My '79 turbo project - Update 16/08/14
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Cheers jlay! And i knew someone would pick up on the original colour Andy. I was young and nieve when i decided to get it resprayed haha

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Looking good I have a 79 aswell ;]

So.......the engine's in!! Well happy!







And rolled it out for a bit of fresh air.



Thanks for watching.

Dan.

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nice project mate gr8 looking car

Edited by mercenary62 on 24th Aug, 2012.

give em hell

That's ace - what a cool looking car as well. Good work :)

Thanks chaps, it's a good moral boost when people appreciate your work! Can't wait to get it running.

Chalkie: It's an intertia switch mate. It cuts power to the fuel pump in a crash.

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I had one on the frog - never went off and that was a very stiff car, so lots of crashy bumps.

It takes some shaking about to get it to break the line. And thats why i placed it there....easy to reset if it goes off unexpectedly!

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I've mounted mine inside the car for that very reason.

Got it off ebay mate, cost £8 i think. Comes from a rover.

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Same, I mounted it so that I could press it without really moving :) My switch also came from a rover from ebay, be funny if it came off a later mini haha

So things are slowing down. Lots of little jobs that seem to take an absolute age! So i'm not going to rush it to finish it this year as the bad weather is already here.

I have been making a few brackets from sheet ally too. And got a ND alternator from matty which will help with space hopefully! :)

Radiator bracket

Radiator Bracket by danielbrown558, on Flickr

Coilpack bracket

Coilpack Bracket by danielbrown558, on Flickr


Bay1 by danielbrown558, on Flickr


Bay2 by danielbrown558, on Flickr


Thanks for watching.:)

Edited by danb41 on 23rd Sep, 2012.

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Here are a few more up to date pics. Not much has changed, but i have a new plenum from Hywel and will soon have the intercooler pipes sorted.

Intercooler pipes mocked up.





And a bench for the Megajolt/ Edis module and auxiliary fusebox.

Cheers
Dan.

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Where did you ger that plenum from? Did you make it? If so fancy making another

If you PM Nic he will point you in the right direction, it's his mate that makes them.

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Whos nic ?

Some cracking work so far

Cheers, its Nic Rizzardini. Have a mooch for his car on here, it's well known!

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Looking great mate

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vu&i=59

P.S. The car is looks great, better in the metal though

Edited by Nic on 4th Dec, 2012.

Really nice work!!! Where did you purchase the accelerator pedal from?

Cheers! It's from DSN mate.

It's on here: http://www.dsnclassics.co.uk/acatalog/DSN_...y_Parts_33.html

Edited by danb41 on 6th Dec, 2012.

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nice work mate, loving the orange and black details. Peronally prefer the black wellers over the reverse coopers, but give them a go and see. They're only wheels, can be changed in a flash.

I like the little details in the car, the brackets, the inertia switch (an idea which i might steal!).

What arches/flares are you running in the second pic in your original post? they match the wellers' width perfectly

Cheers braad, the wheel arches are group 2 wides. The wellers will be staying but im not too sure what colour they will be at the end of it.

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