a few more I missed








one other thing, the engine mount on the back of the gearbox, seems extremly low to the ground, maybe if I turn it upside down?


who knows, Im not very good with this stuff time will tell, im just glad I have mates to help me that no what they are doing!

im getting pretty pumped now!! I JUST WANT IT DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its going to be awesom

i cut my rear mount up welded it to a plate that fixes to the back of the gearbox and then made a fixing point on the subframe. The engine needs to be fitted first and then the mount installed and fixed in place.



Dan

Oh and a photo of the radiator



Dan

Answeing your pm, your biggest drama with running the exhaust behind the motor will be the limited access once you install the intake manifold, starter, shafts etc. You will also need to decide where to put the water lines for the radiator if you mount it in the rear.

You will find most of your engine bay will end up being filled up with sruff.

Dan

once again dan,

thankyou for all your help!!

I thought that how you had your exhaust set up was better but my mates disagreed,

Cheers,

well here are some pics of what my mini use to look like before we started this!











I cant wait until it gets back from the body works for all the panel stuff, then I can start painting it!!

dude

getting there hey!!! I cant wait to see this going, it will be the fastest mini in tasmania. even quicker then that 50 grand+ mini with nos.

what brakes are u going to use man?

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hmmm............brakes...

not really sure, just any discs that will fit! LoL!

im told that MG Metro brakes are pretty good & easy to fit... anyone got anything that would suit for sale?

Oh!! & rubber suspension? (cut all the hydrolastic out)

well, how much do you want to spend? im in the same boat. brakes.... look at camira or metro maybe? and suspension, ebay or the willsons..

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found some more pics of when the MINI was looking a little better than now,

but I just keep thinking of the end result to keep going to get it looking good again!

Hey, I recognise that car, it looks exactly the same as my first mini. It used to give me whiplash when I'd drive down your street and see it parked in the front yard. I even stopped and had a look at it once.

If you were at the last Minifest, my old Mini was there. It was the sad looking wreck on the spit, waiting to be done up. Same colour blue, with a white roof.

Tim

that "sad looking wreak" was in better cond then any of my minis!!!!!

how is it looking now btw?

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I don't know, I sold it 8 or 9 years ago. It looked immaculate then.

Tim

tim I remember your mini! LoL!

I remember seing it on the spit,

Yeh I use to live in howrah maybe you saw it there...

in midway point now..

has not been out of the garage anymore than 3 or 4 times in the last 2 years!

& Also my dad use to have a moke identical to yours about 25 years ago!

Yeah, I used to live in Howrah too. My Moke came from a bloke in Rosetta or Claremont, not your Dad by any chance? It used to have a white Leyland hardtop.

Tim

Its a small world, I use to live in Rosetta, 53 Crosby Rd to be exact.

Cheers,
Tricky

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