30 replies to this topic

[10Speed]

good to see a project thread finally appear

[DodgySam]

cheers bro. Thats cos i've finally started doing work on the damn thing.
Its been sitting in the garage for over 2 years now and i only really started working on it this year.


Yes...i AM that slack!

[thminiman]

nice work man, you shouldnt need a high stop light at all, if you dont want it

[DodgySam]

Anything to make it less likely the mrs will get rear ended by anyone (other than me) the better in my opinion.

[DodgySam]

well stoked.

Just got a set of lcb extractors for the minge tonight.
So off to get some 45mm tube and a coupla flanges and its exhaust making time this weeekend.

ROCKON!!!!!!!

[DodgySam]

I feel so lost.
My wee mini was loaded onto a trailer and taken upto the tinbashers this arvo.


But to hold me over I got a mate to mock up what shes gonna looklike when shes done.
The colour is about right...altho maybe the silver/grey will be a darker shade.

[steve]

Why are you using a stromberg over a good old SU? I haven't had much to do with strombergs but SU's are really good and nice and easy to tune.

[k-trips]

well stoked.

Just got a set of lcb extractors for the minge tonight.
So off to get some 45mm tube and a coupla flanges and its exhaust making time this weeekend.

ROCKON!!!!!!!

hint - don't put flanges on an LCB manifold - you will never be able to get the buggers out with the engine in. And there is a reasonably good chance they will crack sometime in the future.

[DodgySam]

Why are you using a stromberg over a good old SU? I haven't had much to do with strombergs but SU's are really good and nice and easy to tune.

The strommies are super easy to settup and tune as all the adjustments are on the outside and easily reachable and also they are supposedly better for cold starting...how im not sure but thats what I have read/been told.

Having said all of that I know NOTHING about carbs. ECUs, daughter boards, chips and injection no worries but carbs are so alien to me.

[DodgySam]

hint - don't put flanges on an LCB manifold - you will never be able to get the buggers out with the engine in.

I really only want to put flanges on it so if I feel so inclined I can take parts off and swap them round or even put a side exit exhaust on just to piss off the neighbours/wife.

[thminiman]

hey mate just in case you are unawares, have a look at www.minibitz.co.nz, the guy is on trademe as well. Has a lot more shit and can get you just about anything.

[DodgySam]

hey mate just in case you are unawares, have a look at http://www.minibitz.co.nz, the guy is on trademe as well. Has a lot more shit and can get you just about anything.

Lee...I have befriended him already. Hes great for advice aswell as for parts.
Always has some great mini porn on the workshop floor too.
They are also just down the road from the wifes work so I go in whenever Im picking up/dropping off the wife.

[thminiman]

yea thats him, I find it hard not to reccomend him to people. I got my manifold from him, Its slightly easier to use in the fact that it has a slide on and clamp set up, not using flanges but still being removable

[DodgySam]

yea thats him, I find it hard not to reccomend him to people. I got my manifold from him, Its slightly easier to use in the fact that it has a slide on and clamp set up, not using flanges but still being removable

hrmmm...might have to have a look at those then and see if i cant make something to suit.

[DodgySam]

I can do that...I have access to a pipe stretcher thingy and can get the clamp things...

Thanks for pointing that out to me.

[DodgySam]

Since I have to get cert'd anyway should I replace the std minge brake lines for braided ones?

Also since its got to get cert'd Im SO tempted to do an engine swap...Maybe without telling the wife...she wouldnt even know!

[Mini.Mad]

I've got a set of those LCBs. The race versions. Guttered to find out that because I have an earlier model that they won't fit! Luckily I got them fairly cheap!


Engine swap - my favourite combo at the moment is the 1293 with supercharger. A good all round motor, I might build one for the MK1 I'm looking at buying

[Truenotch]

I like how your seatbelts are backwards.

[EURON8]

Good progress i did on monday sam,

Jack it up
drop it on jack
jack it again
get welder out
build booze cruisers all day

Must find some time shortly to work on it.

[punkoutnz]

Yeah sorry I couldn't make it in Sunday Sammy! With my MX off the road, and Darryl's urgent need to get his car going again I just flat out ran out of time this weekend. And this coming weekend I have Zac's MX5 to paint and Juleon's clutch to do!