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Freestyle GT Build Diary Page 2

Exhaust Removed

*** Little Update *** Date March 09, 2009 Weather held out slightly yesterday morning so got the buggy wheeled out of the garage and started stripping bits that are no longer needed. Pictures don’t show much but i have added a few anyway. Got the old pedal box removed and have ripped out all the [...]

Freestyle GT Build Diary

Freestyle GT Road Buggy

06 March 2009 Hi All, About time i started this really, so here goes……….. Well after a couple of weeks away and a little think i have decided to go ahead with the 4EFTE conversion into the Buggy ;D ToyotaGT will be doing all the work that i can’t handle myself, or just cant be [...]

Danny’s Re-Build Diary Page 2

My Freestyle Mini Based Kit Car

Hello and welcome to my Re Build Diary Page 2, 26 December 2007 Today I removed the front hubs steering rack and colomn and started removing paint from the floor and main chassis. I am looking at doing the adjustable front suspension conversion on the rebuild so I am going to go away and have [...]

Danny’s Re-Build Diary Page 3

Hello and welcome to my Re Build Diary Page 3, Saturday 5th January, Today I was up early to finish getting the buggy ready for the painters so after doing a bit and freezing my bits off the buggy was about ready, then tragedy my brilliant welding failed I snapped one of the wing mirror [...]

Danny’s Re-Build Diary Page 4

Dans New 1380cc Mini Engine

13th January 2008 Today after recovering from small hangover I made my way back from Twickenham and thankfully the traffic was not too bad! Yesterday we drove to Dorset to pick up my 1380cc engine from Harris Motorsport. Myself and my friend Ben went to the garage where the buggy is stored and we dropped [...]

Danny’s Re-Build Diary Page 5

The freestyle Kit car Top arms

19th February 2008 For the last few days I have been painting and prepping bits for the rear suspension set up. I also fitted the engine to the subframe with the help of my little sis. The bell housing end of the engine was a simple procedure getting the mount in but the timing chain [...]

Danny’s Re-Build Diary Page 6

Mini Alloys with YOKO Tyres

10th March 2008 So I ordered my tyres from MiniSport at a cost of £192 delivered I went for the Yoko 175/50/R13 I went off to see my unle at MK MOT to fit the tyres to the rims, I decided that I was not going to fit these myself as I did not want [...]

Danny’s Re-Build Diary

Danny rebuilding his freestyle

Hello and welcome to my re build diary, In september I was meant to be heading down to somerset for 5 days then up to New Quay (wales) in my Freestyle buggy. I could’ve always spent for a car hire like car rental dublin but I was in pursuit of real adventure so I brought [...]