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[miniallsort]

sounds great mate

[Pitcrew6464]

After hours and hours and weeks of body prep (actually have no fingerprints left!!) she is finally primed wooooo, photos to come... next step dusting and MORE sanding eliminate those low points

[Pitcrew6464]

[Pitcrew6464]

Wiring ordered for next steps.... also recived a complete loom form ebay which isnt complete someones been in there with wire snips!! so will be looking to get one after christmas, hoping to give the shell a dusting tommorrow

[miniallsort]

its getting there mate looks great

[benjy_18]

looks awesome so far buddy.

can i ask where you got your roll cage from, looks exactly like what im after

[Pitcrew6464]

pmd details benjy, still progressing over the weekend a lot of anding after dusting, then a couple more primes re dusted and sanding again!! got my minifins and tried them in my wheels! good fit! take a look...


Ignore the dodgy halfrauds sand paper my paint shop was bloody shut on friday when i ran out, i wouldnt reccommend the paper at all!! its awful.

Edited by Pitcrew6464, 03 January 2011 - 07:52 AM.

[malcs_miniturbo]

nice work mate

[minimadmansam]

Looking amazing mate thats another one brought back from the brink, on that photo of your interior all painted, I didn't see any rear door pockets?

[benjy_18]

thanks for the details pitcrew, turns out id had that one on my watch list anyway (Y)

the build looks awesome by the way loads of effort gone into this one so congrads

[miniallsort]

its comming along nice mate when do you think it will be finished?

[Pitcrew6464]

Soon i hope miniallsort, I see you mini's looking great! @sam removed the rear bins for the rollcage, finished final sanding cleaned and washed down garage then lined with plastic sheeting so hopfully dust free for top coat tommorrow!!!! terrified! first top coat really hope theres no paint reactions etc, wish me luck

[Pitcrew6464]

Top coat is on!!!!!!!!!

seems to have gone on alright very nervous waiting game now will see how it looks in the morning!!


I would like to say i BIG thank you to Cooper shaz for all the advice along the way
and also thanks to Select Paint Supplies Northampton http://www.motorpaint.co.uk/

Edited by Pitcrew6464, 05 January 2011 - 02:55 PM.

[Mini Mad Drakeley]

haha im loving this project lol, and it looks like you replaced a lot of panels lol and i wouldnt have been able to sleep if id just painted mine, i would be to worried bout it reacting lmao, did it turn out ok?

[miniman290]

Lookin good like the wheels
How long has it taken you to get to paint stage