THE STORY THUS FAR ---- 5/11/06
Alright.. well ive always wanted a Vtec mini ever since i saw it in a
miniworld Magazine so after about a year of drooling and my urge
getting stronger i couldnt resist any more.
First thing i did was buy my 1/2 cut. Its a 1989 DA8 Honda Integra
import model from Japan and has a B16A1 DOHC VTEC. Im not sure how many
Klms it has done but ive been assured that it is ok... we shall see
Now i need a Mini to put it in.. i picked up this one for $250 and
planned on using it for the conversion
<insert photo here>
I looked around on the Net for subframe kits for a while susing out
which was the best value for money and came up with this altough it was
still expensive to get. With me finishing my apprenticeship in this
time and my boss giving me a work car i took the oppertunity to sell my
well loved Mini so i could afford to buy the Subframe Kit.
This is the Kit
http://www.superfastminis.com/MT-BKIT.htm
Once sold and was extremely sad to see it go
i got on the fone and
got the Subframe Kit on its way
Started stripping the shell in my spare time. I cut the front off
because i had the intention of fitting a removable fibreglass one. I
has quite a bit of rust in it..i was hoping that it would be ok to use
still
Sent the shell to the sandblasters so i'd know for sure where every
speck of rust is.. it only took 1/2 an hour for him to tell me to take
it to the scrap metal yard.. so i need a new shell to start with
nearly 6 months after ordering the Kit and alot of stuffing around i
get a letter in the mail from the shipping company saying my Kit is in
port. Im all excited untill i find out the costs invovled of getting it
off the port and thru customs
but i wear the huge costs and move on.
Its at home now and everythings there ready for me to use it
good shell is found and bought and sent to sandblasters
<insert pic here>
whilst im waiting for the shell my mate gave me a briliant idea and
said why dont we just do a dummy fit of everything to the brown shell..
so i cut it up and its sitting here waiting for me to do somehting with
at the moment. i did a quick fit of the subframe for the photo but will
get into it very soon i hope
all the rest of the mini is on the trailer waiting to be taken away
So thats where im up to at this stage. This all happened over a period
of 1&1/2 years so im getting there ever sooo slowely
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- '74 Clubman Ute project
