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joakwin

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del slow chassis by joa kwin, on Flickr


the rear half of the del slow chassis

the rear section has a small part that i need to cut and it will come off,

and then two small sections by the window area down the middle need to get cut and the rear section of the chassis will be in half


my goal is to take the cut up chassis to the metal recycle place on friday

im going to have to rent a small trailer or find someone that can let me use one





D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

del slow cut up by joa kwin, on Flickr

whats left of the del slow chassis

the rest has been cut up, its in my back yard right now

i plan to recycle it this Friday
D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

del slow chassis gone by joa kwin, on Flickr

whats left of the del slow chassis to cut up
D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

MiniDave

I can't even get them to pick up my trash, let alone something like that!   ;D
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2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

joakwin

Quote from: MiniDave on May 22, 2018, 05:04:35 PM
I can't even get them to pick up my trash, let alone something like that!   ;D

the del slow chassis is going to the metal recycle place

I have to get the paperwork taking care of and then one of my mini buddies here is going to let me use his trailer

probably going to pick up the trailer Thursday, my hoa will cry if I have a trailer in my driveway to long
but I dont care what my hoa cries about, I cut the car up with a plasma cutter in my driveway, lol

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MiniDave

Yeah, I can't leave my little 5X8 trailer in my drive over 48 hrs or I get a ticket from the city.
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1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

joakwin

Quote from: MiniDave on May 22, 2018, 05:48:16 PM
Yeah, I can't leave my little 5X8 trailer in my drive over 48 hrs or I get a ticket from the city.

I ended up turning in 2k lbs of metal today to the recycle yard, made $132



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MiniDave

Wow

What color are you going to paint it when done?
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1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

joakwin

Quote from: MiniDave on May 26, 2018, 08:54:24 AM
Wow

What color are you going to paint it when done?


That's the magic question......

I was thinking od green and then the other day I saw this dark blue gmc suv and really liked this color
I don't know
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MiniDave

some colors work better on small cars than big, and vise versa - I always wanna go for something bright, so I'll be more visible.
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1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

joakwin

I ended up spending my del slow money on a 200 amp battery charger

I have wanted one for a long time, so I got one

still haven't takin it out of the box yet, lol

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joakwin

D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

MiniGene

This thing is going to be nuts when it's on the road!  When will you be able to roll it out and take some pics of the whole thing?

Reminds me of a song....

Big bottom girls make the rockin' world go round!

Keep the progress pics coming.

joakwin

Quote from: MiniGene on May 28, 2018, 03:06:34 AM
This thing is going to be nuts when it's on the road!  When will you be able to roll it out and take some pics of the whole thing?

Reminds me of a song....

Big bottom girls make the rockin' world go round!

Keep the progress pics coming.

I like that song


i'll pull it out into the street and post a picture later on today



me and my brother came up with a plan for the lhd black/white mini......


ive looked on google and whatnot but didn't find any pictures, but

we came up with the idea of a gasser mini

my brother got a running 85 s-10 carb/hei 4.3 v6 for free, he got to drive the s10 before before pulling the motor

the plan is to turn the mini into a gasser, he has a 48 inch wide straight axle from speedway,

t-5 manual trans since they are so small of gearbox,
and he has a extra ford 9 inch, my dad has the axle tool to shorten the housings and weld it back up straight


im going to build a 1.75 inch roll cage for the car, i just have to buy the die for my tube bender


and i have half of a front subframe that only has the body mounts on it

probably going to make it 5x4.75 bolt pattern, and stick it on some 14 inch wheels and 4 wheel disc brakes


probably going to start this project later in the summer, now its a matter of getting parts rounded up
D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

did some more sanding on the right rear flare today


im going to rebuild my lower coilover brackets up front, i think i want to lift the front 1 inch

maybe even as high as 1.25inches


mini side 2 by joa kwin, on Flickr

mini side 6 by joa kwin, on Flickr

this is at the end of my driveway and the marks i left, and i even went sideways to try and clear the curb

the car is a hair to low

and i still need to put the 1 inch taller tires on, im already rubbing on the inside, i need to cut away the inner fenders to turn the wheel all the way now

D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

mini side by joa kwin, on Flickr


this right rear flare needs a ton more work to go, its slowly getting to the point where I want it

mini side 4 by joa kwin, on Flickr

mini side 3 by joa kwin, on Flickr

mini side 5 by joa kwin, on Flickr
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MPlayle

Don't forget to raise the rear the same amount as you raise the front.

The big air dam in front may need some openings cut in the top to let in more cooling air to the bottom portion of your radiator.


joakwin

Quote from: MPlayle on May 29, 2018, 06:34:00 AM
Don't forget to raise the rear the same amount as you raise the front.

The big air dam in front may need some openings cut in the top to let in more cooling air to the bottom portion of your radiator.

I plan to check a few holes into it

im not sure if I want to cut a drill opening in the center of the air dam or not
D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

jeff10049

looks cool, I don't like the big air dam seems too damn tall(not that it matters just my thoughts) maybe angle it out or something? the rest looks good. Can't wait to see it painted.


Love the gasser idea 77.gif

joakwin

Quote from: jeff10049 on May 30, 2018, 10:52:18 PM
looks cool, I don't like the big air dam seems too damn tall(not that it matters just my thoughts) maybe angle it out or something? the rest looks good. Can't wait to see it painted.


Love the gasser idea 77.gif

to each their own


the front lower air dam is angled out a hair, not much but just a hair

i made it so big so that the car wouldn't look so lifted, even with it being dropped before, and the old set up, i aways felt the front body work was way to high off the ground

down the road if i change my mind and dont like it anymore, i can always change it up

the nice thing about being able to do my own work


D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

pressure switch on my air compressor went out today

cant claim it under the warranty because I cant find any of my paperwork for when I got the compressor from lowes
and I paid cash for the compressor and lowes doesn't have anything in their system saying I got it last summer
and im pretty sure I got the ext warranty for it as well

so I ghetto bypass the pressure switch and built some air up

and ordered a new pressure switch online, probably have it by the end of next week or so


im building another rack in my garage and im using my air nail gun
kind of need air


D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

MiniDave

Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

jeff10049

I have been through a number of those pressure switches I wonder if there are better ones? I have put at least 5 on between the 2 shop compressors and 2 on the one at home.
All are 220-volt single phase compressors two of them run the full motor load through the switch the main shop compressor has a contractor that the switch controls but it don't seem to matter it goes bad just as much.
Thinking of buying a rotary compressor for the shop.
Also had motor problems on all but one.
Remember when a good compressor lasted your life and your kids life and still kept going.
They don't make em like they used to.


joakwin

It was 106 and I was kind of using the compressor hard with some sanding

I bypassed the switch for now and I just watch it build air to turn it off when it should be

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MiniDave

My old Campbell Hausfeld is now going on 30 years, all I've done to it is change the oil occasionally.....they DON'T build them like they used to - you're right.

A rotary is a great way to go for a shop, your air costs will drop dramatically - I don't know if the savings will be enough to offset the cost of the new compressor, but the quietness will be noticed and appreciated, and the compressor will run at a constant state instead of shutting off and restarting - it's those peak loads that really cost you on your electric bill.
Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad