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[AndyMiniMad.]

Looks Fab. Makes me want to go cut my mini "Haggis" up. Naa, not really, but i love shortys, not very many up here in the north of scotland. What colour you going to paint it?

[superman]

Hi thanks for your kind words Andy mini mad, colour wise it changes every other week, but this week its frozen white with satin black trim and bits

[superman]

Small update.

spent all day bent over in the boot, filling and sanding, rubbing down by hand (god i hate filler) all this hard work will be worth it in the end

Oh... forgot the dammed camara, i'll take one next time....

Edited by superman, 10 August 2010 - 07:51 PM.

[superman]

Just found some more photos of work carried out a while back.

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mods so far are endless bumpers off, seams off, handles, badges, fuel filler, number plate light, bootfloor holes everywhere bonnet modded a bit, mark 1 tail lights, probably more but cant think

enjoy Col

Edited by superman, 12 August 2010 - 07:53 PM.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Gets better and better! Brilliant, keep at it!

[superman]

Because of shift patterns haven't got a lot done over the weekend, except more rubbing down.

on the plus side i picked up a pair of brand new adjustable lower arms and Hi-Lo for a snip.

Edited by superman, 16 August 2010 - 07:26 PM.

[superman]

Been out working on the Shortie today got bored rubbing down filler so i lowered the rear suspension, is this what you would call Dumped

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[project mini chris]

im loving this keep it up mate id love a shorty

[memad1275gt]

u go much lower u will b rubbing ur arse on the floor

Edited by memad1275gt, 19 August 2010 - 09:02 PM.

[superman]

My mate brought his girlfriend (Becky) mini round today to change the rear subframe, as Carl and Sam started to strip out the subby i got busy building up the front subby for the shortie, didn't get far as the lads had a few issues, no one owned up to breaking the subframe front mounting bolt (my money is on Sam) but after a bit of heat and loads of WD40 soon had that sorted out, but between us all we got the new one in (Carl loves Smiffy Bits, loads of stainless nuts and bolts everywhere)

This is what i managed to get done

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Doughnuts and adjustable tie bars from Sam, Cheers mate

Hi-Lo's, adjustable bottom arms and loads of poly bushes

What do you think

Edited by superman, 23 August 2010 - 06:47 PM.

[superman]

Day off today been out working on the Shortie, cleaning and painting suspension parts run into a few problems, (see post in tech section) now you know what they say....... these things are sent to try us.......onwards and upwards

TTFN Colin

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Thats awesome.

[superman]

This is before it became a shortie, in the beginning all seemed normal then Burtie had an idea........ makes you wonder about some peoples sanity...???

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I didn't cut it up..... Honest

Edited by superman, 02 September 2010 - 06:36 PM.

[superman]

Update, not much as hoped for but late last night managed to remove the old front subframe and install the new one with all the goodies fitted, idea being to get the mini as low as possible to enable the trimming of the front wings and the fitting of the front wheel arch front Hi-Lo wound right back

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getting there

[superman]

been out working on the shortie again, this mod was carried out a while ago, i've been working on the front wings and getting the clearance right

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Edited by superman, 12 September 2010 - 10:59 AM.