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[bcjames]

Good progress! It's really coming together.

Now, hurry up and finish it so you can come give me a hand with mine

[olds_kool_lews]

Good progress! It's really coming together.

Now, hurry up and finish it so you can come give me a hand with mine

cheers mate! literally just finished ALL the welding, so from now on its body prep for the respray! HORAY! im so happy the weldings finished though, it was an epic task which has taken me about 2weeks solid, 9 hours each day (including the time spent doing the floor pans previously!) but damn is it worth it! the only way now is up!

[bcjames]

Great effort mate, nice to finish off the metalwork. Can't wait to see it in paint, it's well cool!

[olds_kool_lews]

i think im more excited bout seeing it painted! its gonna look like nothing else! need to sort a few rust spots out in the engine bay, and get the brake master cylinder out, stupid clevis pin is seized in! once thats out ill clean the bay all up, etch prime then stone chip in there, i quite like the finish stone chip gives and its abit more hard wearing!

[DaveVader]

Freaking sweet man!
Liking the look of the coilies! is looking properly nice!

[olds_kool_lews]

yeah the coils are lookin sweet! not sure to paint the inside of the wheel arches body colour, or black... hmmm.... if i go black, ill paint the sills black, if i go body colour, ill paint the sills to match...

[olds_kool_lews]

few last pics of the finished welded up shell!...

[minidream94]

So u keeping that "rac van" on the side then you need to atleast have a sticker made up that says it or your local mini clubs recovery vehicle :L

[olds_kool_lews]

i was thinking of having it sign written on the van sides, but wouldnt know what to go for, considering the mean look of the car, i dont know if sign writing would suit it to be honest

[minidream94]

Magnetic signs for show use ;p and like I said, either "rac van" or "(insert club name) recovery van Oo and just to let u know, you can't have a mean look with wellers :L

[olds_kool_lews]

black wellers make a car look mean, u dont know what ur talking bout nick lol yeah magnetic sign writing panel sounds like a good idea, might look into that!

[leaky]

black wellers make a car look mean, u dont know what ur talking bout nick

Agreed, Nick you know nothing.

[minidream94]

its called a joke guys jes

[olds_kool_lews]

lol i knew u was only winding me up anyways shame i cant pull another sickie, looks like an ideal day to start body prep!

[olds_kool_lews]

built up the front subframe tonight