Project Progress - how is everyone doing?
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Well I know I've not managed to get as much done to mine in the last month or so but still hoping to get it running and down to Avon - perhaps not as finished looking as I hoped though!

How about everyone elses targets? Are you still on programme for completion?

Mines still running. Just tweaking stuff now.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

I have this crazy idea that I may have mine road worthy for avon........... Hope so would be good to meet people from on here.

one day boost will be mine!

I'm at the stage where it sounds like there's loads to do but there isn't
Target was beginning of may but I recon I'm a wee k or two behind :( bugger

my aim is for it to be done for avon 2012!

im still striping mine down, waiting for a 1"5/16th socket so i can get the subby off!

My build thread..

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

Touch wood....next year I will start (Bills paid!) :)
Will do bits & pieces this year but nothing major. If I start pulling the car apart now, I'll end up losing parts.

Edited by Jason G on 13th Apr, 2011.

Just had a short holiday, now it's more or less full time working on getting the Miglia ready for Avon. Targeting a test day at the Pod in late June.

Turning paid work away has been the only way we can get it done whilst we still have the enthusiam.

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."

im at that stage where there is really not much to do but what is left costs a bomb and takes for ever :( ... im working 7 day weeks so even though im gaining the cash to do it i have no time anyway

Yes i moved to the darkside

Instagram @jdm_brett

Mine is going backwards. Currently stripped down with all the bits in boxes.

I've had to put it all to bed until June as I have exams coming up. Doesn't stop me looking for parts to buy

Speed doesn't kill, suddenly becoming stationary, now that's what'll get ya!

I've worked the last 4 weeks none stop. Wife says I've got to do the decorating before I/we can start putting the van back together. bought plenty of stuff for it and the mini though (the only plus side to overtime). Pulled the mock up engine back out of the mini last night so I could get the crank to fast carl for fettle ready for the van...

fook all progress realy...

Mine is coming along. All just body work at the moment which takes ages and I hate. Once this phase is done hopefully it should be quite a quick build. Avon this year would be nice, but unlikely at the moment.

http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
http://www.hillclimbandsprint.co.uk/default.asp

A man without a project is like a like a woman without a shopping list.

Im cooking up some more bits for mine, with the help of mr fenton all shall be revieled

Teehehe

1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.


Fibreglass Parts? - http://www.tdkracing.co.uk/
Split Rims? - http://www.force-racing.co.uk/

well at long last goldie will be back on track, testing before Avon will be interesting

..........now the engine has been on the engine dyno............

JK

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

Targets are shot to bits, but at least all the rot repairs have been done. Just need to stop finding other stuff I want to do while I have the car in bits 2012 will be starting with the Wirral Llandudno run, lol, I siad that this time last year about 2011

Aiming to have the latest creation together and running for the end of May. Then some tuning, rolling road etc...

should be running on the new engine by the end of May, Wanted to get it all finished in April but im not sure i have the time..

currently building my turbo engine, still collecting parts as i go along. should be running by the end of april if every thing goes to plan... would love to drive to avon and back and get a 14 -14.5sec run which is pretty much in road trim.

I need gas to finish welding my shell, I need money to buy gas... I fail :(
Come pay day, I have gas, I carry on fabricating parts and welding them on, shell done! If the welding's not done by the end of next month I'm going to be annoyed at myself!

Edited by DaveVader on 13th Apr, 2011.

I hope to have the IC, swirl pot and rocker cover all tiged up this weekend we will see.

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Hopefully on the road by June, then i'll start on the turbo engine build; been working flat out for a couple of months, but struggle for enthusiam sometimes....

Mines still running same spec as last year with the K Series engine AND its still on the same headgasket! I'm at Avon this weekend for a RWYB, and I'll definitely be there for the Showdown.

9½ year rebuild is done apart from brakes which are spongy as jelly and a worrying amount of oil burning at idle - which I'm hoping will magically clear...

mine is at a standstill till i earn some more cash, and there's a severe lack of overtime going lol attempting to build a stroked 1400cc bottom end..determined to make avon though will no doubt be cutting it fine as ever!

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

Mine is just sitting outside, been too busy with uni to do anything with it.

Turbo parts collector at the moment, almost ready.

you great big tease!