SumpNut's history and a sad farewell to TM :(
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The time has come to breakup and sell my final mini parts :(

For those of you who do no know me, I starting my turbocharged mini adventure back in 2001 when I picked up a low milage metro turbo engine, with tonnes of spares for a grand total of £150! (they really were that cheap back then) - this soon found its way into my British Racing Green Mini and I had a 100ish bhp mini at age 18 - it was brilliant!

Over the years I poured lots of money into different engine/turbo configurations and regulaly met up with people at Avon Park/British mini showdown. I have fond memories of very hungover drag runs on the Sunday :)

From my little BRG road mini I moved on to a stripped out racing shell with roll cage in the hopes of doing track days. I didnt really enjoy this mini as much as the innocent looking BRG mini, but it was fun to build!

A few years ago I sold that shell but I kept all my engines/odds and ends in the hope one day I might build another - I simply cannot see myself doing this as my car tastes are so varied I think I'd like something different as a future project.

I'll have a hunt through my PC tonight, see if I can find some old avon park pictures :)

To those of you who know me as a forum memeber, this is a great forum and I have never found one like it for any other car, for those of you who know me in real life I have great memories of nights at avon park and hopefully will see you guys again someday.

As I start to pull apart my engine I'll pop a for sale thread on here first, TM members have priority before eBay wankers!

Regards
Daniel

*Edit - here is a link to a build thread I started for the blue track mini, I was pretty bad at keeping the thread up to date though*

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=7180

Edited by SumpNut on 20th May, 2013.

You'll be back

What cars take your fancy now?

Reading up on RTS Clutches

My car tastes are very varied, from kit cars to Land Rovers and also a bit of Jap stuff. My current daily drive is a 94 RX7 BIG single turbo, I'm hoping to crack the big 500hp with addition of water injection and more boost :)

Project wise I'm currently restoring my old Defender 90 and next I really fancy doing a low/wide mk1 caddy pickup (basically a golf pickup)

don't loose touch, mini or no mini, its still a good place to be!

You'll get the bug again some day!

Haha yeah, give it a few years, you'll be back
The rex sounds interesting though, any pics? :)

Edited by Carlzilla on 20th May, 2013.

If I can remember how to use my moderator powers I'll move this to the member history section and add some pictures of my cars old/new.

Love jap
I left for 3 years for the RWD jap cars & lack of interest in the mini
It goes in full circle though as minis are fun tiny little cars

Reading up on RTS Clutches

We never really lose a member i 'left' my self once to for jap stuff and found my self back here my current daily is a skyline with a big single sat waiting for it 450-500 bhp goal but i still miss my mini ( even though its sat on the drive fully built lol )

Yes i moved to the darkside

Instagram @jdm_brett

It's running now then Brett?
Been a bit unlucky on the engine front bud

Reading up on RTS Clutches

I've not really got any mini pictures on this PC, I'll have to have a look on my backup hard drive - I better not have lost them.

All I can find is this picture of my stripped out blue mini about 75% complete and on the drag strip at Avon Park probably about 2008?

No bonnet, no bumpers, no wheel arches, no paint on the bloody roof!

But I was there :)

On 20th May, 2013 WRLondon said:
It's running now then Brett?
Been a bit unlucky on the engine front bud

Yes i moved to the darkside

Instagram @jdm_brett

Yes i moved to the darkside

Instagram @jdm_brett

It may have passed an MOT if the lights etc were wired in...

Here are a few pics:

My current cars:

yum yum!
love the defender cab
looking epic!

and rotary is defo the way forward
shame no-one else helped mazda develop it more :(
is it sat on rota torque's or the proper rays/volks? v.nice



and brett i meant the skyline lol!

Edited by WRLondon on 20th May, 2013.

Reading up on RTS Clutches

Rota torque, there is no way I could afford genuine JDM wheels!

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=522604

Have a read, keep the parts.

Drives
-Ford S-max Mk2 Ecoboost
-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

Searching is all you need on TurboMinis

Nice defender, wouldn't be without mine now.

Despite still collecting parts for my k-head turbo motor I am having serious cravings for a Davrian at the moment.

It's a shame to see you're letting everything go Dan, are you sure you'll never have a Mini again ?

WWW.TURBO-MINI.COM

life changes, nothing stops the same .......... good luck with your future ventures danny.