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[Foxy10]

my mum picked up a few things form north west minis today- a late style boot seal, 2 new headlight rings as 1 of mine fell off lol and a roll of black roof gutter trim. also the number plate light reacted in the same way as the boot so instead of spending 7 years sanding it i got it sandblasted so i kurusted that and will prime and paint it tomorrow

[Foxy10]

the 6th and final coat went on today





and the 4th on the boot

2nd on the seam strips and 1st on the number plate light


im gona leave it a couple of weeks for it to fully harden and then do the final flat and polish, til then ill jus wax it

[Foxy10]

o right ok will do

today i put most things back on and removed the tape so its not far off finished







tonight im goin to do another coat on the boot, number plate light and seam strips and also finish making the door cards(got some black vinyl today)

thanks for looking

[Foxy10]

cheers guys

finaly got the doorcards finished and fitted and also finished off a few little bits







thanks for looking

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

That looks very, very good. Well done!

[Foxy10]

cheers craig

[mentalmini89]

looks well smart mate top work
dean

[crazycoleman118]

my only criticism is you need wheels! but other then that nice work

[scrumpymini]

Well done, it is great to see a low budget simple give it a go rebuild. To me if more of these types of build were put in the magazines and not the "I've spent 20k blah blah blah" reports then more people would get stuck in and give it a go themselves.
Not every build has to be a show winner and the more people who take this sort of approach the more minis will still be around in a few years.

Again well done for the hard work low cost approach and keep at it.

Steve.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Well done, it is great to see a low budget simple give it a go rebuild. To me if more of these types of build were put in the magazines and not the "I've spent 20k blah blah blah" reports then more people would get stuck in and give it a go themselves.
Not every build has to be a show winner and the more people who take this sort of approach the more minis will still be around in a few years.

Again well done for the hard work low cost approach and keep at it.

Steve.

Exactly Steve, its why i love this thread. This is what Mini's are about, appealing to everybody, homebuilds on a budget have always been a huge part of the Mini, if magazines focused more on this than trailer queens then maybe i wouldn't have cancled my subscription last year.

[AndyMiniMad.]

Well done, it is great to see a low budget simple give it a go rebuild. To me if more of these types of build were put in the magazines and not the "I've spent 20k blah blah blah" reports then more people would get stuck in and give it a go themselves.
Not every build has to be a show winner and the more people who take this sort of approach the more minis will still be around in a few years.

Again well done for the hard work low cost approach and keep at it.

Steve.

Exactly Steve, its why i love this thread. This is what Mini's are about, appealing to everybody, homebuilds on a budget have always been a huge part of the Mini, if magazines focused more on this than trailer queens then maybe i wouldn't have cancled my subscription last year.

Double ditto!! If there is such a thing?
Home builds are the way forward. Get in the garage people. To many people stuck in front of the telly watching Y feckter or some other *******.. There is a whole community of folk out there with more knowlege on Minis than you can shake a stick at. So step away from the tellys and get that Mini sorted. (This ones for you Terry.)

[Foxy10]

wow cheers guys complements make it all worth it and yeh wheels are hopefully next on the list.. after my finances recover from freashers week

[AndyMiniMad.]

My son just went through freshers week at Dundee Uni. He Didnt sleep for 38 hrs and has been found wandering the campus looking lost and confused!!!
Hope you had as much fun as him. The Mini looks fab!!! well done.

[Foxy10]

Haha sounds about right lol ours only started yesterday so i hav all that to come cheers

[PhilipGCaldwell]

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