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Here we see the 'turbo'minis stand at mitp (before alexf got there)


On the way there I blew a turbo gasket, so when i got home i pulled the manifold and turbo off. However the mot was due in a few days and i knew it wasnt going to pass. I had a few plans for the winter, and what with a few other projects planned; i decided to make an early start and pull it apart.



Typically it was pulled apart in a few hours and i was full of enthusiasm and plans



The plan at this point was to repair the rust in the door pillar, however one too many ciders, and talking about my old mini, saw a very good friend offer to deseam it!

At this point little did we know how much rust was actually hiding behind the seam sealer....



Anyway lots of angle grinder and hammer abuse was given to the car



and a replacement front fitted that included the A-panels so i could be nice and smooth



Days turned into weeks as I slowly got back the hang of fillering



Acid dipping was planned, but it was about £1100 out of my price budget, so instead several wire brushes were fitted to the angle grinder (one bit of wire spiked me in the ball bag!!)



I intially planned to have it finished by christmas. This didnt happen, and the flu over christmas hit me for six, so no work was done at all. January was a bit of a busy month for me, so progress was very very slow


Finally today i managed to break out the spray gun and begin priming it!!!





Hopefully ill get some red on it by next monday

looking good, keep the pics coming in as you go mate.

im planning on de-seeming my mini....once i have masterd welding and body work stuff!
i have a nissan pick up truck to practice on lol!

josh

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

Good stuff Nic.

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Bloody hell you have been busy....it makes my body prep efforts look pathetic. Lol

What colour you doing it?

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

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cheers phil

matty-same as before, im hoping that it will look the same to the untrained. It did cross my mind to keep quiet and see who noticed...haha

I did also think about doing it like my old car, but i cant bring myself to do it

excellent stuff Nic!

If Carling made Mini engines
it would probably be like this one!

Ah too many sad memories.

Your car is well known on the strip now as your a regular at rwyb etc, change the colour and it'll be alot more stealth.

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

haha cunning, its too late now, ive bought the paint (and im too poor to get any more)

Edited by Nic on 12th Feb, 2007.

Add white. Lol

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice work, now add yellow spots!!!

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

Wow, good work!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

nic thats top stuff, & that fillering looks spot on, its gotta be worth a good few tenths in the areodynamics stakes

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Looking good mate.

Life has got in the way of me doing much to Candice's car but the chassis jigs, door gigs and all the other bits to make doing future ones easy are nearly there. Starting the car proper in a week or so.....

Can't wait to see it in the metal.

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

I like the pink!LOL
Good work! Me uncle has recently done all that to his.
BTW whos is the red mini on the top pic with the miglia arches?

Back once again like a renegade master

cheers

that one up top, is scruffy's from here-its an awesome bit of kit

Nice work, but deseaming? That's so early 80ies....

bloody hell nic that s a good bit of progress !!!

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

nice work nic!! Cool about the deseaming too, should reduce drag a little. :)

Nice work Nic! - I'm always impressed by the work you do yourself. A cracking little car this one!

You can paint mine for me if you want. ha ha.