subk2002
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 05:01 PM |
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Best way to strip a mini??
Any one know the best way to strip a mini??
Hints or tips?
Or do i just get stuck in 
Cheers Drew
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andyps
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 05:04 PM |
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Total strip?
Leave the engine on the subframe and lift the body off it. Undo the bolts holding the steering rack to the body first though (4 of them accessed from
inside the car).
Otherwise, much the same as any other car really.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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subk2002
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 05:06 PM |
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Yes total strip 
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colibriman
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 05:09 PM |
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order a skip.....
need a bike engine? - www.colibriman.com
SVA ready Mk Indyblade possibly for sale.....if the offers good...!
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bigandy
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 05:09 PM |
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I chopped my old mini shell up with an axe.... brillint stress relief and scary how easy it fell apart.
best way is to simply unbolt subframes, and lift body off. (strip out interior/glass first). then do what you want iwth the shell, and the
mechanicals are in fairly small chunks to rebuild/destroy at will.
Don't forget to disconnect things like electrics, hydraulics etc before you lift the bodyshell off though.
Cheers
Andy
Dammit! Too many decisions....
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colibriman
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 05:10 PM |
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then drive it in.....
need a bike engine? - www.colibriman.com
SVA ready Mk Indyblade possibly for sale.....if the offers good...!
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zilspeed
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 05:10 PM |
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Righttttttt - so this will be the next project starting then
Z-Cars conversion ?
At least you'll have a bike engined car you can take out on a damp day 
Admit it - you were just sooooo jealous of my luxurious hard top
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andyps
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 05:11 PM |
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Get a big hacksaw and cold chisel to cut bits of body work away to make access easier around the engine, but leaving the engine on the subframe save a
lot of the struggling to get at fiddly bits. Dismantle it later - the only problem is keeping it upright but a couple of axle stands will do the
job.
For the back end, jack it up high enough to put car ramps or something similar under the rear of the sills and you should be able to drop the rear
subframe pretty easily, then dismantle that when it is accessible.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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subk2002
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 05:21 PM |
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Nice one colin LOL
John It might be an mk enginering one im not to sure yet. need to talk to martin
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subk2002
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 05:23 PM |
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Andy im hoping to keep the bodywork on ,as its just had some new panels put on .
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ray.h.
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 05:41 PM |
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If you don,t want to save the shell,roll it on its side and unbolt everything you need ie rear subframe exhaust and loosen the front subframe mounts
while they are easy to get to, disconnect brake pipes, hand brake etc, roll it back on its front wheels and completely disconnect the front subframe
and fuel and electrics then lift body up at the front and drag the front subframe out completely.Dont forget to remove the battery and empty the
fueltank first before you turn it over.I,ve stripped a mini with a mate in two hours this way before and it worked for me.
If you want to keep the body just put an old mattrss down and you shouldn,t do any damage.
By the way its a good idea to wedge a scaffold pole or 4x2 to stop the body from rolling back while your working on it.
[Edited on 15/4/05 by ray.h.]
[Edited on 15/4/05 by ray.h.]
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macspeedy
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 08:29 PM |
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how far are you going with replacing steel with grp?
i have 4 years of mini mags if you like?
also this was mine, its now sprinting around scotland!!
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macspeedy
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 08:31 PM |
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started with 1 piece bonnet but moved to 2 , doors are avialable 2
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Mr G
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 08:44 PM |
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Leave it overnight in Moss side
HTH
Cheers
G
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 09:13 PM |
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best way to strip a mini
just grab it by the hem and yank it down before she notices
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Mr G
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 09:16 PM |
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Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 10:05 PM |
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I would add some piccies of my mini here but i cant find them.. Think my missus has hidden them from me cos she didnt like them
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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clbarclay
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| posted on 15/4/05 at 11:26 PM |
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If for some reason you want to remove engine first from rest of car, take 2 dead spark plugs, remove ceramic and weld eyes on end of plugs. screw into
block (in place of plugs 1 and 4) and use to hoist engine by.
This way it lifts the engine at the correct angle to come straight out.
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jambojeef
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| posted on 16/4/05 at 12:13 AM |
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Big Andy - thats weird!
Me and some buddies at uni stripped our grasstracking minis using an axe too!
Amazing how easy it was! We were in the process of "downsizing" the uni motorsport society at the time funding a giant pi$$ up at le mans
- ah those were the days...
So thats 2 votes for the axe...must mean you gotta do it!
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subk2002
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| posted on 16/4/05 at 04:31 PM |
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An Axe
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bigandy
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| posted on 16/4/05 at 09:46 PM |
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Nowt wrong with axes. Precision tools in the right hands (not mine of course!)
I Was watching a chap build a wooden enclosure for a chiller unit that is going to be installed at work the other day. He used nothing but a Hatchet
(small axe) and a hammer, and a pile of wood planks/beams. a day later there was a custom made wooden enclosure, that looked pretty damn smart.
Andy
Dammit! Too many decisions....
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