Well, I've had Lulu for about 3 and a half years now and i've only had some minor work done apart from the front end and sorting the gearbox out.
So, I thought I'd bite the bullet and give her a full resto.
Here's what she looked like prior to the resto:
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The sill was bubbling up really badly and had been bodged with a sill that wasn't even for a mini! I didn't help the matter by poking at it and making a MAHOOOSIVE hole in it!
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The rear quarter part below the rear windows both sides had bubbled up quite badly too.
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You can't really see, but a smashed a huge hole in the rear valance by backing over a bucket. That was my first cleaning-related injury!! And after I did this, I saw that the rear valance was reaching the end of its life too!
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Both sides of the front wings were pretty well made of just filler, they lasted pretty well and didn't look to bad, but there was pretty much no metal left on the wings either. And I must've hit a block of ice over the winter - I smashed off a chunk of the front panel on the near side.
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She didn't look too bad from a distance!
But then I was launched into a world of issues!
So, I'm having:
2x wings,
2x a panel,
1x front panel,
2x inner sills,
2x outer sills,
1x boot floor,
1x rear valance,
1x hinge plate,
1x passenger door,
2x inner wings,
2x rear quarter repairs.
Central locking,
New carpets,
Soundproofing,
Boot liner kit,
Mpi wheel, stalks and steering column,
Oh, and a good service!
Here we go then! :S
Edited by wardyxxx, 25 May 2013 - 06:19 PM.
