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Forum Mod  5933 Posts Member #: 784 9 times Avon Park Class C winner Milton Keynes |
26th May, 2009 at 04:25:54pm
No, not titanium, still steel
I seriously doubt it! |
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Site Admin  9404 Posts Member #: 58 455bhp per ton 12 sec 1/4 mile road legal mini Sunny Bridgend, South Wales |
26th May, 2009 at 04:35:45pm
Paul, are you using coil overs with that subframe Team www.sheepspeed.com Racing
On 15th May, 2009 TurboDave said:
I think the welsh one has it right! 1st to provide running proof of turbo twinkie in a car and first to run a 1/4 in one!! Is your data backed up?? directbackup.net one extra month free for all Turbo minis members, PM me for detials |
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Forum Mod 5933 Posts Member #: 784 9 times Avon Park Class C winner Milton Keynes |
26th May, 2009 at 04:44:36pm
I wasnt on the lightened one but I am on the new one
I seriously doubt it! |
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 6274 Posts Member #: 509 Post Whore Isle of Man |
26th May, 2009 at 05:38:22pm
dont do a "pete" on us paul, show some pics to us mere mortals!! lol "Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"
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Forum Mod 5933 Posts Member #: 784 9 times Avon Park Class C winner Milton Keynes |
26th May, 2009 at 06:03:05pm
Ill get some I seriously doubt it! |
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 3692 Posts Member #: 1833 Formally mini_majic Auckland, New Zealand |
24th Jul, 2009 at 12:30:19pm
Well...... |
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Forum Mod 5933 Posts Member #: 784 9 times Avon Park Class C winner Milton Keynes |
24th Jul, 2009 at 12:50:08pm
Ah, forgot I seriously doubt it! |
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 1849 Posts Member #: 672 The oversills police Oslo, Norway |
12th Sep, 2009 at 03:04:57pm
I am in the process of lightening my front subframe for the racecar right now.
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 12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
12th Sep, 2009 at 03:10:39pm
theres some pics here,
On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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1849 Posts Member #: 672 The oversills police Oslo, Norway |
12th Sep, 2009 at 04:23:47pm
that is nice, but I am going to run with the rubber cones, so it is not really much help. |
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1849 Posts Member #: 672 The oversills police Oslo, Norway |
13th Sep, 2009 at 10:31:00am
This is what I mean:
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12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
13th Sep, 2009 at 12:21:11pm
looks good to me, On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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 3756 Posts Member #: 1709 I like granny porn. LONDONSHIRE |
13th Sep, 2009 at 11:14:27pm
chop away... On 2nd Oct, 2009 Vegard said:
On 1st Oct, 2009 Jimster said:
I bet my first wank came quicker than your first mini turbo These new modern turbos with their quick spool up time, would make the competition harder. On 15th Aug, 2011 robert said:
phew!!! thank you brett for smashing in my back doors .( not something i imagined writing... EVER) |
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1849 Posts Member #: 672 The oversills police Oslo, Norway |
13th Sep, 2009 at 11:18:56pm
well, its done now. The frame is about 1 kg lighter than it started out now, and I have not yet used the holesaws:)
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 6965 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
14th Sep, 2009 at 01:42:39pm
Andre,
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1849 Posts Member #: 672 The oversills police Oslo, Norway |
14th Sep, 2009 at 02:19:39pm
good point, which I only just now discovered. That together with the very good point of leaving things as standard as possible for racing, for easier replacement options, have now made me decide not to move them. |
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1849 Posts Member #: 672 The oversills police Oslo, Norway |
14th Sep, 2009 at 07:33:08pm
well, I have now removed an honest 1750 grams. The larger pieces have been on the scales, the rest is calculated using steel density and volumes calculations.
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
14th Sep, 2009 at 07:45:44pm
That looks good.
On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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3756 Posts Member #: 1709 I like granny porn. LONDONSHIRE |
7th Oct, 2009 at 10:11:44am
as long as its not rusty... On 2nd Oct, 2009 Vegard said:
On 1st Oct, 2009 Jimster said:
I bet my first wank came quicker than your first mini turbo These new modern turbos with their quick spool up time, would make the competition harder. On 15th Aug, 2011 robert said:
phew!!! thank you brett for smashing in my back doors .( not something i imagined writing... EVER) |
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784 Posts Member #: 912 Post Whore North Yorkshire |
7th Oct, 2009 at 10:15:22pm
On 14th Sep, 2009 apbellamy said:
That looks good. I'm half and half considering doing this to my front frame. Has anybody had any trouble at MOT time with a frame like this?? I drill holes in everything..! |
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6274 Posts Member #: 509 Post Whore Isle of Man |
7th Oct, 2009 at 11:20:22pm
no mot on the good ol' isle of man "Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"
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