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[mini-adam]

time has come to do some covering up of the floor so some sound deadening and underlay got put down









the carpet I priced from suppliers for the clubby estate was a whopping £160 + P&P and because I wasn't fitting rear seats meant the standard pattern was no good.
So ordered 4 metres of a black nylon type carpet for under £80 delivered and measured up and fitted the rear

[mini-adam]

so with carpets now in place fitted the front seats that came from an evo 1


also needed to fit the rear bumpers and had the originals and a few spares.
Picked the best two for polishing and two for painting black. Small hole where the bracket was..





waterbase painting in progress


then the laquer coats

[mini-adam]

got a set of second hand arches, the type that fix to the lip. Not fitting right at the rear arch though.





Might have to do as minispares aren't getting new ones in for a while

[Dimitri]

Very nice car !!!!

(Which products did you use for the underside and the inside of the wheel arches ?)

[BVY]

got a set of second hand arches, the type that fix to the lip. Not fitting right at the rear arch though.





Might have to do as minispares aren't getting new ones in for a while

I think I can see the problem. There seems to be a large sponge stuck under the arch. No wonder it won't fit!

[mini-adam]

had a couple of grilles and decided to paint one of them and the headlamp surrounds all in black.



etch primed



fitted grille






have the centre badge to sort out

[mini-adam]

got a couple of items finished off to the underside, bolt heads touched up and all clips in place
repainted the tank as the first black was a dull finish, wanted a gloss finish.



an in-line fuel filter added


2 post lift comes in handy, although the arms just about reach onto good lifting points




maniflow exhaust got off e.bay had to be extended to get the tip just past the bumper, good bargain although it was the saloon type

[FlyingScot]

Great work mate, that looks cracking
The body colour and trim combo really suits it.

[mini-adam]

so nearly finished got paint buffed up and went down the driveway for a few photos..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[madboy]

Mate , just read from start to finish, what a find ,and what a job you've done that looks fantastic, you should be proud areal credit to you

[steven]

mint

[mini-adam]

so getting out and about to local car shows and getting some positive feedback, some you get like " could you not have done it original "

my answer is usually " the '70's brown velour didn't really appeal to me, besides that my 18yr old son wants to be able to drive this "

 

 

 

 

 

[Nossedout]

simply stunning!!

[grahama]

Fantastic result Adam,  all I am not with you on is the seats,  but as you have said,  your 18 year old son wants to drive it and Recaros are 'trendy' I suppose.  The mini looks stunning and it has all been worth it,  hope mine will be just as good.

 

Graham

[littlenelly69]

Fantastic Job, great pics, as you can see from my profile pic I've got a lot of work to do on mine.