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 Elite Veteran Posts: 978    Location: Walderslade, Kent | The epic moment that your friends come round in their ST's and your 1996 Metro is a good few inches lower   | ||
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 'Metropower's James May' Posts: 2977  Location: Southport, North West | So are you keeping the car on the road now? Would be nice to see at PoL next year  | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | My dad's insured on it and the moment bro. Its on the road but it hasnt moved in a while. It will be at POL provided I can find some temporary insurance that isn't too expensive Edited by mini-mad-craig 1/3/2012 1:25 AM | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | |||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | she has made a friend in the form of a '97 Mini sportspack MPI       Edited by mini-mad-craig 6/3/2012 12:42 AM | ||
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 Transport Guru MP Moderator Posts: 4947 Location: Bromley, Kent | |||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | It does, try telling him that though.. he wants to leave it standard because he thinks it's sacrilege to change a Cooper..  I disagree completely. The red one is my other halves, mine is in other projects mate, looks nothing like that one at the mo!! | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | Got some GTI side skirts on Ebay so that's the most recent update really. SORNED her last night and she's in the garage now. When she returns to the road she'll have a 1.4 twin cam. Looking to get a few new panels and some bits sprayed properly since theres a few bits I'm not happy with at the moment. Rear bumper off to fit her in the garage... with quarter of an inch to spare  GTI Sideskirt  PRIMED  Couple of layers...  Ran out of paint and had no lacquer down the garage  How she sleeps  And shiney shiney  | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | |||
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 Posts: 2794 Location: Tamworth/Measham | Looks ace on white wheels, looks nice and low in the picture infront of the Fiesta ST | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | Thank you mate Was quite low but surprisingly fine around here, never had any probs with it. Got it pumped up last week, silky smooth ride now in comparison | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | |||
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 Elite Veteran Posts: 768 Location: Swindon, Wiltshire | |||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | Noooopers! she's my baby!! 16ving! Strip down started today. Got the front end off and the rad/exhaust manifold removed along with a few other bits in the engine bay. Going to be buying me new engine end of the month. Can rent an engine hoist for 40 quid for the weekend, done a few Minis without one and damnnnn have i regretted it after.. not gonna risk it again. My dad did himself in with 2 discs removed and has trouble with it daily... not worth it    Edited by mini-mad-craig 6/3/2012 12:36 AM | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | Also got a quote from a local body shop who I know do nice work from some mini bits they did for us. Full front end respray (wings, bonnet, front bumper) right rear panel behind the arch - spraying the whole panel to get a perfect match after I weld in the new arch, rather than trying to blend in a patch around the arch... 5 doors has its plus points, and the tip of my spoiler painted for 250 We have to supply paint, but I'm well happy with that Edited by mini-mad-craig 6/3/2012 12:38 AM | ||
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 Expert Posts: 1304  Location: in the 100 at the seaaaaaside! | is ur car an auto? i spy a gearbox rad next to the normal rad | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | Sure is! 16v with the CVT box was an interesting first thought soon changed my mind though | ||
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| Elite Veteran Posts: 931 Location: west bromwich, birmingham | calrio - 7/3/2012 8:08 AM is ur car an auto? i spy a gearbox rad next to the normal rad Yes mate Alex | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | Off to start stripping some more and hopefully get the engine ready to be removed tomorrow current state of play in this vid... engine looks so clean, got no time limit on this so I want it to look IMMACULATE with the new engine in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJUGUC9bsQ | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | Won a GTI interior on the bay  Current state of play  and the cooper at the seaside   | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 768 Location: Swindon, Wiltshire | mini-mad-craig - 13/3/2012 10:21 PM Won a GTI interior on the bay You git, I was watching that, properly up for it as well! £77 or so if I remember rightly? Alex. | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | Yep Picking it up on the weekend | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | Nice day at the garage, got some stuff done  Got the boot off ready to get my new one resprayed. Old one had a few dints that I wasnt happy with  Then a mate turned up in his celiiiiicaaa to help me tackle the engine  got it all ready to come out, just gotta lift it out once I get the hoist down the garage. Was planning to do it today but it got dark real quick  did lots of cleaning though and painting of some bits  Edited by mini-mad-craig 19/3/2012 9:16 PM | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | No real progress... just a change in plans. Seriously considering going VVC straight off now... Alex (scarfey) Has been a total legend and posted me his R14GSI badge which I've been after for a LONG time... thanks a lot for that mate!! nice rare badge and he gave it to me for free... stuff like that keeps forums and scenes running strong  | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 768 Location: Swindon, Wiltshire | You're welcome mate, keep up the good work! | ||
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