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B16 mini rebuild time

Post by purplehaze »

Ok guys!!! He's back but not on the road!!! I took the plunge an spent a years savings on full donor car and full subframe and running gear
Here's the mini

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Shafts

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Alternator bracket

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Will update as soon as possible :)
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Vauxhaull?
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Maybe !!!! Or !!!! Maybe not :)
I'm still takin dat flip front just waitin on himself t collect his
Mini- we"ll b goin to Gorey !!!We're r u based
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wellingtonbridge,
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Honda :D
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Nope :)
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defo not a honda the mounts are on the wrong sid joe, looks kinda toyotaish :wink:
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Top secret!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Starlet engine ?
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If it is top secret why put pictures up :?:
Real Clubmans have a square nose.Seriously.
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Minis isnt top secret his engine build is
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Well said kenny :oops: , Looks very like an Australian subframe for the toyota 4efte engine
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Wrong
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I know!!!
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There s only so many Allspeed do, Rover? :D
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Some goodies

On the way :)

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Also being ordered for crimbo from the wife :)

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Parts being picked up tomoro of dmgt

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Grill and indicators collected today cheers D,M,G,T :)

Also mk1 golf headlights being ordered this week
Then the fun begins soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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do you have the light surrounds (chrome ring with the three screw holes around the edge) from the clubman as you'll need them to hold in the golf headlights, it'll be tight but they will fit
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do they have to be specific one (clubman/roundnose) ???? i have roundlight ones but not clubman
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purplehaze wrote:do they have to be specific one (clubman/roundnose) ???? i have roundlight ones but not clubman
Do the three screw holes line up with the mounting base plate?
if they do then it'll be fine
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Got myself lovely role cage and vti civic seats :) will fit nice n snug :) pics to follow
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Updates

Got myself a unit with mini only :)
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Last drive as a 1275 ;) off to the unit

Bit of work done! Not a lotta tools in the unit yet only
Got it the other day but we made do with what was there

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:) bit done ;) gonna drop engine n subframe tomoro also cut the rest of the front off!
It's gonna be a lot of work but its getting there :) updates will b nearly every day :)
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Stuff that came yesterday :)

Shafts
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Alternator bracket
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Top mount
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Custom tie bars
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Subframe
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Will update tomoro :) enjoy
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ahh, eye projection?
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Post by scotty_1987 »

Lookin well Jamie keep up the good work man :D!!
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