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Blue Midas Coupe

Postby manifold » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:07 pm

Some pics of a blue Midas Coupe:

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Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Postby manifold » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:08 pm

some old photos of the Coupe from September 06, pre restoration

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Just shows what you can do with a bit of patience!
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Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Postby Stuart » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:09 pm

and rather a lot of hard work too, I imagine.
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Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Postby manifold » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:17 pm

:) Yes it was a bit, but they are only small cars with limited electronics (a godsend, although people who know me would think I would want more electronics in it!)
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Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Postby manifold » Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:00 pm

A few photos to wake things up a bit......

Running rather nicely if I say so myself after having the leaky brass bung sorted.

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Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Postby Hans Efde » Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:29 pm

The pics of the wreck you started with are shocking. Amazing what you did with it. And run a company and have a family with kid(s). How do you do it? Are the days longer in Britain than on the main land?
By the way I am going on holiday, so will be off line for a week or so. Nothing here happening anyway with the Midas. Just busy with other things like paperwork, business, garden etc. (somehow my weeks are very short!)
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Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Postby manifold » Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:29 pm

Hi Hans,

I must admit I amaze myself how I get through it all. Dont ask me how. I just dont know :).

Incidently, took delivery of some nice shiny (and very light) driveshafts this week too. Can you guess what they are made of? :). Will be fitting them tomorrow on the Coupe now its all ported up.

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I've investigated and discovered that mini upper arms are the same as the metro ones. Although shocker position 'may' be different. We checked them on a special jig. So i've put an order in for some upper arms too.

Maybe we should have a 'showdown' like the minis do......to get peoples creative juices flowing? :).........
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Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Postby Stuart » Sat Jul 11, 2009 5:33 pm

Those shafts look nice David :)

I'll guess that they're made of that stuff that doesn't go rusty....... Ti.... 8-)

I also bet they're a bit dearer than those washer-jets that you said were on the expensive side ;)

Interesting info about the top-arms too

here's my new Midas. you might have to squint a bit :)

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Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Postby manifold » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:29 pm

Hi Stuart,

Yes I think Carls done a nice job on those shafts.

Will be fitting them tomorrow if its not raining.

If I squint a bit :) I take it we are going down the nissan plant route then?? :)
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Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Postby Geoff Butcher » Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:53 pm

Why do pictures never seem to display properly on this forum, or is it just me?
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