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  2. And this is the new shifter setup also, would recommend this over the ktuned style ones or oem bent ones any day! Super notchy shifts, makes everything nice and tight again, adjustable everywhere apart from height but sits perfectly where it is for me. Plus, all the original trim fits back over it nicely too
  3. Gave the 282’s a little bit of a clean up and paint now they’re ready too! Got very lucky finding them for 40 quid!
  4. Bottom photo shows the fitment on an mgzs for reference as I was a little confused as to where it actually mounted!
  5. And this is the roll bar setup, think it’s either 16 or 18mm, it’s skinny but going from nothing to something will always make a difference! Was a bit of a nightmare to find all the separate bits to have the full kit. The bar itself I managed to get extremely lucky with and buy from a Rover site as old back stock for dirt cheap. The L brackets I found on Facebook marketplace, some guy had two sets, had them both powder coated and only needed one set. And the links and bushes were an eBay job
  6. Not too sure why the last 2 photos are upside down! But shows the cat back anyway, 2 inch, rear res and exhaust tip I had welding on, sits really well and no wobble anywhere which is always nice!
  7. Yeah it’s for sure the front join, the flanges are bent on the cat so it’s not sitting quite right but it’s not really too bad, spent the past hour attempting to bodge a decat on but it was a 2.5 inch one so miles off! Ended up getting Big Chiz and a hammer out and gutting the standard cat instead, seems to work fine! And no I fitted the manifold and downpipe a while ago, they just did a cat back for me. Though, I’m gonna have to go back there at some point soon to have them adjust the pipe that goes over the lca’s and move it to the right a bit. I was having a look at fitting the mgzs roll bar and the exhaust sits exactly where the mounting L plates go…..swear you can’t win with these cars, everythings a bodge or retro fit, but to be honest it’s kinda more fun that way right?
  8. Aw man, that's a big bill for a clutch! Everything I hear about minis is that they're a massive ball ache to work on / get the right parts for. At least DD is back in action 😎
  9. My D14 used to do this too! Lol can't remember exactly what the revs were at as it was an automatic, but if using the gearshift manually when giving it beans there was a distinct change of note from the engine. That wee engine used to spin up the revs really nicely.
  10. Sooo, with DD being off the road for over a year, Poppy took up the daily duties. She'd been doing well tbh, have put a fair few miles on her in that time, mostly trouble free. Gayles Nissan Juke (aka "Effy") failed its recent mot and landed us with a bit of a big bill (just under £500) and was off the road until garage got her fixed. So Poppy was our only car on the road, so Gayle had been using her for around a week for work. The day before we were due to get Effy back, Gayle went to go to work in the morning and put the clutch down in Poppy. Heard this really horrible noise so thought that's not good! Gears were stiff to engage, so I drove her to the end of our drive to see if she would be safe to go to work in. Sadly not! Clutch has totally failed! Press the clutch down and she sounds like a bag of spanners! 🫣 Can't get any gears with the engine running so looks like clutch has finally let go. Called our Independent MINI specialist and got a quote....£1200! Gutted, but tbf, have seen the amount of work involved in replacing it so most of the cost is labour. So Poppy's off the road for a while now till I can get the money saved up. Good job Effy is now passed her MOT (and now sold! Gayle traded her in for a newish Nissan Micra 2020 as she needs something cheaper on fuel for all the driving she does at work). Also good that DD has also passed her mot and is back on the road! So Poppy can take a breather for a while. Will update once new clutch has been fitted.
  11. And she's done it!! Finally got DD back on the road, passed her MOT on Wednesday with just an advisory on the n/s/f track rod end but knew about it before hand so going to get it replaced. So happy to be driving her again, been sooo long! Not got a photo as been constant rain here but here's a recent one for prosperity! Oh, roof rack is now off and her sunroof deflector is back on😃
  12. Wow! That's a whole load of nice parts and work right there! Regarding the blow in the exhaust, the join either side of the CAT would be the first place to check imo. Could be the flanges are a bit crusty, so unless they gave it a good clean up first would most likely start blowing there. If you can get it jacked up high enough, could hold a small piece of newspaper at the joins and see if it "flutters" when it's running. Was the manifold already fitted prior to the rest of the exhaust or did they fit that at same time? Looking forward to the pics mate!
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  14. If you want to prevent the crank from turning, for example to undo the crank bolt, then you can either get a special tool (see picture), or undo the dust protection plate for the clutch and either jam a sturdy screwdriver or something else against the teeth on the flywheel to keep it in place. But that bolt is often super tight (>200NM torque), so beware when you go for the flywheel route!
  15. Yeah it’s nice! He did a 2inch cat back for me and welded on a backbox I already had, had a nicer bassy tone and seems to flow a little better which is nice! He wouldn’t cat delete it which is fair I can just do that myself when I get round to it, and all in all it wasn’t the most expensive job, was more than I wanted to pay if I’m honest, but a lot less than another place I had a quote from so I can’t moan too much right! Only issue is that I told him it’s blowing from somewhere I just don’t know where, and whether or not he actually checked I don’t know but he said he couldn’t hear or see it, yet it remains so I dunno. He said it could be the thickness of the Chinese manifold I have on, because it’s that thin it’s noisy, but I find that hard to believe if I’m honest. I don’t think it’s the manifold, I don’t think it’s where the mani meets the downpipe, so now that only leaves where the downpipe meets the cat. Hopefully when I decat it, it goes away then! Still got a huge parts pile to get fitted, managed to find a zs180 rear roll bar and all the fittings with it for quite cheap, new front wishbones and hard race compliance bushes, front ball joints, track rods, trailing arm polybushes, the 282 for the front and braided lines, the z6 intake mani and fuel rail, some Chinese ‘Bride’ universal seat rails to fit ‘Bride’ seats, coilovers, lca’s and toe arms. Think that’s about it…. Ooh and a new head unit haha. Annnnd new rocker cover and gasket when it gets here. Hmm, tegiwa brake stopper for the MC. Then I think that’s fully it! Got that different shifter set up all sorted too, not sure I’ve seen anyone else with it on as of yet? I’ll try get some photos and give it a little review. Fully worth it though, better than any generic short shifter / kswap replica ones that are about. Also that reminds me I have to fit the detent springs in the gearbox too…..
  16. That's well smart! And a bargain too!
  17. That seat looks nice.. I like that classic look for seats, like 80s recaros.
  18. Yeah, good few months. Loving it to be honest. Just drives so good.
  19. It is bud, whole unit... When you change the temperature etc it pops up on the display. Pretty cool really 😎
  20. Was that the whole thing including the buttons for heater controls etc? Sounds like the bargain of the century mate! Get what you mean about wanting something like that in the deck. I'm still weighing up options!
  21. How did the new exhaust go? Got ours made by Powerflow over 12 years ago, best part we ever got for the deck! Still going strong!
  22. Damn, making me jealous (not the power steering fluid obviously lol gettingvto drive the deck!). How's Tubs feeling, been a while since she's been out and about eh?
  23. Loving those new wheels! That looks amazing!
  24. Coming along nicely mate! I'm deffo replacing DDs "meep-meep" horn too, looking at maybevfittjng one from a MINI of all things as they're quite beefy!
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