Frumpy Gets Some Love by benjy_18

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little more progress this weekend,

i got the steering arm problem solved, they needed shaving down which has now meant i can actually tighten up the hub nuts!
brakes have been spaced so they are central to the discs, nothing catches or grinds which is good, new track rod ends will go on in final build to save the rubber boots from just sitting around perishing like most peoples have done.

made a start on my brace bars today, just need a length of 15mm CDS and i will get them finished
O/S

N/S

close up of the bracket

the N/S bar will be made straight to start with, with the final aim of using a front mounted rad, but should i revert back to a standard position radiator i will also be making a kinked bar as shown a few pages back

7-7-2012

well progress will be pretty much on a hold now as i crashed my daily in the rain yesterday, fortunatly nobody else was involved and nobody hurt.

main problem i have i that i will loose my NCB and therefore the mini is effectively uninsurable for me now because theres no way im not mentioning all the mods to the insurers. so this may take a bit longer to get on the road than i hoped.

8-14-2012

Will be getting back onto this in the next few weeks!
I've got myself a new daily drive (mk2 golf gti) which has got me well and truly back into the car scene now!
I've also been travelling through Europe with a few friends for the last couple of weeks, hopefully I'll be back home feeling fresh and with some new inspiration to carry this on once I have some money!
Look out for a fully rolling shell in around a months time!

8-20-2012

just jump in scud, although i had a little mechanical knowledge when i started its nowehre near what i have no and thats mostly thank to this project. if you get stuck just ask around on here!

i think there may be a few more modifications to follow aswell bnut i will try and keep them secret for now.

after buying the mk2 golf ive got my enthusiasm back now so will be back onto this beggining of next month (waiting for pay day) first off is to finish the brace bars and then finally finish the welding on the car and get the rear subframe sorted for good.

keep watching guys

8-26-2012

small update today, nursing a bit of a hangover so i wasnt up for doing anything too stressful

finished off my front brace bars and cleaned some pieces up to stop too much crap building up inside the car

the subframe looks a bit mismatched but this is only a dry build, everything will be taken back apart for a final clean and paint before it goes back on the car

tomorrow may see an old engine dropped onto the subframe so i can make up a strut brace and mess with my internal gear linkage aswell

8-27-2012

some more for you today,

short engine dropped in to sort out some clearances etc

will drop an old head on when i find some studs and then i can start messing with a strut brace and exhaust/inlet fitment ideas
i also have a plan for an internal gear linkage but i will keep that secret until its sorted

valance clamped on ready for welding (de-bumpering)

and the holesaws came out to play yet again :)

some more to cut and then im hoping to get the outer skin off so i can clean and paint the inside of the frame

9-8-2012

started to modify my rear valance today, hopefully i can get the valance boot floor and hinge panel welded together in the next few days then start the debumpering, then prime it all

consists of 2 valances cut up and the opposite ends joined together

10 points to whoever quesses whats going in between ;)