My hillclimber in the making (998 Turbo) - Gone
Turbo Mini Forums

I bit more progres:



Welding in the new door step.



Found some filler on one of the rear quarter panels.



My climbing frame arived from rollcentre, luckilly I've found someone skilled enough & foolish enough to fit it for me.

looking good

i like ya car flipping device, that looks pretty useful any details or is it a homemade jobby!

doing well on the shell there!

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

arrrrrrhhhh i see, i thought it was the new george forman Rotisserie!!! lol

blummin good idea that, i have to do the mounts on my old clubby shell at some point! have you any more pics of it

makes me think i should get on with my clubby shell once i've got my turbo engine in, get it solid! cheers rob-h

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

thats flipping great that is! keeps the alighnment etc etc as you say add casters!!!!

must defo make the weldathon a bit less of a headache

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

hey rob thats a bloomin clever bit of jigging there, would i be able to borrow it when i do the pickup heelboard? thats if youve finished with it

Welding done so far:

Driver's & passenger's footwells
Both inner sills
Both other sills
Driver & passenger's heal board repair panels
Both door steps
Both flitch repair panels
Rear boot repair panel
Rear valance (old one was fine but there was no what I could do the boot floor with it in place)
Rear valance closure panels
Drivers rear quarter panel repair
Bulkhead box



I've also replaced the doors with street fighter ones:



I've just got some tidying up to do then it's time to get the cage fitted.

Looking good there mate ...... Rear subframe bracket looks similar to the one I have as part of my gig (you've seen that haven't you???).

Make one for the front subframe, connect with bits of 2" steel tube ( old salvaged water pipe in my case) and you have a jig / shell flipping device!!!

We need to have a chat about moving car's around if I'm going to do the welding on your cage for you. With Candice's Mini, the Porker and project "upset the purests" to juggle (along with the Racing Green, Clubby and old turbo shell) I'm rather short of space!!! Maybe I need to sell some ... anybody want a clubby??? LOL

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

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

TBH I don't think I saw the rear part of your jig, IIRC there was half a Dutton in the way the last time I call round.

You can't get rid of the clubby, that would make the ideal MPI test bed, (I can't believe that I'm thinking about building a car out of the odds & ends in your workshop) as I've said I know someone who could be interested in the Porker, just need some photos.

Rob .. probably was a chassis in the way!

Why not build a car from bit's I have hanging about ..... I'm unlikely to .. LOL

Will sort out pics when I get some time to wash it and change the wheels.

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

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

Started painting the cage today (all 30+ bars) should look better when I get some red on it tomorrow.



I think I might enter my jig for the Turner Prize.

EDIT: Forgot to add that I got to use my SRI for the first time since I brought it in the spring, and I have to say that it is now my gun of choice.

Edited by Rob H on 7th Sep, 2007.

Is that an old tie rack from last christmas?

Back once again like a renegade master

Depends what im tieing.

Back once again like a renegade master

Well got some red down today:





I now regretting buying the SRI, as I can see myself having to get a GTI to go with it as I don't think I can bring myself to go back to the JGA.

LOL Rob ..... GTIs are a beautiful gun to work with ..... just buy one!!!

I've got to change mine soon to set up for water based so might just buy all new ... I'll let you know if I go that way.


Funny thing is I still use my Clarke guns for primer and high build so goes to show having a top notch gun isn't an absolute requirement if your only doing the odd bit. The U-Pol Maximum guns are suprisingly good for about £60 which leaves you about £150 from the price of a GTI.


As for painting the cage did you leave the ends to be welded unpainted / masked?

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

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

i swear by my 10 quid came in a bumper box of bits with the compressor spray gun , did you see the shiny carbon front on my car ....astonishing !!lol( nobody was more suprised than i at how well it came out ,,,metallic at that !!)

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

Whats the idea of the maestro steering column is it longer?

Edited by Rob H on 8th Sep, 2007.