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Where has the 50g come from on the timing cover? The amount your saving on literally every component is awesome and will be a surprising total i reckon...

Oh and i missed out on a joke this morning.. i must of been asleep when writing it.. vvv sorry if its getting old but i see your advert daily

On 13th Apr, 2016 D4VE said:
Awesome mate, glad you and the mini are both doing WELLMAN cant wait to see more... of what you will show anyway..

Some of this weekends work..

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Dave it's not what you can see it's what you can't see lol.

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simon i think its time someone told you that i genuinely think you have an issue, borderline psychotic behavior when it comes to this weight loss stuff lol

Haha I'm with taz on this! Think you need help!!

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

Tbh mate this stops me from being a nutter lol, as its a very good de stress. Plus keeps the brain working.

Edited by madmk1 on 18th Apr, 2016.

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i just love the effort you put into this car, this is beyond upgrading or restauration...to me it's completely reinventing the wheel, regardless of the cost, just to make it better and for that you deserve a lot of credit in my book mate!

Well,,

The shell was getting tired and I was never happy with the work on it the first time around, so it made perfect sense to me to re do the body, now Its been opened up like a can of beans there was lots of stuff I was not even aware of! Lots of filler in places where there should not be, 3 inner Flichs was found.. And lots more..

As for reinventing the wheel 🤔🤔 why not ? lol.

cost well we never chat about cash on here, but I only do what I can with out going short, I have stuff I am fitting this time around that I have sat for a long time.

I like the challenge it brings tbh and I love finding a way around stuff, like that boot lock that was 8hrs non stop worth of work and I Finnish it at 01:00 as I set the task of only hand tools apart from the lathe.

I have lots more little bits and bobs that I have done but I try not to post lots of boring pics here. As I will wait for when it's done.

I do think there is better cars on here now a days and mine was just not as good as i could of had it! Like as an example I cut the frount panel to fit the rad with a hacksaw blade with some tape on it, the inner wing looked like it was cut out with a tin opener 😂

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A little sneaky peak at how the mk1 looks

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you're going to paint it red and become nic in his final evolved stage?

Looking good

I know you said you weren't bothered before but it will look so much better with that MK1 MMachine floorpan in and has got to add value from an originality point? Is that a full skirt front panel as well?

Are the rest of the panels such as the front wings and rear side / quarter panels Heritage or MMachine, I've never had anything from MMachine so I don't know which bits they sell are Heritage or there 'own' ?

Glad to hear your on the mend

Cheers

'Full skirt front panel' ?... oh think of the weight!

Never thought of it like that haha

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Lol i was only joking.. im more than sure that youve made up for them small bits of extra metal on the skirt somewhere else in the build

Sure will Dave and some! 😜 Or what bits of the body that's not been re fitted

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Looks good mate. You will feel so good about it after doing the body yourself

I seriously doubt it!

Jake bought Mmachine half floors for his clubby estate, the finish of them was absolutely shocking, creases everywhere in the panel and the tunnel edge was wonky from the pressing. But with a lot of fettling they're in, did look to fit nicely though, no nasty surprises.

Well chaps,

It's been a long 16 days but it's getting there!

Paul most of the skilled work has been done by a bloke I know, but I have been doing as much as I can on it over the last 16 days, as it was also good to work with someone who can show me some new skills! As every day is a school day.

As I post this the mk1 is at the body shop for its first coat of primer as there is a lot of bear steel on it. Then back for some more work here and there.

I am still on track for my dead line, and just on budget as planned 😀

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Looking really good Simon

Makes my 'progress' look like a lazy afternoons work

Looks like you've gone for rally style sill axle stand holes which I plan to do as well, I have the axle stands already, I was even planning to put the rear hole in what looks like the same place as yours as it passes through the stiffener for the rear subframe mounts

I spy some inner sill swagged holes too

Are you going to weigh the bare shell when it's done, it would be interesting as a comparison as I plan to weigh mine when I'm finished, it was 98kg before I started on it's latest diet

Edited by Aubrey_Boy on 14th May, 2016.

Thanks but I can't take all the Credit

Yes mate I am using sill stands, as it seemed like a good idea When the floor was out.

At the rear it goes through the double steel at the front it was tied in to the door pillar.

For sure I am going to weigh it 😂 It would be rude not to, saving weight was the key when the new body panels were fitted, and lots were lighted before fitting.

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Yeah I have gone as far as I have panel replacement wise for the same reason, you can get at all the brackets and stiffeners that you don't need plus all the underseal / seam sealer, plates welded on plates as bodges, all adds up as well you know