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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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One of my current cars:



There is some irony there i reckon



Spec of the mini engine:

1380cc engine
ACD fast road head
Omega pistons
Kent 276 cam
Balanced bottom end
HIF44 Carb
K&N filter + maniflow exhaust
ARP rod bolts
ARP head studs + two additional studs drilled in over standard

BHP : 98
Quarter : 17.2
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 09:16 AM
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Chip mate, you've lost me completely with that

Are you coming out??
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 09:18 AM
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Scary!
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 09:20 AM
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Phil, no need to worry mate those secret nights of passion of ours are still no ones business but our own.


Someone descibed me as "phil mitchell in noddies car"
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 09:30 AM
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Do you still have your track mini? That was very cool
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 09:33 AM
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 09:33 AM
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Yes mate i have:





I think the guy in the 4*4 cossie was surprised when i had him off the line, but by the end of the strip he was just SO far in front of me.
The mini corners like hell but is only a 16 second car so not really suited to the quarter!
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 11:38 AM
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Loving the Mini mate

One of those cars people just have a soft spot for
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 12:07 PM
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Yeah no matter what forum you go on people all like minis

Bit different to novas, lol
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 12:29 PM
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No need to be nasty

Just cause im doing so well in my fight against anorexia
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 12:36 PM
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Just pulling your leg mate, i dont get offended by people on the net, its never normally meant that way anyway.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 12:48 PM
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Simon,
Does that mean you know Matt Woods (AKA MiniMatt with the Mini-Williams i.e. 220bhp Metro turbo engined Mini)?
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 12:50 PM
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Dear god who let u on here
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 01:04 PM
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Warning WILD man with a bat.

Could be phil mitchell from the archors look alike

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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 01:11 PM
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Yeah i know Matt Woods, have met him a few times, very sound geezer and a totally mental mini

Hi Toe Knee! *waves*

Still got the cossie with the bullets in it?

Chip
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Stop calling me simon, even my mates and girlfriends and their mums etc all call me chip, i keep wondering who you are talking to when you say simon and it takes me fine minutes to realise its me!
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 01:12 PM
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Cool, I love Mini's, still got this in my garage although I haven't used it for a couple of years...



Was a complete re-build, mostly new bits, not quite as lary as your's but has got an MG lump in it + Sorted suspension/interior etc etc!!

God I miss driving it!!
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 01:16 PM
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Looks nice, i thought it was a 30 at thirst glance at the colour, but cant be on b reg of course.

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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 01:20 PM
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Nah mate, it's actually alot more purple than that, crap picture scanned before the days of digital!! It's Jaguar Racing Purple (the colour from the Silk Cut LeMans car). Would like to re-build it again, needs painting again really, made the mistake of painting it ALL purple instead of undersealing the bottom etc, plan to mess with the engine more then (turbo?) as it was my first car I had to keep it sensible-ish, is mental fun though!

Oh, I don't have the same size 'issues' as you, fair play mate!!
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 01:30 PM
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Good stuff mate

Hope you get round to it one day, shame for her not to see the road again.

Avoid going over 100bhp if you want the gearbox to stay in one piece!
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