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[liam-ds]

hi all got the front panel primered today with some help from Jake my friend also a member on here forgot to take a pic though. after this i let it dry abit came back into the garage and had a brain wave Ive been trying to tidy up the boot for a while now, the stone chip was too thick and had not set and i popped it off . but today while i was just pottering around some under felt caught my eye and then i set too it . once i had finished this i looked at the boot cables and the ends looked tatty do out came the plastic coating again will take a pic of these tomorrow

here's a pic of the boot and a pair of rocker covers i plastic coated before i went on holiday my mum wasn't happy with me over these well one what i thought was clean of oil rocker cover one oven heated to 220 degrees and well the result was one house full of blue oil smoke and it stunk according to my mum i couldn't smell a thing so abit of advice don't go putting rocker covers into the oven its not a bright idea

boot



and the rocker covers



all opinions welcome Liam

Edited by liam-ds, 29 August 2011 - 08:59 PM.

[liam-ds]

hi all been busy over the past few days painted the front panel unmasked it and it was way too dark so masked it up again yesterday and painted it earlier it looks spot on now just got to flat it back and polish then rebuild the front end. also took off the grubby alternator this was just supposed to be a make do off the metro as the first day i got her on the road the alternator that was fitted buggered up so fitted the metro one it was grubby and has been bugging me since but while i had it off for easier masking up i thought ill try and clean it up only wanted to get the ground out muck off then got the dremel to it and sanded it then got a cracking end result i would say don't know how long it will last but it looks good now .

here's a few pics of what we have been up to

fresh paint



no bubbles or primer





shiny altenator





fitted





thanks for looking all opinions welcome Liam

[liam-ds]

hi all got the front end of the car flatted and polished also run over the rest of the car with 2000 in places and the buffer as it had got over spray on it don't know how but its gone now. after polishing i got the front end all fitted back up the wiring was a as i had wrapped the connections up in some mastic like stuff to stop water getting in got there in the end though been pottering on the car all day really after gave it 2 coats of autoglym got to polish the wheels as they have also got over spray on them. i fixed my brake reservoir cap as well soldering on a connector and then changed the plugs on the harness don't know if it works but it looks better than before here a few pics of how she has progressed today

after faffing with the wiring





she has eyes again



polished the alternator some more



plastic coated the horn bracket



grill back on those end bits are a pain to fit



all built up



decided to change the look of the radiator cap took all the paint off



my fixed and newly wired up brake fluid cap looks better even if it don't work



so the car is now built back up and nearly ready for Stanford hall if any of you recognise the car on the day please drop by and have a chat, just got to clean her out and polish the wheels and there a few more little bits id like to mess with as well. all opinions welcome Liam

Edited by liam-ds, 02 September 2011 - 07:56 PM.

[josh.goddard]

nice one dude i will be at stanford next weekend so i will come and have a look and if your about come and say hi

[liam-ds]

nice one dude i will be at stanford next weekend so i will come and have a look and if your about come and say hi

cheers mate, yep ill be there look for barnsley mini club minght have a banner up or it minght be wrote on the car windscreens . are you fetching yours to the show wouldn't mind to have a nosy around a nearly 100% original mini .

Liam

[josh.goddard]

unsure it might be there in the astra

[hughJ]

What clean and tidy work, looks like new!

Hugh

[liam-ds]

unsure it might be there in the astra

ok then anyway looking forward to meeting you

What clean and tidy work, looks like new!

Hugh

thanks means a lot when i get compliments makes me forget about those days things go wrong . got a few more jobs i would like to do before Stanford but ill keep you guys posted with the updates as they come along

Liam

[liam-ds]

hi all long time no update went to Stanford hall mini show had a minor disaster lost the brake lights and indicators ended up being the wire form the front of that car to the back so run a new wire and havent had a problem since . also i have been working on cup holders well some of you may have seen this in the trader area this was one of those jobs i was talking about before Stanford. since then i have had to change my carb as the one i had modified was seriously over fueling jet was stuck down so need a rebuild kit for that. also another addition was my bargain £1 k&n air filter that is now fitted to my car good old auto jumbles the traders don't even know whats in those air boxes

right a few pics

cup holder before paint



how it looked after with a club members one as well if you're interested in one look in the traders section or PM me



one filthy car well it will teach me for leaving window down while sanding something on the bench



fitted the essential



found a mini 50 sticker while sorting my room



re styled my parcel shelf (just need to loose the L on the other side )



got a few other things added to the car that i have not mentioned will update tomorrow with a few more pics

all opinions welcome Liam

Edited by liam-ds, 21 October 2011 - 07:51 PM.

[_mini1000_]

do you notice much difference in noise with the air box drilled along the front?
i am going to drill mine on the bottom but may do as you did if there is no real increase in noise
Thanks

[liam-ds]

do you notice much difference in noise with the air box drilled along the front? i am going to drill mine on the bottom but may do as you did if there is no real increase in noise Thanks

hi no i didn't notice a real difference in noise, I've got a single box RC40 on so that may be why but i noticed a little more go seemed to pick up better ill be drilling the bottom as well so ill see if that also makes it a little better

Liam

[jbs.998]

Looks very nice matey!!
Love the colour and love what you have done with the inside of your boot lid.
Off the get some carpet I go.........

[liam-ds]

Looks very nice matey!!
Love the colour and love what you have done with the inside of your boot lid.
Off the get some carpet I go.........

thank you , it makes the boot look a lot more tidy and matches with the lining kit. dont use thick stuff its hard to get under the edge and can be awkward trimming around the edge where you will have to glue it down felt stuff is the best.

Liam

[liam-ds]

hi all took the car on our first proper club run covered over 70 miles no problems at all apart form wearing the rear shoes on a very steep hill haha got to adjust the hand brake now over the weekend i have been having a play with my fibreglass again i have made a series of molds door scoops and a few other bits. so yesterday i ordered a carbon fibre kit and it was here today so been playing this afternoon will post up pics of the door scoop tomorrow once it has been pulled out of the mold. anyway here's a few pics of the carbon work this afternoon

what i am aiming for but in carbon fibre



the mold with resin applied



carbon



laid up in the mold



all opinions welcome Liam

[liam-ds]

hi all got the carbon released from the mold this morning got it trimmed down and placed on the car its not perfect needs flatting and lacquering but a pretty good first attempt with wet laying carbon . got the mold prepared again and got one for the other door layed up will see how this ones comes out then lacquer them and fit them. was very surprised at how light it is haha 7 grams and the stainless one was 31 a fifth of the weight . anyway enough of my blab here's a few pics

all trimmed



placed on to the car



another part i decided to have a go at any guesses?



the other door scoop will be released tomorrow morning



all opinions welcome Liam