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Dec 10, 2009 16:21:39 GMT
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ooo... ill have to pop down and have a ganders at that moggy of yours it looks like a beast! no deadline as such just want to take my time and do it right hopefully! would be nice to have it back for next summer to do some trackdays etc. well just have to wait and see... been making big plans for the rear suspension so it might be a while yet!!! you still working at mfl?
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Last Edit: Dec 10, 2009 16:22:04 GMT by fatlad
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thanks! yer, that car is mental! didnt he have like 300hp from a 1.4? i think hes gone to a 1.6/1.8 now.
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fatlad
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so tonight i got a bit more done on the car. trimmed off the old steering rack mount and a few of the tabs off the bulkhead. then started on making the floor mounts, decided to make them out of some tube i had kicking around. made the plate that sit against the bulkhead out of some fat 5mm plate ;D should do the job! then started on the tower mounts. chop chop! also cut the hole for the for the steering column to meet the rack. getting there!
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fatlad
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awesome! i think you should start thinking about how you can cast your own rotas in the garden using nothing more than a couple of breeze blocks, some sand and some kit kat wrappers. you know you could! lol
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finally got a metro subframe at the weekend so I thought id have a go at fitting it up tonight! started off by stripping all the steering rack off the back of it. then tried it for size! seemed to fit up better than I could have hoped! hardly any mods to the bulkhead yet! just has to trim the edge where the two skins overlap under the shock mount. took off the hydragas cans and used one of the plates as a template to mark out for the side plates. then marked where the holes for the shock mounts where meant to be. this was all done very technically using a set square and a skrewdriver scribe! lol 1st attempt had the frame to far back so tryed again with another shot. got it spot on so tacked the two together and used one as a template. then fitted it up! looks to be in the right place! I tested it by jumping on the front of the subframe and it didnt fall off yet, will add floor braces and weld the sideplates to the bulkhead after some trimming down to save some weight as their made of 5mm steel and are heavy!!! using the metro subframe as opposed to the mini means i get proper suspension (wishbones) Win ;D! and it makes fitting the k-series a whole lot easier! just need some mgf driveshafts and to cook up some engine mounts and i should be cooking! cheers, chris
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Last Edit: Dec 3, 2009 0:57:08 GMT by fatlad
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ALERT: don't use pallets for "rollamajigs" ! the castors snapped off mine at one end and it was sat with its nose in the air! lol no damage though!
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fatlad
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Nov 25, 2009 17:55:11 GMT
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yer its chris! jordan r? what you driving nowadays?
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Nov 24, 2009 23:47:46 GMT
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lol cheers!
made a "rolla-ma-jig" today outof a pallet and some big castors so i can trundle it about the garage and make it do 360's lol.
not much else, hoping to sort a metro frame this weekend and a starter so i can get it firing!
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fatlad
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oh yeah, did some pc modding the other day: not sure myself but i was just bored! what you guys recon?
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so time for an update... finally got the garage tidy enough to get the mini in! woop! so it went in last night and I took the seats out, de-rubbished it:rolleyes: and then made some tubular seat mounts for the driver seat. tied into main cage hoop and sill/tunnel they have captive nuts for the side mounts to bolt to. might add a eyelet for a crotch strap yet. then sat the dehumidifier in it over night to dry it all out from all this rain weve been getting in Cumbria! so tonight I had the help of Graeme to get some stuf done! we managed to get the rear suspension off along with another snapped gaz coilover! (don't BUY THEM!!!!):!::!::!: get the arches off and also relieve the shell of Gay-series and subframe. so next this week is to tidy up the mess I have made in my garage then get my ass down the scrappys and pic up a metro subframe and rover 200 starter!! then hopefully make some fibreglass door skins and roof panel, also want to do a bit more to the cage to make it tie in with the front suspension pickup points. cheers, chris
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Last Edit: Nov 24, 2009 2:15:23 GMT by fatlad
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hey buddy how goes it? just after some more info on your fibreglassing? how much mat/strand did you use to make your front end? including mould? i want to make a roof skin and some door skins and a few other bits and bobs. what would you recommend? ive seen surface tissue, chopped strand and woven mat on ebay. which is beast for what? lol give me an idiots guide to buying the right gear to get me making some panels! lol.
p.s. you know youll have to give me an idiots guide to making panels in a few weeks!
