Mk1 restoration...what have I let myself in for!
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Puts my progress to shame, well done matt/

Thanks for the kind comments.

Ive made a bit more progress.


Repaired the pedal box, that I had to drill to remove from the old shell.





Master cylinder stripped, cleaned and repainted.

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

woah big progress from last time i looked. all looks very neat and tidy. i like :)

This has to be the fastest build in TM history! Stunning work look forward to seeing it finished :)

Ah mate it looks amazing, at this rate its gonna be ready for the wedding lol

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Great progress, not sure where you find all the time! Must have a secret 8th day of the week.

Excellent!

god matty you work fast mine is roughly the same stage you last turned up looking good mate

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I haven't been on here much for the past couple of months so I was shocked to see how far this has come, your progress is staggering. The car looks fantastic as well, it must be a great incentive to get it finished once you have a painted shell. Are you planning on taking it to any shows this year? I'll have to make the effort to come and have a look at it.

been a week or so since this has been updated.... Probably MOT'd now!

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

Matty, you should do this for a living

Haha thanks for the kind comments, its not finished quite yet despite my best efforts. :)

Im still working on it, but been busy doing all the boring jobs like brake lines, fuel lines, rebuilding the master cylinders etc...and cleaning up endless amounts of brackets and stuff and painting them.

Im hoping to have one of the doors and boot lid in paint by the weekend. The bonnet and other door are at the soda blasters at the moment.

I'll post some more pics when there is something worth posting.

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Here's where im at so far. Looking more like a car by the day!

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Looking so good mate,

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Nearly finished!

Unfortunately the engine is only running on 3 and after a compression test cylinder number 2 has no compression what so ever. Hopefully it'll be a sticking valve, I really don't want to have to take it all back out again.

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Stunning mate

I seriously doubt it!

Zero compression has to be a valve, unless there is a hole in the piston, which is unlikely. Good work, will this be the vehicle of choice for Avon; I'll guess that it'll just break 22 seconds!

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good work!

ive got a mk1 column but i need all the spring and stuff for the horn press, do you know if you can buy it seperately?

Thanks for the comments. :) Ive never driven a mini with an engine smaller than 1275 so it should be an experience!

I'll probably be taking this one to MITP to do a few 1/4 miles.

Wil - Thats encouraging to hear, there is definitely no holes in the pistons (where there wasn't when I put the head on). I did notice that a valve clearance on that cylinder was WAY out so could well be it!

Oli - I don't think they are tbh. Your best bet would be to try minimail or somewhere like that to see if they have a second hand one. I had the horn push but had to modify my steering column to fit it as its off a mk3.

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ill race you in veronicas mk1 matt?

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

Top work matty it looks alot better then the last time i saw it.

P.s robert have you moved away?

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Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Your on!

Only if its stilll got the 850 lump in...none of this 998 flowed head malarky!

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are you going to bring it to the wedding?

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