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OK,

I've been lurking around for a while searching and reading up on your site but, by now, it's probably only fair to register properly....

I'm Rod, I had many Mini's in my youth, grew out of them but, later in life when my son wanted one for his first car (and I still had a shed load of bits to make one work), I started to get back into them again.

My son's is a basic 998 but I have another "spare" shell (well, 90% shell, 10% rust/holes, so a normal Mini) and a spare MG Metro lump so guess what I decided to do...

Anyway, I've been registered with MF for a while, mostly asking questions, but trying to give back what I can with my knowledge of the earlier ones, but basically planning the best way of doing a successful MG Metro lump transplant into my shell, when I got to thinking about, "why not a turbo lump"?

Hence my lurking around your forum....

So my plan is to still build the project with the NA lump at first but "future proof" myself whilst repairing the shell, so I have bought a bulkhead box to fit in whilst doing the other work.

I'm 99% certan it's a milamber one (bought on ebay, but you trade as "butterpoppy" there ???) so, being deeper (as well as the sloping base) and VERY well made, it should cover all my future options - I hope !!!

My searches on your site have told me most of what I need to know about fitting it, but I have encountered a few broken links to photos, so I may have to post my first "stupid" question in the near future.....

In the meantime I will carry on learning and collecting parts, to build the next lump to go in my "future proofed" shell, not sure whether to go Metro T3, R5 T2, or anything between yet, but I want to keep my options open.

That's it for now, probably far too long an intro.....

Rod.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Hi - Welcome!

Hi, from another father who has got back into Minis due to his sons interest.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Hi,
Welcome to TM :)
Once you've fitted the box you've got no limits in choice.
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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Welcome buddy!

Hello - Welcome!

Hello

Yup butterpoppy/milamber is the same person

Welcome

Hello and welcome

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a WARM Welcome Rod

i have said it times many once you go turbo you never go back

now ask the questions buddy and get posting

Welcome to TM mate

Hi Mate - I'm sure you'll get lots of help on here. I certainly have and made a few friends in the process!!

It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt... Then it's hilarious!

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