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[stevede]

Some test fits first before a little minor trimming and the sills stuck on with some evo stick spray carpet adhesive. (picture not great, sorry)

Hey Steve, how well does that stuff hold? Need something to stick the sill carpet in on mine.

Carpet looks great by the way

Hi yoursmeg

The spray adhesive is like the proverbial to a blanket. It is proper carpet adhesive by Evo Stick. Bought it from Screwfix and if careful, you could probably get away with one tin. If you do go to Screwfix though, don't be tempted by their ownbrand version of spray glue. I did and it's about as much use as custard.

Regards

Steve

[stevede]

I have spent the last 5 hours reading your post!! Your Mini looks great and is a testament to the time and effort you have put in to all the details, and then share your experiences on here. Thank you. Must get some work done now!!

Mr J

Thank you for your comments, much appreciated. I hope that sharing the limited knowledge I have gained along the way will help others. I know I would have struggled without the experiences of others on TMF

Regards

Steve

[stevede]

You've got another follower. I just read all 37 pages and loved it. I love LEDs as well. The first thing I want to do is change my dash to LEDs. It looks way better.

by the way, does that start button really work?

Cheers,

Mcfly

Hey Mcfly

Thanks for your comments. If you need any additional detail re the led's etc, give me a shout.

And yes, the start button does work.

Regards

Steve

[fabdabcab]

Hi fellow TMF 'ers

I've just checked back re an update and see it's well over a month since I did my last one. I have been doing a few bits here and there, as well as going on holiday and spending many nights away in hotels for work.

Enough of all that, here's what's been going on......

I finally seemed to have cured the water inside the cabin issue and that gave me the go ahead to fit the carpet. I looked at a few options and eventually decided on the Newton Commercial set, confirmed when I noticed MOSS had an offer on over a weekend for some welcome extra discount.



Couple of the before as a reminder





I bought the additional underfelt kit as well to try and get some of the noise down.

Some test fits first before a little minor trimming and the sills stuck on with some evo stick spray carpet adhesive. (picture not great, sorry)



Some more on the front inner wings and up behind the heater.. That was fun !!



Covered the cross member completely before attacking the floor with some Screwfix flashing tape. (2 layers)

I also glued a micro switch to the handbrake wired in parallel to the brake fluid warning light, after a suggestion by Ethel some time ago. (Thanks Ethel)



The supervisor must have been happy with my work as she didn't say anything.........



Once the tape was down I used the spray adhesive to stick down the underfelt.





Before laying the rear carpet in place. (No glue on this)

Went on to do the same for the front



Before again, laying the carpet on top with no fixing required.



I suspect the front will need a minor trim but I'm waiting for it to settle before I attempt anything.

It all looks very smart and I'm happy I went for the Newton set as the fit & quality more than justify the cost. It's also a lot quieter now in the cabin which is an added bonus.

I have a discussion on the go re the rest of the interior and I'll let you know once finalised.

That's all for today, look forward to seeing some of you at Himley

Thanks for stopping by

Regards

Steve

hi steve do you want a job fitting carpets lol, looks more luxurious than my lounge good job !

[Hey Mcfly]

All (hopefully) the bits needed for the MPI column conversion and a few more updates on the wiring.

I have some pictures but not a complete set so I'll update with the lot when the stages are completed.

One thing I have done, is replaced and upgraded the relays on the front lamps! Don't want to go there again!

Thanks for looking

Regards

Steve
[/quote]

Steve, where did you get that switch panel and the switches to go inside? I want to do the same thing in my mini. Sorry if it was said and I missed it.

Mcfly

[marvin151173]

fabdabcab, really, did you need to quote all the pictures and the text for such a pointless reply

[stevede]

Steve, where did you get that switch panel and the switches to go inside? I want to do the same thing in my mini. Sorry if it was said and I missed it.

Mcfly

Hi Mcfly

I bought the switch panel at Stanford last year. I'm certain it came from a company called minteriors. (They did have a website but I have only bought at the show).

The switches are Savage switches and they seem to be most readily available on Ebay which is where mine came from.

Hope this helps

Regards

Steve

Edited by stevede, 07 May 2011 - 02:05 PM.

[Jayme 1275]

Very nice build there mate some nice ideas there with reversing lights seat mounts and steering wheel.

Keep up the good work

[Gefstar1]

Simply awesome. Well done on building a quality car

[MiniLandy]

Alright mate, did that undercarpet felt stuff quieten ithe car down at all?? Mine's still too loud, and this seems like a cheap way to quieten things down a bit...

[stevede]

Alright mate, did that undercarpet felt stuff quieten ithe car down at all?? Mine's still too loud, and this seems like a cheap way to quieten things down a bit...

Sorry, only just seen this as been busy with other things.

Yes, the underfelt and carpet did make a difference, but I also put 2 layers of flashing tape as well so not sure how much effect each would have had.

Even with all this, it's not the quietest car but then, I suspect most mini's aren't either.

Regards

Steve

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Just re-read this one after a few months of not visting... as stunning as I had predicted. Awesome work mate!!!!!

[Lewis998]

Best build thread I've seen, no half measures here. keep it up!
Lewis

Edited by Lewis998, 18 July 2011 - 12:39 AM.

[Ado1379]

very nice pal

[stevede]

Seems to have been an age since I did a proper update. Work has taken over again and the time to play with the mini seems to have been in short supply.

Still been driving it at every opportunity though

Many thanks for the kind comments, they are appreciated as always.

So, what have I been up to?

Well, apart from meeting some of you at Himley, I've been doing a few tidying jobs and putting right a couple of bits that had irritated me.

Throughout this project, I have never knowingly bought cheap items, I've shopped around as we all do, but I have always tried to buy quality parts from reputable suppliers. Despite this, I have numerous items where the quality has shown not to be as I expected.



Bonnet pins, advertised as stainless? Not all of it as you can see!

Off to my pals, his lathe & scrap bin. True precision engineers may want to look away at this point.

Some high grade stainless flat bar



Cut to approximate size



Trip on the lathe



Much grinding & filing



And they do look quite smart.



Wouldn't want to earn my living making them however!!


A small purchase at Himley and the idea of ventilation without a draught became a reality. Doddle to fit as well



One of the other things that had been anoying the bits off me, (I did say bits didn't I)? is the miss match of the carbon effect parts I have in the cabin

Nothing wrong with each of the parts on their own, just that they don't match



Couple that with the lifting of the fake stick on piece on the rear parcel shelf, I put a call into the extremely helpful and courteous chaps at Carbon Mods




I can't tell you how helpful these guys are. And very reasonably priced as well. Just wish I'd found them first.

Take a look see & click below.

Carbon Mods - for all things Carbon Fibre


Bit of marking up and some work with the router



Old ones for sale if anyone's interested - Make me an offer









I also took the opportunity to get rid of the warped rear "C" pillar covers and replaced them with some originals with headlining material stuck on



A piece cut for the front of the heater and switch panels and the transformation is superb



As those regular followers will suspect, I have done a few more bits since then, but will keep those for a while.

The observant may have noticed the lack of rear seat. Did I take it out to do the parcel shelf?

Well yes, but, it took a detour on the way back in and has an appointment with a couple of dead cows. I know, and me a vegetarian as well!!

So if you're reading this Andy, I'm starting to give you a build up here

Thanks for stopping by, please look again soon

Kind regards

Steve

Edit: Spelling

Edited by stevede, 05 July 2011 - 08:19 PM.