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fatlad
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lol sounds like a right ball ache! think ill just stick with standard for the time being and go down the ms route when i throw the cams in the bin and stick a charger on it! lol
no progress on the car but my garage is looking a lot tidier tonight lol.
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Nov 18, 2009 16:52:28 GMT
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love it! where did you get the alloy door skins from? are the wheels reverse rims? looks cool!
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Nov 17, 2009 23:42:34 GMT
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this project is so inspiring! it makes me want to play with carbon fibre and hose fittings! lol keep up the epic work!
p.s i want an imp because of you, its your fault! lol
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fatlad
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yer there 6x10 wellers but they have the biggest dish on them ive ever seen! its like the rims been welded on the wrong way round! no spacers! they had all the weller stickers etc on them before i sprayed them so they came from the factory like that! never seen another set! they fit "next to" my 8.4 metro turbo 4pots! ill try and get a pic to illustrate! lol
there miglia extra wide curley fibrglass arches.
cheers for all the interest!
just been tidying out the garage tonight and giving it a nice coat of white paint to brighten it up! plain breeze blocks are so dark! so hopefully should be able to get the car in soon and start ripping it to bits!
Chris
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Nov 16, 2009 16:40:46 GMT
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ha ha yer 15mpg did suck! it had a weber 45 on it and it never got set up quite right. should have just stuck a fat su on it! hoping to stick with the rover ecu and loom for now as it means i can keep the vvc aspect of it. wouldnt have thought mega squirt would be able to handle variable valve timing? i know emerald do a kit for them but i think if i was going to go that far with it i would go for solid cams and some boooooosst! ;D eaton charger! cheers for the pics there cool! hoping to rip the stupid coilovers off this week and stick a standard subframe in for the time being, eventually i will make my own beam and possibly trailing arms. i would really like to four link the rear just because it would be cool! oh yer when its finished i plan to do hill climbs and sprints with it running in the sports libre class.
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so.... plans have changed somewhat! turns out the corrolla engine wasn't worth messing about with it had a knackered bottom end so the hunt began for a new donor! looked at mr2s and corrollas but then this came up for cheap and i couldnt resist! its a rover 200vi fitted with a 1.8 vvc engine so I'm going to sling that in the front! the mini is looking pretty sorry for itself at the moment so now seems a good enough time to take it off the road and get cracking proper. ;D on another note ive had no end of bother with a set of gaz lowered coilovers i bought recently, gone through two sets in the past month. keep sending them back and getting replacements. the damping circuit just keeps failing on them, spoke to the guy at gaz and he says its because I'm running it too low and the damper is smashing the valve when it bottoms out. i don't think the car is particularly low, seen far lower. when i suggested that they where just badly designed if it was possible for the valve to be hit by the piston then surely the bumpstops went correct? long story short the tops of the offset mounts have since snapped off and the coilovers are scrap. so moral is as far as I'm concerned..... GAZ OFFSET PIN COILOVERS FOR THE MINIS ARE TOSS, THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU BUY THEM! I'm gna save up and buy a full set of avos bought a clubman front end as well just to make it easier plus the fact clubbys look mean as imho! hopefully ill be able to start chopping and welding soon!
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fatlad
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bump bump! i want to see an update! this car is awesome! lets see how you finished it off! is this the one ppc are featuring next month?
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glad to see your slowly taming this monster! when can i have a ride!? lol will have to come for a spin next time in stafford town! have you solved the whole tailpipe afterburner melting floor issue?
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loving the work! i have been watching this for a while now and find myself checking the site just to see if youve updated your thread! amazing car. how you getting on?
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