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#46 miniman86

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Posted 26 March 2010 - 09:11 AM

thanks guys :lol: I went to minispares yesterday evening, spent another £187!! bought various rubber seals, new windscreen, and both scuttle ends have gone, so bought both them too! front end may be on today, fingers crossed!!

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#47 tedmcedd

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Posted 26 March 2010 - 12:20 PM

nice project! you keeping it blue? i like the dash you have for it, and i like your red minis dash too!

good luck with the rest!


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Posted 29 March 2010 - 05:26 PM

gonna be a blinding motor when its done man! look forward to the final product!

#49 jaapio1984

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Posted 29 March 2010 - 07:35 PM

Good work.. too bad about the open front..

Keep the updates coming

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#50 miniman86

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Posted 06 April 2010 - 03:02 PM

cheers for all the replys guys :lol:

nice project! you keeping it blue? i like the dash you have for it, and i like your red minis dash too!

good luck with the rest!


Ed


and no ed, it will be dove grey, with a black roof, and black group 2 arches. will post pictures of progress when i get home tonight :kiss:

#51 mini_mad69

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Posted 07 April 2010 - 02:57 AM

Looks like theres been some huge bodges in this poor little vans life.


Still on target for newquay?

#52 miniman86

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Posted 09 April 2010 - 09:08 AM

more random pictures

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offside flitch panel

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door step (what door step?!?!)

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new subframe that i will paint and build up, before degreasing....

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...and after degreasing

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in primer

and if it goes newquay it will be tight lol

i'm off down the workshop now lol

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Posted 09 April 2010 - 10:34 AM

looks a good project alex,

looking at the ammount of work you gotta do, i'm not sure what mels complaining about lol

who does all your welding?

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Posted 14 April 2010 - 10:43 AM

Looks good mate. Keep up the good work. I'm sure it will be done in time.

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Posted 14 April 2010 - 12:12 PM

great work keep it up

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Posted 10 June 2010 - 10:38 PM

updates??

#57 miniman86

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 06:39 AM

sadly this is still the same way it was the last time i updated it, hopefully next week will bring some big updates, watch this space...........

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 07:24 AM

Coming on nicely mate........work looks quality. Best of luck with getting her finished off........

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 11:14 AM

alex you know you want to give me this van! this or your lexus....

#60 miniman86

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 12:09 PM

you can buy my lexus if you want to giacomo?!?! lol

and cheers caddydaddy, as i said next week i'm hoping for a big change, keep watching.......

Edited by miniman86, 09 July 2010 - 12:09 PM.





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