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Hello, i figured it was about time that i uploaded a few photos of my project.. wont be everyones cup of tea but its mine! iv still got quite alot to do, body needs polishing doesnt look like it does but it does, mock mk1 hinges (sound naff but there actually very good) (big thanks to Ted Wong for sorting me out with them) and the extra drip rail on! should have put that on first! ive REALLY tried my best to make it look as mk1 as possible! iv really tried to go the extra mile! but iv also tried to bring new and old together tastefully..

the motor is running now after a faulty new oil pump issue which was a bugger! (amongst other things! dont trust new old stock oil coolers!!) just a few more things to iron out (fueling) and it should be spot on rolling road session should cure that..

the interior is almost done, just got to change the colum cowling for a carbon fibre one im having made (when it eventually turns up! ha) and the steering wheel needs to be changed for a nice les leston one. Some riley elf door pockets painted black with kick plates.. i might change my door glass for either opening wood and pickett quarter light windows or fixed german style quarterlight ones? in my eye makes it would look like a cheese bag 60's mod to mk3 doors? and also the wood and pickett inno style door cappings.. cant be bothered at the moment though! just want to get it out and drive it!!!

and yes im a bit of a ocd magpie.. ha

What a neat little Car Chris ! The workmanship looks to be to a very high standard and you should feel proud of that.

Regards
Al

Cheers pall!

Looks awesome mate, give us a shot of the bespoke clocks we did
The stance looks similar to mine

car looks great.

thought you said you had MOCK MK1 Hinges?????

loving the engine. whats the spec.

What about these for mod for the car?, they look good quality

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Classic-Mini-Road ... 27b49d4c86

That looks very smart,with some trick bits on it.Is that a MED seven port head?And what are the front seats from?

I see that You have the KAD alloy hubs.
Do they really have the same geometry as the standard ones ?
( I will fit mine next week)

bpirie1000, cheers.. yes i have them not got round to painting them or fitting them yet! thats my job for today! theres no instructions for them and all the wording is in japanese! ha! there very clever though, they are like cnc's plastic and work on a slide so they open with the later mk3 hinges! i understand all that but fixing them to the car is another thing! i will take a photo later so you can see! and i'l also take a photo of my clocks they Tom sorted me out with by doing the drawing! look really cool!

cheers mk1coopers, i saw them and they do look very nice but the problem with carbon fiber is that its lost on a black car! iv had a carbon bonnet made using a kad 16v bonnet as a starting point then i made a bulge for it then had the lads at carbon weezel work there magic on it http://www.carbonweezel.co.uk/projects/index.html (if you look about half way down the page on the link you can see my bonnet) it was the worse of two evils as i really wanted a standard bonnet but with carbs sticking out as far as they do and i didnt want to butcher it! i made it up out of fibre glass first but it just look naf so i thought id make a feature of it rather than it bugging me.. im possibly thinking about running it on fuel injection at some point so i will definatly be able to overcome the problem of the carbs and fit a standard bonnet

minipete, nope its actually an 8port which runs on a standard 5port set up utilizing the normal cam.. its what med called there experimental 8 port head (well thats what he sold it me as!) they didnt carry on with it as it was to costly to produce a decent exhaust system so they said! (mmm) later i didnt alot more research into it and it appears what mr med probably did was buy a couple of ken elders heads and do the work on them a pass it of as his own design! "charming" either way i guess it has a novelty factor i suppose.. something you may find interesting is this new 7port head that med are doing is the again ken elders design (not the pearce onces)

almondgreen, yes well spotted! (haha) yes it appears they do, what do you make of the arrangements of the wheel bearing? as there not preloaded?

as requested by tom..

almondgreen, yes well spotted! (haha) yes it appears they do, what do you make of the arrangements of the wheel bearing? as there not preloaded?

I will fit them as usual.
How did You do ?

almondgreen wrote:

almondgreen, yes well spotted! (haha) yes it appears they do, what do you make of the arrangements of the wheel bearing? as there not preloaded?

I will fit them as usual.
How did You do ?

well apparently your suppose to get them tight then back them off a bit? and not rely on the spacers.. and not tighten them up as tight as you can get them... im guessing its because there worried about the bearing geting to hot and expantion of metals ie making it sloppy! thus kernackering the hubs! did your not have a disclosure on them?

I am completely and utterly speachles. there are no words. i love it....

cheers Ted, glad you like it.. theres still quite alot to put on it though to make it look right.. being a mechanic though its the last thing i want to do when i get home from work!

That is stunning, love the attention to detail down to the colour of the front subframe

cheers monkey, ocd helps a bit haha not really.. i really like hot rods how they use chrome in suttle places, like where you wont expect it to be and not to much of it on show, its basically all the things i like about minis higle-de-pigle-de together

mini porn at it's best lol.

Great looking car, i really like it such attention.

Very subtle but very impressive.

Well done great job

Dont know if this will work? but it was just an idea.. this is a video of the "Mock fake mk1 hinges plus squeeky door".. ball ache to fit but there actually prity good!!! insane cost but worth it in my eyes..

ps cheers nick!

Love it!

Love the modern look in the old style layout. I don't have the patience to build something of that standard.

Hi Chris don't trust new oilcoolers!!! thats were the silver s!!!! come from.