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Today I finshed rubbing down the body work and then gave the garage a much needed tidy up.
19/8/12.1 by russell.grant, on Flickr
19/8/12.2 by russell.grant, on Flickr
19/8/12.3 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Then I test fitted the number plate lights.
19/8/12.9 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Lastly I decide to revist the side repeaters lamps. A bit of surgery on the ones earlier in this thread left me with this.
19/8/12.4 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Here is the end result.
19/8/12.5 by russell.grant, on Flickr
19/8/12.6 by russell.grant, on Flickr
and on the car
19/8/12.7 by russell.grant, on Flickr
19/8/12.8 by russell.grant, on Flickr
19/8/12.1 by russell.grant, on Flickr
19/8/12.2 by russell.grant, on Flickr
19/8/12.3 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Then I test fitted the number plate lights.
19/8/12.9 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Lastly I decide to revist the side repeaters lamps. A bit of surgery on the ones earlier in this thread left me with this.
19/8/12.4 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Here is the end result.
19/8/12.5 by russell.grant, on Flickr
19/8/12.6 by russell.grant, on Flickr
and on the car
19/8/12.7 by russell.grant, on Flickr
19/8/12.8 by russell.grant, on Flickr
No actual work on the mini to report today but I do have a few new bits for it
CAMBER AND REAR TRACKING BRACKETS
24/08/12.7 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Suspension Knuckle Joints
24/08/12.5 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Door Hinges
24/08/12.4 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Uprated Adjustable Tie Bars And Lower Shocker Bolts
24/08/12.3 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Top Arm Repair Kits & Ball Joint Repair Kits
24/08/12.2 by russell.grant, on Flickr
New Suspension Cones
24/08/12.1 by russell.grant, on Flickr
and a load of boring nuts, bolts & washers that I didnt bother taking pictures of. I have a set of Hilo's in the garage somewhere which I need to find for rebuilding the suspension with & just need to find a reasonably priced decent set of shock absorbers now.
CAMBER AND REAR TRACKING BRACKETS
24/08/12.7 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Suspension Knuckle Joints
24/08/12.5 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Door Hinges
24/08/12.4 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Uprated Adjustable Tie Bars And Lower Shocker Bolts
24/08/12.3 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Top Arm Repair Kits & Ball Joint Repair Kits
24/08/12.2 by russell.grant, on Flickr
New Suspension Cones
24/08/12.1 by russell.grant, on Flickr
and a load of boring nuts, bolts & washers that I didnt bother taking pictures of. I have a set of Hilo's in the garage somewhere which I need to find for rebuilding the suspension with & just need to find a reasonably priced decent set of shock absorbers now.
I started to rebuild the front suspension today.
I have replaced the pin kits in the front upper arms, fitted new suspension cones, fitted adjustable tie bars and all bushes are replaced with poly bushes.
26/8/12.1 by russell.grant, on Flickr
26/8/12.2 by russell.grant, on Flickr
I have also stripped down one of the hubs ready to sandblast then paint & rebuild with new ball joints and bearings, next time i will strip the other hub & I need to have a search of my bits & piece and decide what to do about brakes.
I have replaced the pin kits in the front upper arms, fitted new suspension cones, fitted adjustable tie bars and all bushes are replaced with poly bushes.
26/8/12.1 by russell.grant, on Flickr
26/8/12.2 by russell.grant, on Flickr
I have also stripped down one of the hubs ready to sandblast then paint & rebuild with new ball joints and bearings, next time i will strip the other hub & I need to have a search of my bits & piece and decide what to do about brakes.
I am new to pistonheads and have only just seen this thread today. I read the whole thing this morning with great interest and jealousy that i don't have the time, skill or money to do this sort of thing to my mini. I do have one question though, which i hope doesn't come accross as rude... How much did the roll cage cost?
Dave.
Dave.
Rebuilt both rear radius arms tonight with new bush kits.
27/8/12.1 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Also spent a bit of time online ordering more parts. I will get some pictures when the bits arrive
27/8/12.1 by russell.grant, on Flickr
Also spent a bit of time online ordering more parts. I will get some pictures when the bits arrive
DaveGedro said:
I am new to pistonheads and have only just seen this thread today. I read the whole thing this morning with great interest and jealousy that i don't have the time, skill or money to do this sort of thing to my mini. I do have one question though, which i hope doesn't come accross as rude... How much did the roll cage cost?
Dave.
Im glad you liked my build so far. The cage isnt anything fancy think it was about £250 ishDave.
Hubs, drive flanges, calipers & driveshafts all stripped down for me to sandblast them and then paint
28/8/12.1 by russell.grant, on Flickr
28/8/12.1 by russell.grant, on Flickr
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