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Rebuild of my 1000 GT
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- CLUBMANGT
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Rebuild of my 1000 GT
Now I know I have been saying it for a sometime now but my car is now up on stands and off the road for its long awaited rebuild .
I did overhaul the front calipers
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Then I changed them for KAD four pots with vented turned down disc's
I wanted these to fit under ten inch wheels (if I ever get the wheel nuts ) To that end I may sell on my 12,s at some point .
I was also going to fit a twin exit stainless w/p exhaust
But I dont think it will suit the look I am after ? so I may push that on to .The engine will be a 1380 I have a fresh block , performance head ect .
This will all take some time , so I will keep this thread updated as I go
I did overhaul the front calipers
,
Then I changed them for KAD four pots with vented turned down disc's
I wanted these to fit under ten inch wheels (if I ever get the wheel nuts ) To that end I may sell on my 12,s at some point .
I was also going to fit a twin exit stainless w/p exhaust
But I dont think it will suit the look I am after ? so I may push that on to .The engine will be a 1380 I have a fresh block , performance head ect .
This will all take some time , so I will keep this thread updated as I go
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Re: Rebuild of my 1000 GT
Thanks lads , hope to put up a load of pic,s as I go for something of interest to follow over the next while (twelve to fourteen months) well thats what the last one took me .
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Looking forward to the updates Tony. Should be a little cracker when its done
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Yea thanks , hope to make a real good job of the paint . Red again but not whats on it now, have a few ideas on that one . Watch this space .
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Re: Rebuild of my 1000 GT
Now I did say this would take forever , but I have made a small ammount of progress . The block and head are now cleaned and painted and the old motor is ready to haul out
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and what may i ask is happning withe the old engine
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Well the plan was to keep my hot 998(yellow) rebuild the 1275 (red) and run the 1380(blue) I have two spare 998 blocks . I am having to rethink that plan due to costs I plan to have a big clearout soon . I have a complete 998 engine if you are still stuck for a motor .
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Re: Rebuild of my 1000 GT
i bought another mini the other day 2 of us went in on it its a 92 and we will need an engine there is a 1275 that i could have got with the car but we didnt want to spend the money as it was out of the car and it didnt look like a normal mini engine it could be a metro 1 but what would i no ha...... if while your sorting your pats to sell you come across a brake servo let me no please
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good stuf .pm me a price .it will be next week befor i can get it off you
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I will give you a look at it and see what you think ok
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Re: Rebuild of my 1000 GT
Got some work done yesterday . Yanked out the 1275 and lowered the front frame
Hope to drain the tank and drop the rear frame tomorrow night
Hope to drain the tank and drop the rear frame tomorrow night
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Did plan to go to the AGM today but sick kids got in the way So when they went off to sleep , off I went to the workshop and hauled out the rear frame .
Then I cleaned up a few bits ready for painting . Still not sure on the exhaust the Maniflow
or the W amp P twin exit stainless
I will start to strip the body next .
Then I cleaned up a few bits ready for painting . Still not sure on the exhaust the Maniflow
or the W amp P twin exit stainless
I will start to strip the body next .
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W&P stainless. theres a mental rasp outta mine!!!!
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Not much to report on the rebuild this week , but did get the tyres mounted on the wheels .
Stuck then under the car to see what they will look like .
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Stripped the front frame and picked up some paint ,thats about it
Ooh ! did a little work on the new dash
But that now a bit of a long term project as funds allow .
Stuck then under the car to see what they will look like .
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Stripped the front frame and picked up some paint ,thats about it
Ooh ! did a little work on the new dash
But that now a bit of a long term project as funds allow .
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dash looks cool tony!
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Liking the wheels too!
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Thanks lads , I have a few more detail changes to make, always looking for things that make the car stand out without spending heaps of money
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Re: Rebuild of my 1000 GT
Here is something similar on a Marcos dash,
looks good against the carbon fibre
looks good against the carbon fibre
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In the shape of the mini wings aswell nice one so much for me new idea a
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Yep, the Mini wings and the ST(Special Tuning) Flag.
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