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[mk1leg]

Nice finish.........enjoy L2B.......and lots of pics........

[wardyxxx]

So now the engine bay is all done, I've moved on to the boot. It's just been left for about 3 years after all the body work was done. Doesn't look too good and lets the car down:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quick rub down and some filler to smooth the panel ridge:

 

 

 

A couple of coats of high build primer:

 

 

 

And then I ran out of paint

 

 

 

[Daz1968]

Looks a lot better, I have to paint in my boot shortly, but have had overspray issues as it can't escape easily, am thinking of using an extractor in one of the rear light holes to help. Also need to use my mini gun as not easy with full sized spraygun

[wardyxxx]

Looks a lot better, I have to paint in my boot shortly, but have had overspray issues as it can't escape easily, am thinking of using an extractor in one of the rear light holes to help. Also need to use my mini gun as not easy with full sized spraygun

 

I've been using rattle cans! Going on much better than I expected!!

[mk1leg]

you should of started at the top and worked down..........and done the boot floor last.....as spray settles downwards...............

Edited by mk1leg, 14 July 2013 - 10:35 PM.

[wardyxxx]

Finally got more paint:





Sprayed the tank too, meant to buy gloss, but ended up with satin. Pics don't do it justice, but I'm loving the satin finish on the tank:







Boot lid to do this weekend!

[wardyxxx]

Turns out my battery was too big:

 

 

 

Cleaned up my washer bottle:

 

 

 

 

 

 

So I had a boot lid liner made by Dave @ Custom Trim Creations. I spotted him on eBay, sent him some mock ups of how I'd like my liner to look so it matched my seats, and Dave worked his magic.

 

 

 

 

Secured with a few self-tappers:

 

 

 

Fitted one of Smiffys Shiney Bits to fit with the screws:

 

 

 

New battery fitted with lid and strap:

 

 

 

Lid back on the car with the new boot cables. I'm not sure about the cable cover I've used to hide the boot light wire:

 

 

 

 

Also had a wheel cover lying about....had to deflate it to get it in under the fuel tank:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[wardyxxx]

So I sent off some pics to MiniWorld and they put them in!! In the mag twice now!

[jamesmpi]

Your boot looks ace. Really like the boot cover. Good looking professional job

[mk1leg]

same here looks like a dream..........

[jagman.2003]

Great job, all looking alot smarter now.

[Midas Mk1]

Top Job! Just shows abit of work can make a massive difference!