i take it its really expensive to get custom alloy's made...but something like this for a mini would be awesome...if only they made them in 13" size...
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| Author: | inazuma_x [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:34 pm ] |
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i take it its really expensive to get custom alloy's made...but something like this for a mini would be awesome...if only they made them in 13" size...
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| Author: | aussie [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:38 pm ] |
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oh yea a set of those would look bloody brilliant on a mini 
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| Author: | inazuma_x [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:48 pm ] |
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not even sure who makes them...none of the decals on that car are wheel manufacturers...as far as i can see... |
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| Author: | marcsvenson [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:23 pm ] |
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yeah i know but dont forget tens are the best choice for a mini to go around corners i have a set of 12s on one of my minis which i have been driving for the last 2 months havent touched the other and the other day i got in the ten inch wheeled mini and holy crapola what a difference around corners helped me decide what size ill be putting on my project |
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| Author: | JC [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:15 pm ] |
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WHeels are fairly easy to get made. Set $1k aside for them. When you get to that stage let me know. |
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| Author: | meeni [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:37 pm ] |
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i think you can buy the outer rim bits from the uk, then using a certain thickness plate and a lathe some people have made custom 10 inch mini wheels, not all that difficult by the looks of it |
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| Author: | Harley [ Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:08 am ] |
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Not all that legal either. 
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| Author: | inazuma_x [ Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:12 am ] |
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striped 63 wrote: WHeels are fairly easy to get made. Set $1k aside for them. When you get to that stage let me know.
will do JC...thanks again 
in other news i've pretty much disconnected everything from the engine in the starlet...labelled everything...so its almost ready to come out... they put some stuff in some really stupid places on modern cars...you know the wiring that runs along the fuel rail and then around the back of the engine block under the intake manifold and then plugs into the back of the engine block? that one plug in the back took me over an hour to get off...i could touch it but coz the space was so restricted i couldnt unclip it...then i got under the car and tried it from underneath...and lo...there was a bloody support brace in the way right over the top of the plug so i couldnt get to it from under there either...nor could i remove the support brace coz it was just as buried as the plug...bloody pain in the arse...i labelled it as such too  as i didnt really know wtf it was for taking the mini apart was a hell of alot easier on my hands...
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| Author: | inazuma_x [ Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:18 am ] |
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marcsvenson wrote: yeah i know
but dont forget tens are the best choice for a mini to go around corners i have a set of 12s on one of my minis which i have been driving for the last 2 months havent touched the other and the other day i got in the ten inch wheeled mini and holy crapola what a difference around corners helped me decide what size ill be putting on my project yeah i've heard 10's are pretty sweet for handling...but i just cant bring myself to do it...who knows...maybe i'll change my mind further down the track...13's look so damn sweet on a mini...like 18's on a normal car... |
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| Author: | minstar [ Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:48 pm ] |
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Ina wait until you put the engine into the Mini and try and reconnect that plug. Actually I lie it was easier with the engine in the Mini engine bay. But if you wanted it to be easy you would have stuck with a 1275. 
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| Author: | inazuma_x [ Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:48 pm ] |
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minstar wrote: Ina wait until you put the engine into the Mini and try and reconnect that plug. Actually I lie it was easier with the engine in the Mini engine bay. But if you wanted it to be easy you would have stuck with a 1275.
1275's are crap for different reasons whats that plug for btw? what is it plugging into? and what does it do? is it a sensor or something?
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| Author: | willy [ Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:13 pm ] |
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You can get 5-spoke REVOLUTION wheels. I think you can get them in 13 inch size. |
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| Author: | cush [ Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:20 am ] |
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tada! Rays Engineering Gram Lights 57-Pro http://www.rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi ... =020_57PRO |
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| Author: | inazuma_x [ Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:03 pm ] |
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hmmm...they look similar...but a bit thinner on the spokes...pretty close though... |
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| Author: | gzeVan [ Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:19 pm ] |
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If you get those spacers that change the stud pattern (Mutant mini has them) you can pick most front wheel drive rims |
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