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looking good

1293 Turbo mini

yeah i have got a bit of bar todo a harness bar with, but couldnt do it without the diagonals.

the roof weighd in at 9.8kgs, i want to weigh the carbon one but its not the easiest of things to get at atm!

oh andy,

i was trawling TMF the otherday and there was some pics of a carbon roof that seemed to be really well fitted, it was a blue car with a vmax charger on it with a square box on the bonnet with a hole in that the carb sits in i think the guys username was jonnyboi or jonnysti.

may be worth a PM.

cool joe i will go and have a look.

i loved my old britax roof i had on my first car, dont tempt me! lol

jason that clutch plate in you avatar looks a bit worn.

have a new one on me. lol

Theres the all important chocolate digestives

Now thats what i call a roll cage!!
Top marks lads. Great work

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Cheers Andy :)
Do a swap???????? lol

love that cage and the rear shelf looks great

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!

cheers guys

the buiscuits went down a right treat till my mum found them!!!

ive been really really busy this month so its been a bit slow on the mini front.

jason came round a couple of weeks ago and finished the rest of the cage except 4 bars in the back which needed looking at again and re cutting, these have now been done and are tacked in place so the cage is whole, i just need to weld the in and its finished.

i have now started looking at the harnesses and am going to make some threaded bosses to weld into the cage.

ive also sorted out all the bits of the steering column so i can make the bits i need for that.

ive also got an urge to spend some money so im going to buy something for the car, not sure what yet though!

pictures will follow during the week but batteries need charging.

be ready for paint soon then!

:)

someone needs to update there avatar...

cheers for all your help again mate, its very much appreciated.

it looks really good now its all in and primered!

Massive thanks to jason

the cage is now completely finished, the last 4 tubes were welded in yesterday.

i think you will agree it looks hard!











ive now had a chance to have a look at the dash and decided there was no way it would fit as it was, so i took a hack saw to it and cut the end caps off, it was a real shame at the time but i have come up with a cunning paln for the dash now!



ive also bought a couple of little bits this mont such as an accelerator pedal for my pedal bo set up, and also some revervoirs and tubes, just need my master cyclinders now but the dont come cheap so will have to wait till next month.



i got some hardened en24 drive flanges and drilled them out to fit my vented discs.



and ive also got a couple of aluminim "Plates" coming my k, i mean way...

Looks smiashin', double well 'ard. Like the look of the throttle pedal.

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cage looks superb, if this is a weekend/track car could you make the roof removeable, looks really strong! top marks welding too!makes me think i need to practice more!!!

ben does it remind you of the beardmore brothers hillclimb morris minor :) i'm sure you know the one, fiat twink in it

i love reading about projects like this

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

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looks awesome, is the shell stitched to the cage yet?

David.

What size master cylinder are you going to run?

I have a 7/8th ap one that im thinking about changing for a smaller one as im not keen on the feel if you are interested?

Looking very erotic by the way

Are you mounting your harnesses through those holes on your cage?

Looks good.

Back once again like a renegade master

cheers for the replies.

the accelerator pedal is from optimum balance products, im please with it and good service from them.

clubminiflip i think i know that morris minor yyou are on about im sure i have a video of it somewhere.

nic i will pm you about the master cylinder.

minimadj they are where i am mounting my harness but i am making some inserts to weld into the tube, my mate did it the same way in his kit car which passed sva so im guessing it should be ok.

I like this. Not only does it look great, it is also a fast moving project.

well done

fast moving

you think so until you realised id been at it since january 2006!

Well in comparison to some then