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Post by carlos on Aug 22, 2010 18:19:35 GMT 1
Progress on the mini  my mate cutting off the front end  Progress on the front end removal! Waiting for the flip front end instructions to arrive before working out how much of the inner wing I'm taking off! |
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Post by bubba on Aug 22, 2010 20:53:50 GMT 1
get in there! have a great soft spot for the mini,s whats your plans for her apart from the flip front?  seen a one at croft with the z cars conversion yam r1 engine back wheel drive i bet there balistic  |
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Post by twostroker on Aug 22, 2010 21:02:05 GMT 1
get in there! have a great soft spot for the mini,s whats your plans for her apart from the flip front? seen a one at croft with the z cars conversion yam r1 engine back wheel drive i bet there balistic a bloke up the road from me has a z cars conversion mini with a hyabusa engine rear mounted and atcualy looks as if it could have left the austin factory like that as the build quality is so good its got sequential gears that looks a bit like a automatic gear stick and a button for reverse that engages a second starter motor,ive never seen it being thrashed but can imagine it goes well aswell |
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Post by carlos on Aug 22, 2010 21:22:54 GMT 1
I'm going with a tuned 1275 GT engine, LSD, stripped out interior, roll cage, big arches
Big non-standard look
HUGE great big exhaust too!
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Post by Norbo on Aug 23, 2010 9:12:31 GMT 1
looks like your having fun
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Post by twostroker on Aug 23, 2010 17:54:17 GMT 1
id try find a low milage 1300 metro for a donor car or even a 1.3 injection a series engine out of a late mini cooper (classic shape). i bet this little project could get expensive pretty quick  |
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Post by grunt on Aug 23, 2010 18:25:14 GMT 1
carlos all my engine is back give me a couple of days for the m.o.t and to build it i will drop you the carb off and give you a hand with this beast if you need it  ;D |
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Post by carlos on Aug 29, 2010 8:31:01 GMT 1
 The boot floor was repaired with a patch stuck on with bathroom sealant, then a skim of filler over the top! |
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Post by looey on Aug 29, 2010 9:38:16 GMT 1
You got your work cut-out there mate, they were rot-boxes when we had them as youngstered back in the early to mid eighties  I had one with a 1300 Allegro engine fitted, flip front, was red with a white roof and had Carlos Fandango wide wheels (does anyone remember them ?. - search it on the web if not ;D) ;D ;D ;D Oh and it still got rinsed off the lights by just about everything  |
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Post by mellow on Aug 29, 2010 10:54:26 GMT 1
thats wot i like................a proper repair  lol. Carlos invented the carlos fandango wheels didnt u m8 ;D |
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Post by carlos on Aug 31, 2010 19:21:14 GMT 1
I think you forget Mellow, I was born in the 80s
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lol. Carlos invented the carlos fandango wheels didnt u m8 ;D