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My First Mini Project

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minionly
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Whats your location?: tallaght dublin 24
Region: Southern
What Minis have you?: leyland mini clubman 76 saloon
Modifications: painted in granit graey. 1293 engine block bored out too 1312. sw5 cam .1.5 high lift rolling rockers. electrionic fuel pump .webber 45 carb. millennium rc40 exhuast system center exit. copper 10inch brake set up .and dunlop d1s alloys .
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Re: My First Mini Project Lexus

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Is that a Toyota Carina that I see beside your Mini?


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knock.mini
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Whats your location?: Knocknagoshel, North Kerry
Region: Southern
What Minis have you?: 1983 Mini
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Re: My First Mini Project Lexus

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not atall its a dx corolla .. 20valve twin cam inside it :) its my brothers
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knock.mini
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Re: My First Mini Project Lexus

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My brother was on about gt turboin it from a glanza or gt starlet and made me think of getting a flip front.. Also made me think would I have to get a new flip front or could I modify mine in someway to make mine flip front? ... Please help .. Any suggestions? Thanks
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The Marcos Graveyard
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Whats your location?: Longford
Region: Eastern
What Minis have you?: 1971 Mini Marcos.
1984 Mini Sprite
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Re: My First Mini Project Lexus

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Steel flipfronts are not unheard of

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A fully carbon fiber Mini Marcos shell weighs just 7.25kg.
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knock.mini
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Re: My First Mini Project Lexus

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should i buy a firberglass one before i do more work and paint the front on the one already? :roll:
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knock.mini
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Re: My First Mini Project Lexus

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Jesus i didnt update this in a while .. not doing starlet and flip front ... bought loads new panels and doors and sold 998 engine ..... man i regret doing that , trying to find a 1275 is hard .. any suggestions on what to do
Cheers, Kieran.
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knock.mini
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Re: My First Mini Project Lexus

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updated pics in a couple days
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