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[mini-man-dan]

Pictures don't realy show the colour too well to be honest, it's darker than that in real life, but brighter at the same time if that makes sense The bed looks especially dull in the pics, it's not really ... strange

Edited by mini-man-dan, 18 November 2009 - 06:53 PM.

[danie garry]

eeemmmmm shiiiney, gimme gimme gimme!!! comming along nicely there

[jayare]

Is that Tahiti Blue? The original 70's one, not the 90's metallic one. If it is, it's the same colour as my Clubby Estate (link in sig!)

JR

Edited by jayare, 19 November 2009 - 07:44 PM.

[mini-man-dan]

It's infact a custom colour-chip blue from a panel/paint shop, not a colour from an actual car manufacturer. From the pics of your car, mine's a little brighter than tahiti

Edited by mini-man-dan, 19 November 2009 - 09:08 PM.

[mini-man-dan]

Been busy lately!

Couple of days ago I got the new wiring loom in place, roughly. As I was feeding it through the rear bulkhead I felt some paper in there. Pulled it out, it turns out to be some 90's TV Mag that's been set alight! God knows how or why it got there!?


Anyways, today I've undersealed the rear arches, put the rear Hi-Lo's in and put the adjustable shocks in too...





Much better

Edited by mini-man-dan, 22 November 2009 - 04:56 PM.

[Teapot]

It's blue!
Great work, young sir, keep it going.

[mini-man-dan]

It's very blue! Cheers Teapot

Edited by mini-man-dan, 22 November 2009 - 05:24 PM.

[carboy001]

Tasty looking mini there mate. Hope my mini looks that good when it comes back from the bodyshop

Have you got a deadline for completion?

[mini-man-dan]

May 14th is my 17th birthday, but i'm hoping for February to March time.

[adam_93rio]

starting to come along nicley now, the new colour looks loads nicer. you can really see the difference in quality now

i just read some of this that ive already read bofore, its just so nice

keep it up, and keep us updated

[mini-man-dan]

Yeah I keep trying to get it outside for some decent pictures but english weather = rain constatantly, so haven't had chance. And now I've started stripping the front subframe so it's not rolling, but it's sunny!

Edited by mini-man-dan, 28 November 2009 - 11:04 AM.

[mini-man-dan]

Ok, got the front subframe out. Will be taking my other one to powdercoating tomorrow hopefully. Thinking about getting it done in gun-metal grey... something different to black!


And had a play with an image I took at the last show I went to. Thinking of doing this with the front...

I've already got that grill and moustache, but I think it looks pretty cool with the numberplate on the bonnet, and the overriders. Maybe a pair of leather bonnet straps would finish it off nicely...

Dan

Edited by mini-man-dan, 21 December 2009 - 12:24 PM.

[mini-man-dan]

Had a very productive day yesterday

Got my subframe back from powdercoating the other day, and reconstructed the suspension with all new parts yesterday as well as installing the new steering rack and putting the the subframe in.


Sneaky mock up with front grille and moustache





Will be putting hubs and brakes on in the next couple of days and get it rolling end of this week

Dan

[jayare]

Looking good but one quick question (which may save you a lot of aggro if the answer is no!) - have you fitted the friction strips (these bits.) to the steering rack U-bolts? If not the rack can move about - not good!

JR

[mini-man-dan]

Yes, ofcourse

Urm... well maybe.

Possibly.

No.

Oops.