Monthly Archives: February 2012

This is going to be exhausting.

Posted on February 27, 2012 by AdrianM

Did you see what I did there?   Yes, the terrible pun signals it is time to start on the exhaust for the Sabre.   Andy needs to order in the Mandrel bends for me, and currently I frankly have no idea … Continue reading →

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Sabre Engine Mounts, Gearshift, Steering and Reverse

Posted on February 26, 2012 by AdrianM

I’ve not got too much done on the Sabre this week, as I’ve been focusing on the mini for a few days (which will be the subject of a separate update) and then just when I was ready to focus … Continue reading →

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Mini Progress

Posted on February 15, 2012 by AdrianM

I promised that I’d keep you up to date on mini progress.   I’ve taken three days off work to try and achieve a big jump forward on the mini. I”ve recently taken the front subframe out, and stripped it down, … Continue reading →

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Good Progress :-)

Posted on February 15, 2012 by AdrianM

You know those days… the ones when nothing seems to go right, and you go out to the garage with a mental list of what you want to achieve…and 8 hours later you leave the garage tired and gritty but … Continue reading →

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More Progress

Posted on February 4, 2012 by AdrianM

As Tim said in his comment two steps forwards  then one back, well today I was determined to make decent progress, and take more than 2 forward. First up- was steering.  now that I’ve got  the steering mounts sorted out, it … Continue reading →

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Sabre Tooth

Posted on February 1, 2012 by AdrianM

So with only half a day to work on the Sabre last weekend I’ve only got a small amount of progress to report. Basically, we got the engine  and diff fully aligned   this is always the critical issue because misalignment … Continue reading →

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Mini News

Posted on February 1, 2012 by AdrianM

Kate and I had a ball at the 750MC awards dinner, last weekend which meant that garage time was somewhat curtailed, as we hopped in the car quite early on Saturday and headed off for a night on the tiles. … Continue reading →

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