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Austin Mini Project for my 8 year old son (he's 9 already lol)

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Old 14-02-2014, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Mister G
Awesome work, wish I had your skill with a welder!
I have a good mate teaching me bud, looking forward to welding the cage in now.

Originally Posted by SMILER258
Awesome stuff! I'm going mk3 cooper rep, retrofied, dropped to the floor on 10x6 ultralites, and white paintwork. Lush

And 10 hours is good going! He'll be over the moon!! What colour? It been decided yet?
Not sure on colour yet mate, he's between blue and white now I think.



A mates mate has his mini in the unit mines at now, and had some spare wheels so I put um on ours for some inspiration lol looks better on rims...

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The best bit... the roll cage metal has arrived!!!

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More soon!
Old 14-02-2014, 08:06 PM
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Looking good kev
Old 14-02-2014, 08:10 PM
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Them wheels look mint on minis.
Old 14-02-2014, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by COLEYST200
Looking good kev


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Them wheels look mint on minis.
I don't like um but they help with enthusiasm better that the steelies lol
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Gone go for something like this with the cage -

Old 14-02-2014, 10:30 PM
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Like a cobweb cage haha! Ace stuff.
Old 15-02-2014, 10:21 AM
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Making great progess with this one! Neat welding too! Thats going to be one hell of a roll cage, should stiffen up the shell a treat.
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Originally Posted by SMILER258
Like a cobweb cage haha! Ace stuff.
Cheers

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Making great progess with this one! Neat welding too! Thats going to be one hell of a roll cage, should stiffen up the shell a treat.
Thanks bud, that's the plan

Spent some time looking at Mini to decide where I want all my roll cage bars, just tacked in for now -


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Got a couple of COBRA Monaco Bucket seats coming next weekend for this too thanks to me mate Kieron.
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haha mint
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lol you liking my projects Jonny mate
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Looks sweet.
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Originally Posted by Minirotty
lol you liking my projects Jonny mate
love reading build threads Kev
Old 02-03-2014, 10:33 AM
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Got some COBRA bucket seats for the mini, they mount from the bottom so not sure yet what I'll do about mounting them, probably take some cage bars across the floor pan so can bolt from beneath...



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Looking good kev
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Cheers ian, when finished you can take it for a spin, reminisce about your old one lol
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The cage looks mint! Least you're making good progress. I've given up on mine
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This kept me enthusiastic yesterday lol

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Looks fun matey. Is that you driving it.
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Is that sexy fucker in the video me ? Yes mate, that's me
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You good looking bast#$d.
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I know mate
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Looks like a cracking project
Only thing i would be worried about is the cage bars running from the 1/4 fwd towards the door , ok in a track car when you wear a helmet but on a road car there is a lot to hit your head off if it should go wrong.
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Thanks Neil, but it isn't a road car bud.
Old 03-03-2014, 08:56 PM
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Kev is that blue and yellow thing in the background a Peugeot 205 with two bike engines in the back
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Yeh mate its a class 7 grass track car with two 1000cc bike engines, it wheelies well lol

Was picked up cheap to sell on.
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Bloody hawke eye l0l.
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