I picked it up yesterday from the minicentre in preston. The following work done:
Changed front hubs from mini to MGF
Changed front calipers to MGF
Changed front discs from 8.4" solid to 9.5" vented, drilled & grooved EBCs
Front pads are EBC greenstuff (not much choice for MGF pads)
Goodridge Braided lines
Changed front wheels to MG Metro Gti 7 Spokes with fresh yoko A539 tyres in 13/165/50
Changed lower ball joints to Metro Gti
Changed upper ball joints to MGF (this and the above work together to increase negative camber to around -1.5°)
Changed rear spacers to aluminium from cast iron homemade jobs
Changed standard rear drums to aluminium mini fins + EBC brake shoes
Re-located brake pipe for wheel clearance
Re-fabricated the flipfront attachment bolts/holders (that's what broke when I drove into the garage with the door closed)
Fabricated additional radiator steady
+MOT
All for the shocking and jaw dropping price of £388. I was expecting 4 figures. They said it all came apart and went together really easily. Still, glad I didn't attempt it as there was some fabrication and welding required for which I don't have the space or equipment to do myself.
I drove it home from Preston yesterday. Feck me. It's a fast little bugger. It's much more confidence inspiring now it doesn't torque and bump steer you to death. You can actually put the power down now without meandering all over the road which is nice. Oh and I can stop now too
The brakes are vastly better, still not bedded in so should improve further too. It looks ridiculous though, front arches overhang the wheels by around 2.5" now, a little less than an inch at the back.
I'd post some teaser pics but my flickr doesn't appear to be working anymore (see rambling thread).
Anyway, new fibreglass sportspack arches on order from arc-angels. It'll be in the body shop when they arrive. They're going metallic black along with the roof. Might get them to sort the paint on the front end too, doesn't look like the previous painter did much prep on the fibreglass. The place it's going is a fibreglass specialist so hopefully they'll know a few tricks.