some lightweight aircraft wire ready for the new loom!



The eng went back to minispeed to get a Full gear box rebuild with a new kad pinion support and the block got some new pistons, head got a full going over as it was there, They did TipTop job as always! !

Stuff they found, one f++led jack knight first gear.


So here it is all good to go! All the bolts and studs are Ti now so that should help with the weight saving

[mad mk1]

Carrying on with the weight saving this is what I have been up to.









New alloy seat mounts




Then I added some weight back in ! But all with Ti bolts lol.

[BronkoMini]

Love the build, what's that in the middle of the first picture on the last post you made?