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[husky2010]

looking good mate some good ideas youve had cant wait see how it progresses your abit further in your resto than mine

[benjy_18]

thanks for the comment husky, feel free to ask any questions as you go along.

right ive been thinking about headlights and decided that i want something a bit different (nothing new there) i remembered seeing a blue mini on stanceworks last year which had a HID projector lens retrofitted to the headlamp bowl, so i started looking around and ive found something that will work!
heres a link to an old thread on minifinity showing the results
http://www.vtecminis...s/10001/027.jpg
http://www.minifinit...php?f=6&t=60051
obviously im going to have to look into the legality of these (they need self levelers and lens cleaners apparrently which may render this idea useless)

[husky2010]

ive got the welding stuff down to a tee :) shame my welder is poop haha just everything else i will be like erm..... ha when you thinking its going be on the tarmac?

[benjy_18]

Haha the welding is the most daunting stage! Well I'm hoping to get it rolling in a few weeks but I hope to have it done by summer.

[benjy_18]

well progess is going to slow down a little now as ive bought a toolbox for work and one for home aswell :)
i will be getting on with the floors again tomorrow so you will get an update thats actually relevant, but heres some photos of the boxes anyway

40" KRA roll cab (purple/black trim)


bluepoint trolley with locking pry bar holder and shelf

[Tupers]

Dare I ask how much they cost you??

[benjy_18]

Ermm, the roll cab will work out at 1100 and the trolley was only 175! But the quality is superb, I'm probly the only apprentice in the uk with a first box this big though haha

[Tupers]

Ouch, together they're almost twice as much as my roll cab!!

[benjy_18]

Is that the US PRO set up that are on eBay? I was looking at those but went for snap on for the lifetime warranty and because I'm a bit of a brand wh*re really, looks nice though!

[husky2010]

i had a full top and bottom when i was 17 at my old garage still got in now bit scratched from the idiots i used work with though

[benjy_18]

got a few hours on it over the past day or two, front floors are now finished and ive started added some strength to the upper damper mounts for the coilovers

heres a few photos,










cheers
Ben

[benjy_18]

two updates in one day!!!

went out and put a coat of primer on the bare metal once the kurust had dried.





and whilst i was outside painting, the paint for the interior and the floors/bulkhead/boot arrived!


im hoping to get the underside painted this weekend so keep watching

Ben

[LouisT]

looking good mate,

any pics of the calipers in the wheels yet?

Cheers

Louis

[benjy_18]

none as yet as im waiting to get the subframe built up before i take any photos.

although from putting a wheel over the brake/hub set up on the floor, it does seem as if they will clear. albeit the calipers sit VERY close to only clip on weights for me

cheers
Ben

[hughJ]

Its moving along Ben! Look forewarn to seeing that painting.

Hugh