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[mini danny]

She's going for shot blasting today just waiting to load her on flat bed truck and will be done for 1ish


Danny

[mini danny]

Heres pictures off her on the back of the truck first time she's left the building for over a year ill get pics up once she been blasted and taking her back to the garage and gonna etch prime her later

Danny

[josh.goddard]

have you got much more metal work to do on it and have you had any colour idea's yet.

Josh

[mini danny]

hiya thanks for the reply and i need to do front wings and front panel gonna replace both arches with gen ones and rear valance and few repairs to boot floor, and a few bits that have shown up from shot blasting

danny

the dodgy repair to the boot floor





it at shotblasting



little bit on the roof with just weld a blob on and grind back



her back at the garage






bit of rust on the window ledge bit





and ive gotta do a full reparay on this baby at work whilst also doing mine





all comments welcome thanks danny

[grahama]

I would like to have done something similat just to see what I had. You certainly know the problems now, just need to keep the moisture at bay till paint !!

Graham

[mini danny]

I would like to have done something similat just to see what I had. You certainly know the problems now, just need to keep the moisture at bay till paint !!

Graham

hiya thanks and ya defo i didnt know about the boot floor and she getting etched primer tomorrow then ill finsh the welding then 2pack primer then paint

[mini danny]

Today ive been soothing the car off and looked in the arches and found this Arrrrrrrgh lol





Pretty bad here



Wierd way to weld on a rear valance lol




What is this? ????




any comments welcome

thanks Danny

[CLM]

"F"ront "E"nd assembly number something used in the factory to track the sub assemblies, Some people can guestimate build date by them if the shell has lost their identity.

Chris

[mini danny]

"F"ront "E"nd assembly number something used in the factory to track the sub assemblies, Some people can guestimate build date by them if the shell has lost their identity.

Chris

thanks ive always wondered :)

Edited by mini danny, 12 January 2012 - 07:30 PM.

[CLM]

NP and I love your collection!

Chris

[mini danny]

NP and I love your collection!

Chris

Thanks :) just can't wait to get them on the road :)

Danny

[mini danny]

today start the doors test fitted the passenger just to make sure everythink lined up and very happy with it just need a few shims to move it back slightly and then started the door skin on it






skin off and this ent filler it actul fibreglass matts



old skin off







what came out




what was left of the door




i have repaired this but fogot to take pics

test fitted skin



that is all for today


any comments welcome thanks danny

[mini danny]

I just want her finished

[leaky]

Any reason you didn't go for a gen skin? The copy ones never seem to fit very well.

[mini danny]

I got mine from mini door company and was told they fit well :\