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Post by loonyliam17 on Jan 16, 2012 12:19:45 GMT 1
???im new on ere how do i find out my membership number or is there a contact phone number i can ring only cant find one.Just took out my classic insurance and they need it for some reason Hello everyone so some of you may already know that i was on the look out for a mini. finaly i have found one and so it all begines.  |
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Post by 2alex2 on Jan 17, 2012 22:30:55 GMT 1
i have come stuck with my project and need some help. from this picture  as a reference the problem is that the whole front end seems to be an inch to the passenger side more than the drivers side. main problem beeing that the bonnet doesnt fit properly ie wont go through the latch and second if i forse it in there is no gap between the bonnet and the wing. o jsut so you knwo i havent welded anything yet so dont pannick about that yet its only bolted to the subframe by the tear drop mounts on the front which were brand new. could it be subframe mounts as there is a lot of movement in them at the top or any othe ideas are welcome as i need this to be done right other wise i could live with it  . also managed to fit one of the tie bar bushes ran out of time in the end. also a better pic of the dash as neew camera arrived and the last wasnt good  |
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Post by coopdog on Jan 17, 2012 23:21:10 GMT 1
hmm lawson will know :L
think hes welded in a full front end before
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Post by 2alex2 on Jan 17, 2012 23:22:39 GMT 1
its jsut puzziling me as i tried to measure the subframe corner to corner to see if its square and all seems to be the same. did put this on th tmf as well and they seem to say put some solid suby mounts on it and them see where im at
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Post by dai9fxey on Jan 17, 2012 23:43:49 GMT 1
I've got a sneaking suspicion that your front subframe may have been damaged in someway when it had the bump.
I can recall you saying before that the wheel centres front to back were different lengths.
Do a quick check of the front subframe alignment by looking vertically down the front of the bulkhead crossmember and visually check to see if you can see equal amounts of both turrets of the front subframe.
Have a check of both front toeboards in the area where the rear mounts of the front subframe attach to.
If there is any creasing of the bodywork in this area that is a good sign that the subframe has been knocked backwards when it had the bump.
You could also undo the tower bolts to check if they are central with the hole in the top of the crossmember.
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Post by ljonez on Jan 18, 2012 0:30:45 GMT 1
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Post by 2alex2 on Jan 18, 2012 8:35:00 GMT 1
Well I did measure the suby in an x shape to see if it was square the bump was very light as it was on on the starter motor guy left it in gear and it jumped forward. And it's not the bonnet as you can seen the front panel is off senator to the passenger side by an inch might try and get some pics
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Post by jackdaw on Jan 18, 2012 9:22:19 GMT 1
You never know if there is some left over damage from a previous front end "bump" thats causing the problem tho   Sounds like a subframe missalignment is the issue to me. |
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Post by coedy on Jan 18, 2012 12:58:59 GMT 1
What brand front panel is it?
I once had a scuttle that was an inch and a half too wide for the car, there are some terrible knock offs about...
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Post by 2alex2 on Jan 18, 2012 17:22:51 GMT 1
its from magnum
edit the winges are also magnum
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Post by 2alex2 on Jan 18, 2012 17:50:23 GMT 1
also now thinking of a subrafme so does any near me have a spare one that i could try to see if that corects the probelm and if it does would them give a full payment or somthing as im convinced that its not the suby but looking more and more like it could be
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Post by coedy on Jan 18, 2012 21:08:18 GMT 1
Not heard of magnum panels before? Dai, Tim and Ljonez know more a out panels than me though.
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Post by 2alex2 on Jan 18, 2012 21:13:40 GMT 1
well now have both tie bar bushes fitted and the wheel base is now a tiny bit longer that standard but is the same both sides now which im happy about just the subframe now
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Post by ljonez on Jan 18, 2012 21:53:27 GMT 1
The mini we use as a dummy for the 16v builds has a a front end made from them and the fit is terrible but I don't know if that's down to the panel or the person that fitted them You really need to get the subframe mounted square and solid before you fit panels |
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Post by 2alex2 on Jan 18, 2012 23:05:59 GMT 1
yea well im going to be ordering suby mounts tonigh and get some solid top mounts and polly bush rear mounts hope fully that should help that
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Post by 2alex2 on Jan 18, 2012 23:12:24 GMT 1
here is a quick vid of the top mount im guessing this is far to much movement ?  |
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Post by coopdog on Jan 18, 2012 23:15:26 GMT 1
hahaha hell yeah
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Post by 2alex2 on Jan 18, 2012 23:46:28 GMT 1
lol thought as much . as for the top mounts orderd them now whats the best way to change these with out to much time and hastle of changing them hopefully they will be here befor the weekend and can get back on track quickly
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Post by coedy on Jan 18, 2012 23:46:31 GMT 1
Wow... yeah.. a bit...
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Post by 2alex2 on Jan 21, 2012 20:46:43 GMT 1
well be an active day on the mini got some more welding done and also now have the wheelbas sorted. inside is nearly complete and ready to go back in so hopefully shold get the front sorted soon as well was hopeing that the top suby solid kit would arrive today but it didnt so got to wait till monday to see if they arrive then and get teh front lined up and im hopeing that will sort the problem with the frotn pannel not linying up if not i do hav a fix for it in the mean time to get it all mounted up and back on the road. so hope fully i will have an update worth takign some pic at.
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Hello everyone so some of you may already know that i was on the look out for a mini. finaly i have found one and so it all begines. 
. also managed to fit one of the tie bar bushes ran out of time in the end. 
