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hi forum virgin so please be gentle. anyways some good cars being built on here so thought id add this one. its not mine but have been asked to get it ready for paint. don't know much about mini,s or any other cars when I think about it  . all I know is its pre 72 and is having a slightly bigger engine fitted.owner also want a couple of small mods done to it. not giving to much away as it will spoil the surprise. will update as I go but wont really get into it till easter as I have to finish someone Else's project of first  |
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Last Edit: Mar 22, 2009 17:50:58 GMT by nobody
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Good luck with it. Our Mini's getting some attention this Spring too.
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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mine too  |
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update one computer died so a bit slow with the updates. couple of weeks back owner and his mate came and stripped car to its shell  once he left i played around mocking up,as you do   |
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anyways last sunday i finally got to drive this out of the garage. well once i remembered to put oil in the box it drove. had one of them ,curse word what have i done wrong moments  so with a nice empty garage i started the mini. first job was to get it on the chassis table. engine is the one going in. its a tight sqeeze ;D  |
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next was to build an adjustable frame that got welded to the table and the car. the reason for this will become more apparant as the build progresses  |
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once it was all braced i done the sensible thing and cut the roof off.  who needs one anyway way when we get a whopping two weeks of summer each year |
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next,cut of all the front end and replace with new panels. and they don't fit to good as it seams the bonnet is too wide at the front and wont shut. perfect gap down the side of the bonnet. not to worry as I have a plan  anyways thats it for the mo as I just done the front end bit today. its only tacked in at the mo as I have some other mods to do befor I can finish welding it fully. had 18 hours into this ,this week so far and will try to get a bit more done over the weekend and post some updates sunday |
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Last Edit: Feb 8, 2008 21:19:45 GMT by nobody
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interesting setup! nice jig, and box/pan folder for that matter, what make is it? I'm in the market for one.
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its a 4ft roper whitney i believe without checking.
was a bargain and its like brand new.
have an edwards as well which is another good make
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That a rover v8 going in? I would urge you to consider keeping the standard front subframe. You can't have a mini and destroy the handling. (unless you have something even better to fit).
An rv8 fits between the front suspension turrets, and weighs no more than an A series. All you have to do is re-locate the steering rack to the front, and swap the left and right hand hubs, to put the steering arms pointing in the right direction.
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it is a rover.
wont be any mini parts going back in this car apart from body panels and screen wiper mptor.
having double A arm front and rear ends based loosly on ford and some ideas in my head
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Welcome to RR! Great project, and you've done a lot in just 18 hours! Whats the beautiful black beast aswell? More pics of that too please!  |
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last sunday afternoon and a couple of hours after work each night this week soon adds up the hours.
recon around 300 hrs to get it to paint stage.
fronts only tacked together at the mo,due to needing more mods plus the time comsuming stuff is yet to start
black cars what i just finished for my wive.
havnt got any decent photo,s of it as they never came out to good.
dark car in dark garage = curse word pictures
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Last Edit: Feb 8, 2008 22:41:26 GMT by nobody
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sat lunchtime. had to go to real work this morning so just managed to get the next two panels temporary fixed. had to do some rust repairs on the a posts once the old panels came off.  |
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tea and fag break. tacked the front panels together. measured for a bit and broke out the cutter. front moved forward 4"  did cock up slightly. put an additional brace in but fixed it instead of making it adjustable so have to redo it as the front end tapers slightly as you move it forward. |
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Wait a minute - I recognise that garage...
Remember that Anglia you kept telling me to finish... ;D
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anyways last sunday I finally got to drive this out of the garage. well once I remembered to put oil in the box it drove. had one of them ,curse word what have I done wrong moments holy curse word! more pictures of that  |
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 not all that is retro is cool.... |
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Wait a minute - I recognise that garage... Remember that Anglia you kept telling me to finish... ;D yes and you still havnt finished it ;D looks good again |
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Feb 10, 2008 15:48:39 GMT
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sundays progress  then i ran outa gas  |
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