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Post by irishstick on Apr 8, 2008 20:02:40 GMT 1
well i aint afraid of gettin my hands dirty, lol, its my hobby/life, lol ;D ;D
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Post by ljonez on Apr 23, 2008 22:15:06 GMT 1
will be under the original front, theres now way im chopping the front off a new bmh shell colin the van update bought my self a new mig welder plus a few other body/metal forming tools ;D so hope fully i can start on the body work again soon  think i'll have to take insperation from dai photograph every little step, should make some intresting viewing when done. |
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Post by dai9fxey on Apr 23, 2008 22:21:29 GMT 1
Tidy. What Mig did you get in the end.?? If there's any bits of the van resto you may need some advice on, Gissa shout LJ..  |
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Post by ljonez on Apr 23, 2008 22:28:40 GMT 1
ended up going for the clark pro 90 as it has the lowest minumum ampage i could find, (25A) which is perfect for body work. it will only do up to 2mm but any thing after that i use the arc welder any way |
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Post by irishstick on Apr 27, 2008 22:22:35 GMT 1
wow you have been busy, keep us updated, ;D like i said, i,l pop up to the valleys and lend a hand,( for the fun of it) if you want! |
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Post by ljonez on Apr 27, 2008 22:35:12 GMT 1
wow you have been busy, keep us updated, ;D like i said, i,l pop up to the valleys and lend a hand,( for the fun of it) if you want! might take you up on that come the later stages where we have to lift the body over the frame & engine etc |
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Post by irishstick on Apr 27, 2008 22:41:28 GMT 1
wow you have been busy, keep us updated, ;D like i said, i,l pop up to the valleys and lend a hand,( for the fun of it) if you want! might take you up on that come the later stages where we have to lift the body over the frame & engine etc i,l pm you my number, be good to meet a member, and lend a hand, no sweat! |
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Post by dai9fxey on May 13, 2008 17:02:12 GMT 1
Ummm. Not for the faint hearted, that job.  Hope you get it sorted OK LJ. |
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Post by ljonez on May 13, 2008 20:22:42 GMT 1
welll i've spent half a day on it now and im down to mainly what is needed still a masive amount of wires tho.
thanks dai, im doing ok with it at the moment but i'll be very nervous come the first start up
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Post by dai9fxey on May 17, 2008 21:10:24 GMT 1
Still looks a nightmare of a job LJ.. Rather you than me, but i daresay the end product will be worthwhile. ;D |
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Post by ljonez on May 29, 2008 23:10:51 GMT 1
flame updatehave taken the flame off the road due to lack of brakes  waiting to get hold of a new master cylinder now. also for the last few thousand miles its had a large oil leak from the head gasket  replaced it and it cured it for a while but its leaking again  t he block was skimmed when the engine was built last summer but i didnt bother with the head as it seemed ok. so today the head came off and its going for a skim tomorro was suprised to find that its blown the gasket between 2&3 and i hadnt noticed any affects
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Post by ljonez on Jun 3, 2008 18:59:58 GMT 1
another flame updateim still waiting on a master cylinder, mini sport where the only ones who had them in stock so i had to order with them even tho i swore not to after last time and once again their messing me around . it should have been sent out on friday, phoned today and apparently its still sat on the shelf with the lack of parts to fit i finaly got around to painting my dash (nearly a year after fitting it  ) ;D  not sure if i like it red yet tho
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Post by dai9fxey on Jun 3, 2008 20:47:59 GMT 1
Oh i Don't know LJ. It matches the rest of the Mini. Did you brush or spray it.  Once again, i Can't believe the apathy of some Mini spares suppliers. |
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Post by ljonez on Jun 3, 2008 21:01:52 GMT 1
i sprayed it, it wasnt worth the fuss of rolling it.
once again i regret using minisport. if its not here by thursday i'll be cancleing the order. i think a week is long enough to wait for next day delivery
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Post by ljonez on Jun 4, 2008 20:48:27 GMT 1
yet another updatefinaly got my master cylinder and picked up my skimed head. ;D had to take 7 thou of to get it flat, not sure if thats alot? 
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Post by dai9fxey on Jun 4, 2008 21:15:07 GMT 1
Might raise your compression ratio a bit. May possibly have to adjust the timing a tad. |
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Post by Dog on Jun 4, 2008 21:16:56 GMT 1
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Post by ljonez on Jun 4, 2008 21:21:17 GMT 1
yeah will have to have a play with the old laptop im already running a cr of 10.8:1 looks like i have to run shell optimax from now on |
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Post by ljonez on Jun 5, 2008 21:25:13 GMT 1
flame is back on the road the brakes now work also the engine is up and running again ;D took it for a little spin and so far there are no signs of any leaks ;D will give it a few days before im happy its fixed it
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Post by dai9fxey on Jun 5, 2008 21:50:17 GMT 1
Nice one LJ. Any problems with the timing etc. |
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waiting to get hold of a new master cylinder now. also for the last few thousand miles its had a large oil leak from the head gasket 
replaced it and it cured it for a while but its leaking again 
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