Oliver :)

[Huntyfm]

Worth a go at making one, if you fail, buy one? I get way too excited with power tools, always cut too much off

[Jonesey]

yeah most probably is worth a go,should be some fun haha,im the same i buggered up the first dashboard i made lol

[Huntyfm]

I quite like the style of your dash.. yeah same with me Im never attempting to make a sub box again

[Jonesey]

Thanks Ry ;D took ages to make it,couldnt find a centre clock dashboard anywhere so there was no other choice than to make one,your sub box like rather good to be honest mate, i like it

[Huntyfm]

I read somewhere that centre consoles are bad as you end up kicking seven shades out of them?

[jackdaw]

Two things to remember if you are gonna make a centre console yourself...

1. Dont let the side of the console interfere with your foots operation of the clutch pedal.

2. Dont make it so that it traps the output hot air from your heater behind the console.
The chances are you can melt some bits of the console (radio, gauges,switches etc.) or there wont be any heat getting into the car and you will have feet like lumps of ice !!!

I made one a long time ago which is still in the Mini to this day and found out the pitfalls by trial and error

[Jonesey]

thanks jack,well i dont want that happening lol,i'll have to have a long hard think about it,might leave it for now as im trying to get it one the road by febuary,might sort it out after its on the road

[Jonesey]

quick update on how the mini is looking,ive sorted the carb and inlet manifold problem out :)ive had to buy another inlet manifold as is now running sweet, carb and manifold are now fitted with a maniflow stage 2 lcb in heatwrap aswell i will upload pics the weekend hopefully when i move oliver into the other garage to store for the winter and hopefully some more work will commence but first i have to try and pop one of the driveshafts in as it popped out on me today

[Jonesey]

[Jonesey]

th minis been up on axle stands for the past month or so,but its finally back on all four wheels again i have replaced the shattered cv joint and gave the engine a fresh lick of paint with a few alterations here and there ( some chrome work) but some pieces arent fitted quite yet lol,and ive also swapped the alternator over as the bearing had gone on the original unit.

some pics on how the minis looking at the moment

[Huntyfm]

What are the seats like to sit in dude, I fancy a set

[Custard]

Looking Great Buddy, hows the carb now ?

[Jonesey]

ryan the seats are brilliant! they are the most comfiest buckets ive ever sat in to be honest,well worth the money

[Jonesey]

Mar 4, 2011 17:02:30 GMT 1 Custard said:

Looking Great Buddy, hows the carb now ?

thanks shane its working great now,thanks for helping me out with it

[Huntyfm]

I had the older style clubman and fairplay they were comfy, but Im liking the newer version I like what you've got going on..

[Jonesey]

yeah all cobra clubman seats have been comfy,but the new version are very smart thanks buddy

[Jonesey]

well with the cardiff mini run just 13 days away now, me and my dad are trying to get the mini finished and ready for an MOT
so we spent all day yesterday go through the car, and the long list of things to be done has decreased in length quite quickly lol,

we spent the whole day yesterday sorting bits and pieces out
we managed to get quite a bit done:
- brakes have all been serviced and sorted, as well as the handbrake, brake lines all seem to be good
- Ball joints have been sorted
- Front and rear Radius arms have also been sorted
- the arches have been fitted to sills properly
- the fog light has finally been fitted just need to be wired to the switch
- the exhaust has been lifted up more, and clamped a bit better to the y piece
- I also waxoyled the underneath again and the front end
- we fitted the new engine mount as we still hadn't got round to doing that
- Adjusted the passenger door as it stuck out a bit
- gave it an MOT check whilst going through everything and so far it looks good and should go through with no problems apart from a tyre lol

still got a good bit of work to do though, we're hoping to book it in for an MOT this weekend coming hopefully
so far i need a rear wheel cylinder, a tyre and a wheel stud im picking a set of wheel nuts and locking nuts up tonight from lyn as mine are all mix and match lol, its mostly interior things that need sorting now then it should be finished

[Jonesey]

well the car is all set for its MOT tomorrow,worked on the car for most of the week and there wasnt much we could find wrong,,the only thing that was needed was a rear wheel cylinder until the headlights decided to pack in lol but its all sorted now ;D, so hopefully with a bit of luck it should pass ;D

[dai9fxey]

Good luck with the MOT. Should pass with flying colours.

[joshspragg]

hope it passes MOT looks like a nice car