Right Andrew, out to the shed, NOW!

That rear cradle looks wicked. Would like to see it steering at speed though to see how the front lower control arms perform. But f/me that's awesome.

Go Andrew, go now if you haven't already gone.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

Well,,, what a great idea,,, oh i wonder if there are any 2nd hand 4x4 civics on e-bay,,, Oh look, there`s one & iit`s cheap as chips,,, i`m going to bid on that,,, bid,,, out bid,,, bid again,,, outbid again,,, then to late to bid again,,, lost,,, & guess who i lost too??? yeah tricky,,,,, i was just tooo dam slow,,,

The previous paragraph was a description of what actually happened a couple of years ago,,,

good on ya Tricky,,, i`ll never live that one down now will i????



Go for it mate,,, If you didn`t get that thing then obviously i would have & we`d both be involved with it now anyways hey?

& yes the rear of that "Other" minitech thing looks "ok-ish" ,,, I have some concerns with it tho

But the front end,,,, well,,, yuk to be polite,,, but still maybe the rear grip will aid it`s front end insufficiencies

Juat check out the steering rack tie rod angles , just for starters,,, Hhhmmm ?????

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

That is what I was thinking. It looks full of compromises.

yeah Morry,,,, as you well know,, it`s all good & well "Making" things fit in... but actually creating something that handles well too is a whole other ball game

Even the Japs came to the conclution that a whole pile of wild & weired control arms & ball joints & links & levers & bushes & stuff was needed to get their big 4x4 cars to handle at speed,,, & i`m still not a fan of all that lot either

KISS is the amswer in this sort of creation & looks like the only KISS that car is going to get it with the wall

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

We'll make sure you remember it for a while at least

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges