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Looking good mate, nearly the same colour as mine which is 300/12 :)


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nice project.
love to see these house builts.

there is nothing wrong with a A-series that a turbo can't fix.

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stonking nic well done .

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


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Sorry Nic didn't see this til just now...

Basically from what I can gather there has been a camper van crisis and a beetle crisis, and kit car crisis on discovery real time.

In camper van crisis, the chairman of an online camper van forum, takes his old camper van dippsie , which is proper shagged and gives it a full on rebuild and turbo'd engine...most of it in his big shed....

The crisis bit is they are trying to do it before a show or event on a tight time scale, he also gets friends from the club to help.

He then puts in a sub 18 sec run at the santa pod I think in a camper van lol !!!

This all sounds very familiar...

Anyone got a standard knacker old mini... Should contact Sky...how far off is Avon ?


On 28th of Feb, 2007 at 10:51pm Nic said:


brocky-what would mini turbo crisis be like?? i dont have sky and havent heard of it
those pesky runs!! i did some flatting down this afternoon of them, ive got a late start tomorrow some im going to attempt to paint the bulkhead again and in the boot, its all masked off ready to go

i started playing with the doors this evening, my hands have sprouted a few cuts from where i previously had hacked out some inner areas

yes, weld up the insides of the seams where you can get to. do 6" or so, miss another 6", grind off the areas that youve done, and then weld the rest and grind away

Edited by Brocky on 15th Mar, 2007.

BTW - I took my buddy VTEC Pete out for a spin this weekend, and even though I am running her in, he gave it a name, the "Brocket"...cause I'm a brocket maaannn, nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah....

Build thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=7483

Katy Mini Owners Club Thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=505552

Let's make sure you embarrass at least one VTEC MINI today !

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i was watching that brocky!
is good, i recon a mini one would be good, as you said! lol


cheers
josh

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Nic

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hahaha that sounds like most of this site a month before avon!!

i decided for minimum over spray i would paint the roof this morning-but being a dickhead i managed to hit my mask on the the smudging the paint!!

particularly annoying as the rest of it was pretty good

So i popped another coat on top-and you guessed it......i put a run in it


$%^£"$""^^!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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[quote=Brocky,15th of Mar, 2007 at 09:48am]Anyone got a standard knacker old mini... Should contact Sky...how far off is Avon ?


I have contacted Discovery UK and they aren't the makers, it's an independant production company who makes them all. Contacted them and heard nothing as yet .... will keep you all posted if I hear anything.

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

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

On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:

why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands?


RogerM

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Unlucky Nic ...... unfortunately there is not any "quick" ways to correct a problem with smugged / disturbed paint ...... usually it's rub back and blend in at least.

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

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

On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:

why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands?


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Good stuff Roger

Unlucky Nic

I caught the hose for the gun on the corner of my roof....

At least it was a seperate panel if you know what I mean

BTW - I took my buddy VTEC Pete out for a spin this weekend, and even though I am running her in, he gave it a name, the "Brocket"...cause I'm a brocket maaannn, nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah....

Build thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=7483

Katy Mini Owners Club Thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=505552

Let's make sure you embarrass at least one VTEC MINI today !

https://www.facebook.com/groups/17557298589...096464253807802


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On 15th of Mar, 2007 at 01:17pm Brocky said:


At least it was a seperate panel if you know what I mean


yep! my thoughts exactly


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Good excuse to paint the roof a different colour??


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On 28th Nov, 2016 Rob Gavin said:
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Like fuel 😂😂


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i always though red and black looked the nuts. Black roof, black arches, black mirrors.


Nic

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no never!!! its not a cooper after all


Nic

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Its red!!!

and not looking too bad if i do say so myself

pics tomorrow-im off to celebrate


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right-

Here it is sun bathing out side, i was hoping it would get sun burnt and turn red itself-but it didnt, any way this shows the red roof-i couldnt get a good pic of the run


I then spent all morning cleaning the garage. I intended to do it last night, but a power cut meant that i was just moving things using a head torch!
a fan was borrowed and sheeting used to cover up the garage


I couldnt get a decent picture tonight, but these teasers will have to do




a couple of little dust spots, but nothing a good old G3ing wont fix in a few weeks

now to sort the doors, boot, and front end.....


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I liked the color the primer have and mabe whit a white roof.


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thats looking pretty good there nic, some good progress there, i think a good finish is on the way there for sure

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!

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RogerM

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Going to be nice mate.

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

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

On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:

why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands?


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Good job nic looks fab, is that like candy apple ?*smiley*

BTW - I took my buddy VTEC Pete out for a spin this weekend, and even though I am running her in, he gave it a name, the "Brocket"...cause I'm a brocket maaannn, nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah....

Build thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=7483

Katy Mini Owners Club Thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=505552

Let's make sure you embarrass at least one VTEC MINI today !

https://www.facebook.com/groups/17557298589...096464253807802


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Sorry Im with Nic on this loads of people keep telling me i should paint the roof black and put cooper strips on my red mini but its not a cooper is a well........ its mine so its and Alex mini.
lol


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Styling is a totally personal thing and nobody should allow themselves to be bullied into doing anything other than their first choice ...... except my girlfriend who is getting what I tell her to have ... LOL

I personally think that if you paint the roof AND arches a different colour to the body it closes up the height differnce as an optical illusion which makes the Mini look a little more proportioned to my eyes.

As I say it's personal but I'd never have a single colour Mini for exactly the same reason I'm not about to paint the roof of my Passat Estate white .....

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

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

On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:

why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands?


Nic

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i dunno roger-that could be a mistake

a saw a pic of a mk4 golf, that had a painted roof between the roof bar areas, and it looked good


RogerM

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LOL .... If I could use a camera and photshop I might have a play to see .... but I can't ...

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

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

On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:

why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands?


martpaul

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just off topic to spray a car, what size air compressor would i need?
any pointers? thanks martin


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Very well done nic, its clear to see its gonna look the dogs dangly bits when its all back together. Keep the progress pics coming...

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