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[stretch tech]

hi all, small update.

speaker board made in 10mm ply wood (we will fit it all properly and will take it out to wrap once i have a roll of carpet)

i'll keep the cardboard template too



speakers in situ



with covers on



grill modified for spot lights to bolt through the gap between the bottom 2nd and 3rd runner

barley noticeable...perfect









Rhys

[stretch tech]

hi all, my new 110db horn arrived this morning so we fitted that first...out with the old (left) and in with the new (right), very subtle upgrade



fitted the rear carpet and then we fitted my four component speakers under the rear seat and wired in my USB radio...very happy with the sound quality and loudness, we only turned it up to a third volume and we could barley hear each other speaking........sweeeeet



i'll get a bit of carpet this week and wrap the speaker and boot board

we're going back in the garage now to fit my grill and spots

Rhys

[stretch tech]

found some photos of when Cliff was in the paint shop



































































it had to be done



Rhys

Edited by stretch tech, 07 July 2012 - 03:34 PM.

[ToM 2012]

that looks really nice done a cracking job well done

[Rich286]

Brilliant shine on that ! Looking good

[josh.goddard]

really does look good

[stretch tech]

hi all, i couldn't get on the forum last night so here is the rest of the progress from yesterday

fitted the spot lamps through the grill although we couldn't wire them up fully as we didn't have a 12v relay







Rhys

Edited by stretch tech, 12 July 2012 - 07:50 PM.

[stretch tech]

that looks really nice done a cracking job well done

Brilliant shine on that ! Looking good

really does look good

thank you all very much

[Noah]

Rhys, I know this was a while ago, but when you painted your engine, what paint did you use? and what prep did you do?

[stretch tech]

Rhys, I know this was a while ago, but when you painted your engine, what paint did you use? and what prep did you do?

hi noah, i used box standard gold hammerite brush paint and silver alloy wheel paint for everything else...wire brush, degrease, truck wash and an air line over to get the moisture off then a few coats of paint, comes up a treat

Rhys

Edited by stretch tech, 09 July 2012 - 07:02 PM.

[stretch tech]

hi all, not much progress but here goes. we took the speaker board out of the car yesterday and my dad took it to work and cut a new one as the old one had been adjusted to fit and had split at the end when we came to it the next day and i also got a metre by 2 metre length of black carpet to wrap the speaker board, whilst it is out, and my boot board my dad is at a golf weekend away as of tomorrow so i will refit the board + speakers, the rest of the carpet, rear door cards (after a clean) and all the seats and seat belts (again after a good clean) so hopefully the car will look pretty much finished as of Saturday afternoon i now also have a 12v relay so my spots can be wired through to the dash

i still need to get a few finishing bits and pieces:

-standard dash switch for my spots
-thirty pin stripes (already have the three decals)
-rear mud flaps
-a black hand brake gator as the exposed handbrake lets the interior down imo
-new number plates
-stone guards for the head lamps and spots (i might make them myself as i cant find any to fit my spots )
-maybe a 'mini' boot badge but undecided yet as they were originally fitted to thirties but i do like the smoother look at the moment
-oh, and a cigarette lighter thing for my nav sat

Rhys

Edited by stretch tech, 12 July 2012 - 07:51 PM.

[stretch tech]

PS: as of next weekend, i am starting sell off my spare parts so pretty much anything you've seen in this build that hasn't been used on the car will be for sale, i will advertise in the for sale section and links to ebay auctions

[stretch tech]

hi all, toady i spent a few hours in the garage when i got home from collage

i wrapped my boot board





it really finishes off the boot area nicely



then i wrapped my newly cut speaker board



cut the holes for the speakers out



fitted the speakers and the covers





wired them back up a fitted the board (forgot to take pic) and it looks great against the red carpet when i tested my speakers though, i found that my two middle 5.25" speakers aren't working after a diagnosis with my tester, i found that my ebay purchased wire is faulty (the other two had proper automotive wire with them and they work fine) there is power to them but the negatives are both bust

Rhys

[stretch tech]

hi all, spent 8 or so hours on Cliff today....the interior is now finished

every part of the interior is original bar the new carpets as the old ones were damp, torn and filthy

















note my very sophisticated safety device i absolutely love this interior, best one ever factory fitted to a mini if you ask me



nice mean looking photo



whilst i was sat in the drivers seat, for the first time in 11 months, i messed around with my radio settings (inbetween making engine noises and pretending i was screaming through a rally stage ) i tried adjusting the balance of my speakers as the two middle ones are wired as fronts but they still just hum when i turn them up so i'm going to have to get some proper automotive speaker wire from somewhere...ebay, here i come (i'll never learn )

comments welcome

Rhys

[Alex_B]

Loooking good! very nice interior, keep meaning to make my interior a bit nicer, so i'm thinking new carpet set is the way forward, really looks good!

wont be long till you are steaming down a twisty b road pretending again you are on a rally stage