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hario

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10th Apr, 2009 at 08:37:39pm

V. cool!
Yeah man this Is a Turbo forum lol.

quinton

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Swindon

11th Apr, 2009 at 12:12:30pm

This is engineering to it's full potential!

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digler

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Harrogate, northyorkshire

13th Apr, 2009 at 09:35:20pm

thankyou very much.
started making my new rear arches, they're grp 6 ones, i've widened them by 60mm. they look better than they do in the pics, they dont look as heavy as that.

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=262635

digler

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18th Apr, 2009 at 10:23:50am

i got my mini outside the other night, i'm not liking how the arches look at the moment, they look ok from some angles but not so good from others:(
ive changed them now, think they look alot better, will get some pic up but this is how they looked before.

also the ride hight needs sorting, its all over the place.

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=262635

PaulH

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18th Apr, 2009 at 10:49:12am

sorry dood but those archs do nothing for me just dont suite IMHO

On 17th Feb, 2009 Rob H said:

I find the easiest way is to super glue the bolt to the end of one of my fingers.

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apbellamy

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Rotherham, South Yorkshire

18th Apr, 2009 at 11:57:21am

The arches look OK from low down, but not so good from other angles.

There's some top fabricationm going on here. It's motivated me to try harder *happy*

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

hario

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18th Apr, 2009 at 05:20:58pm

High speed handling will be fun!

digler

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Harrogate, northyorkshire

19th Apr, 2009 at 10:20:38pm

ive reworked my arches, started to mock up the front too.

i gave it a wash too, and took it for a blast round the block, exhaust sounds good with no rattles, suspention feel's nice and stiff, and the driving position feels a lot better too.

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=262635

hario

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19th Apr, 2009 at 10:47:38pm

Are you going to lay fibreglass or CARBON FIBRE over the plastic arches you have made yeah? *wink*
I envy your car dude, the wider the better!

Is that loom repositioned from the pillar/roof or are late cars like that?

Keep it uP.

digler

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28th Apr, 2009 at 09:42:21pm

On 19th Apr, 2009 hario said:
Are you going to lay fibreglass or CARBON FIBRE over the plastic arches you have made yeah? *wink*

I envy your car dude, the wider the better!

Is that loom repositioned from the pillar/roof or are late cars like that?

Keep it uP.

yeah i'm going to fibreglass them up, but i'm off on a mini run on sunday so i think i'm going to just mock them up and go on the run, then if they catch anywere i can sort it before i finish them.

i think that the later cars i like that with the loom, probably because theres more wires with the fuel pump and stuff.

i mot'd it this week *happy*

but i had to make a new lower bracket for the front coilover because the alloy collar for the spring was catching the mounting bolt.

ive started making the front arches, i've had to weld so more metal back onto the wing, because they sit abit lower than the old ones, ive welded the side repeater up too.

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=262635

lockfast

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28th Apr, 2009 at 10:17:53pm

How have you done your internal gear linkage? Is it jointed at the other side? Looking good by the way

gregh55

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29th Apr, 2009 at 08:09:55am

i like what you've done to the arches.

digler

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5th May, 2009 at 03:12:16pm

i got my car mot'd and on the road *happy*
went a a mini run on sunday around the yorkshire dales, went very well, no problems at all *surprised* my brother came in he's mini and took some very good pics on the way around, very arty. his first mini run and his first go with a camara

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Mr Joshua

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5th May, 2009 at 04:27:19pm

As stared on another post Cars first registered in the UK after some date in1987 must have side repeaters fitted. Sorry dude technicaly your car is nolonger road legal!

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Paul R

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5th May, 2009 at 07:11:25pm

car is looking very nice mate, i had an 88 no side repeaters never got pulled and went through mot just fine, i dont see why you would post that, he had b&s plates on too...

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Jurguen

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6th May, 2009 at 07:33:13pm

B roads and Mini...... YESSSSSSSSSS!!!

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6th May, 2009 at 08:17:28pm

Where in Yorkshire is that?

On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem.

Carl

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6th May, 2009 at 10:02:34pm

liking it good work.

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

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Oh now that is a long shaft you have Carl.

hario

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7th May, 2009 at 03:39:31pm

I want to go to Yorkshire!
Proper wide mwahaha.

digler

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Harrogate, northyorkshire

10th Jun, 2009 at 09:29:27pm

some pictures of my front end finished *happy*

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apbellamy

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10th Jun, 2009 at 09:42:51pm

Damn you and you top engineering skills!

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

digler

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Harrogate, northyorkshire

10th Jun, 2009 at 09:46:34pm

well i got all the bits on the front end painted, finished the front arches and had a play with my old grill.
i moved the slat around, cut the ends and made it look like a mk1 grill *happy*

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