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[liam-ds]

Mini's looking good though, what's the spec on the engine?

thanks the engine is all standard apart from the head i did a little work on it using the vizzard book

hi mate project looking good can i just ask i have a head on its way to me what paint did you use to paint yours in

thanks josh

hi josh the head and the engine are painted in 2pk acrylic paint

been in the garage today changed a seized rear wheel cylinder and fitted new rear shockers no pics though but will take some tomorrow as i have a few little jobs to finish off I'm not going to be doing much this week or next week as i have exams so there may be a few little updates but nothing major until the end of next week

Liam

[liam-ds]

hi all got a few jobs done on the car over the past few days got the petrol tank in all the holes in the floors blanked off, run the battery cable and the speaker wires all ready for the carpets to be fitted also my mum has been busy today and has finished off the passanger side rear door bin and pannel

piccys

petrol tank in





rust proofing in the boot



the wire for the battery cable



boot removed so i can fit the petrol pipe to the tank and fit the battery cable



cable in





passenger side rear bin finished thank you mum



speaker wires run and taped over also taped over the battery cable





rear seats in





battery box undersealed to hopefully stop the rust



all opinions welcome Liam

[josh.goddard]

looks good mate keep up the work it will all pay off eventually

[liam-ds]

looks good mate keep up the work it will all pay off eventually

thanks maybe another month's work and she will be finished and then 2 months to wait until i can drive her

Liam

[markland]

Hi been following this project for abit now and it's come on a real treat! wish i had parents so enthusiastic lol.

Just wanting to know what size your revolutions are? 12x5? i've been thinking of getting some but wan't to know if you had to cut any of the wings and/or use spacers? Atm i have 10 x 5 GB's but wanting 12's for disc brakes and have discovered i have the supposabely deadly screw on spacers at the rear!.

[Rob82]

Had the pleasure of seeing this project in a very early stage when Liam kindly donated some old front seats to my project (my project sadly didnt get completed , had to sell it on when i lost my storage space ) Liam was a very enthusiastic 13 year old at the time must have been stood talking cars with Liam and his dad a good hour , glad to see you stuck with yours , the mini's looking great

[josh.goddard]

is it may you can drive because i can 2 in may i need to source a car by may

[liam-ds]

Hi been following this project for abit now and it's come on a real treat! wish i had parents so enthusiastic lol.

Just wanting to know what size your revolutions are? 12x5? i've been thinking of getting some but wan't to know if you had to cut any of the wings and/or use spacers? Atm i have 10 x 5 GB's but wanting 12's for disc brakes and have discovered i have the supposabely deadly screw on spacers at the rear!.

thanks the revolutions are 12x5 and the car was sat as low as possible and the wheel or the drivers side just caught the front panel after raising up the hi-lo the wheel just clears the front pannel. the only spacere's on the car are the rear spaced drums that came with a subframe i bought.

Had the pleasure of seeing this project in a very early stage when Liam kindly donated some old front seats to my project (my project sadly didnt get completed , had to sell it on when i lost my storage space ) Liam was a very enthusiastic 13 year old at the time must have been stood talking cars with Liam and his dad a good hour , glad to see you stuck with yours , the mini's looking great

hi Rob sorry to hear about your project thank you , i had a few days where i though it would never get completed but we stuck with it and it all been worth it in the end , thanks , are you looking for anither project or do you still not have storage space?

is it may you can drive because i can 2 in may i need to source a car by may

hi Josh i will be able to drive in early April so it minght be sitting around for about 5/6 weeks before i can drive her

[Rob82]

will be hopefully getting another project going this year , still recovering from a motorbike accident last year so not really able to at the minute but if a cheapish shell comes up ya never know

[minimaff]

Looking good loan. You will be finished before ne lol. you will have to bring it round and help me.
looking forward to seeing it on the road around tarn.

[feybrand]

the back seats look good ive never seen them like that before
car looks good should be smart when its done
good luck

[liam-ds]

will be hopefully getting another project going this year , still recovering from a motorbike accident last year so not really able to at the minute but if a cheapish shell comes up ya never know

hi rob hope you recover soon i have a little project of my own that people say is not possible but i now know what iam doing so me and my dad will prove a few people wrong

Looking good loan. You will be finished before ne lol. you will have to bring it round and help me.
looking forward to seeing it on the road around tarn.

thanks not be long now i will bring it around when its done then Ive just got to pass my test and you will probably see me out and about

the back seats look good ive never seen them like that before
car looks good should be smart when its done
good luck

thanks the seats are old Hyundai coupe rear seats that have been re sized to fit the mini took a lot of work by my nanan and mam will look a lot better when the carpets arive and i can get the front seats in.

had a potter in the garage today fitted a few little bits realigned the steering column with the rack so i could get the pinch bolt in and i have started to rub down of of my rear number plate light's why do Austin use quality paint of parts like this and nothing to protect under the front wings i have been sanding for a good hour and half and Ive still got the underneath to do also had the car running again for the next door neighbours son when i refill the coolant i will take a vid of her running

Liam

Edited by liam-ds, 10 January 2011 - 09:21 PM.

[liam-ds]

hi all back working on the car again as i have finished my exams at the moment cant make any major progress as iam waiting for my carpets to be delivered and then after they are fitted i can get the seats in and buy a alarm and fit that. so at the minute iam just doing little jobs to keep me busy, today i started to touch up the paint on the rear subframe and radius arms also i have started to polish my number plate light will need attacking with the buffer that's going to be fun any way pics

finished sanding the number plate light have polished abit with hand but does not fetch all the scratches out



passenger side nearly finished



drivers side still needs the radius arm and drum doing



crossmember lining ready for carpet to arrive (come on Ashley James your holding me up now )



fitted the interior light the other day need to find or buy the internals



started to paint my shocker mounts



also does anyone have a spare plastic cap that hides away the door latch on the middle post as i cant find the passenger side one

all opinions welcome Liam

Edited by liam-ds, 13 January 2011 - 09:48 PM.

[liam-ds]

hi all been busy again got one of my electric windows sorted and mounted both the front seats in so me and my dad can start wiring the alarm up.. still waiting for my carpets to be delivered but found some more things i can get done so its not holding me up that much now any time for pics

electric window



part of the door card to cover up the motor



now you see one



now you see two



got to hide all my electronics in there got a feeling wires are going to be everywere



the only wheel arch that fits the car ok and has held its self on



all opinions welcome Liam

[josh.goddard]

looking good where do the seats come from not long now until its done