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I will get Saorla to bring her pink mini, I will be going with something different.

Thanks, will have a look tomorrow and check that, the shoes are new possibly just the pictures but will do no harm to check and make sure rather than head scratch at a later stage

As an aside the pop out windows were taken off the donor pink car and have the UK reg from it etched in. Other than re-etching does any one know if this can be removed?? It's the sort of thing that will set my OCD off.

Lot more progress on the last visit almost at the finish line now. Can't praise Chris in WMR enough the work and time he has put into this car could never be paid for. Nice to see all the new bits go on, it's the small bits like new nuts and bolts and screws, and all new rubbers and grommets that ma...

The mini rose was white with a pink roof, it had a slightly darker version of this colour. Not my thing but it's not for me the other half loves it. Have to keep resisting temptation to buy nice bits for it like adjustable arms and coilovers

So a few delays along the way, and a new baby on the way meant the mini was sidelined for a while, but it's back on track now and should be finished by next week. http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o580/bevanbrady11/DSC_1748_zpsx3rv2af3.jpg http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o580/bevanbrady11/DSC_...

Thanks that's what I had hoped for, was trying to go more classy than tacky looking for her. The roof isn't actually old english white it's a Vw colour from the old 21 window vans, as it was a more creamy white. It might be a little too off white but can always be painted a more bright white in time...

Getting closer now http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o580/bevanbrady11/12268741_1027690030616735_1620270549_o_zpst8enwyzf.jpg http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o580/bevanbrady11/12281968_1027689920616746_1159925874_o1_zpssofcddm8.jpg http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o580/bevanbrady11/12271296...

Cool thanks very much..

Friend has a container leaving Japan in 3 weeks so going to try pick up some unusual wheels for this in the next couple of weeks

Seen as it's no longer a secret and we are way over 5 months would one of the admin mind changing the title if they spot this.

I suppose to something like Pink Mini Project etc?

http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o580/bevanbrady11/image-766f800b48317ee27d5d9eca74f69366ea80697e553f855d31b3ad2c1b2647af-V_zps55pipfri.jpg I might get adjustable arms in time to come. http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o580/bevanbrady11/image-71a446969d6855a9f0436338096f6a927056454ee190a55fc47...

So the Wedding has come and gone, we had a fantastic day, and thoroughly enjoyed it but the Mini just didn't make it. Not anyone's fault but it just wasn't to be, all the parts were ordered and in place but time wasn't on our side. So with Honeymoon etc taken, the Mini is back on the agenda again, r...

That's 100% I will be on to you in the next week or so, sorry only getting back to this now..

Purely power runs and a graph, or advice on the day for gains and set up? Should have the other halfs mini for this. But would be nice to get some advice (for a fee) on how to coax a bit more power out of it.

Small Update mate sent me a picture of this momo he picked up for me today for the Mini, he also has a Nardi and a personal wheel got for me. Does anyone know what the story is with boss kits for mini's? Thanks William getting very tight now for time. http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o580/bevanbr...

Thats me yep, small world. I haven't had a Gt4 in a while but i do love them. My mate has a 165, 185 and 205 in his collection. I love all marques my daily at the minute is a mk4 golf gti 1.8t my weekend car is an Impreza Sti type Ra. I have a grà on me for a mini for myself again now. The 5k mark i...

These are way outdated as progress has moved well on but here is a few of it http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o580/bevanbrady11/DSC_0166_zpsdtpc7jw9.jpg http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o580/bevanbrady11/DSC_0172_zpszlfwootb.jpg http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o580/bevanbrady11/DSC_0176_zp...

Haven't updated this at all lately but I will have a big picture update soon. It's almost done. It's by no means a cheque book build but I bought WAY!!! more than I originally envisioned for it, so it should be finished to a really nice standard. My mate is in Japan for the next few weeks and I have...

Only getting logged in now, but just to say thanks a million to Bert, I got a bundle of magazines from him a couple of weeks ago. Very decent of him.

Where in Wicklow are you I'd like these but will give you something for them

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I might look up the guy that did the head in my saxo vts track car and see what he would charge.

At some point in time I would like to build a mini for myself but I might not go A series so it would be nice to have one for the other half with a more faithful to the originals tuning set up

Found the holy grail in the auctions tonight. I even talked the other half into letting me chance a bid. I won't win it I haven't enough on it but it's the first one I have seen at auction in 10 years and only the 2nd in 15 years. http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o580/bevanbrady11/hmt5HRRP7dWH9hi...

Any idea what cost is involved in going to stage 2 or 3, as in do you have to go with uprated or larger valves and do the tappets and springs etc also get changed.

I'm based in Wexford but I have heard of a rally man around Gorey that's meant to be very talented with head work.

I have a track car that I had the head polished on and a 4 branch and the difference was huge so I would be really tempted to get the head flowed and ported a little. I have been used to modern jap stuff for a while where power gains are cheap to start then gains have massively exponential increases...

I was talking to Chris in Waterford Mini Resto's, he is doing the work on the car. He reckoned for now to leave well enough alone, that it will have enough poke for her and given that the list of parts I was buying was growing every day maybe it's no harm for a while to leave off it's not a blank ch...