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[Mr Frosty]

Any tips Dan as I have to do mine on Saturday. Looks great!

[mini danny]

Thanks guys !! Appricate it !! Can't wait to get it into paint either !!! Not far away I hope !!

Any tips Dan as I have to do mine on Saturday. Looks great!

Take your time don't rush or you'll end up doing it twice and make sure it's 100%, making sure it's KEY'ed off enough, also make sure you give it a good panel wipe to degrease it ect. Thanks man ! PM me if you need any pointers


Got the subframes and steering on tonight so she's fully rolling and has steering

Front subframe is in loose, as will come out when bay is painted.


It's all a bit dusty as been sat around,



Rear subframe in





Now front on to, I love seeing it back on its wheels !!








Please excuse the mess been concentrating on working on the van rather than tidying,
When vans at paint unit is getting stripped and tidied.


Got my self a nice list to do tomorrow night. Gonna be a long night for me !


Dan

[mini danny]

Well yesterday she rolled outside into the sunshine for the first time in a year !!

Then got loaded up and is now at dans off here to be painted.








In the trailer ready for he 200 mile trip




More updates as soon as my mate dan gets his arse into gear and get her done haha

[JCP]

Wow, some top work gone into that little gem, can't wait to see her painted

[minimissions]

Can't wait to see this return... How long roughly do you think it will take?

[mini danny]

Cheers guys !! I'm so excited to get her back its unreal !!

Can't wait to get her into paint :)

Hoping to have her back around 6-8 weeks giving me 2 weeks to build her up going to be tight but should be able to get her done.


Thanks Dan

[minimissions]

Cheers guys !! I'm so excited to get her back its unreal !!

Can't wait to get her into paint :)

Hoping to have her back around 6-8 weeks giving me 2 weeks to build her up going to be tight but should be able to get her done.


Thanks Dan

Fair enough that would be cutting it very fine but like you say thats do able just have everything ready to go :)

[Mr Frosty]

Good to have a deadline although a little tight.

I will be lucky to be ready for next year? Onwards and upwards!!!

[mini danny]

Yup deadline is going to be tight, I'm going to have a good tidy up and have everything sat ready and waiting to be bolted on, so hopefully won't take me to long.

MR frosty, get your arse into gear and get her done, easy have it done this year ;)

Dan

[Mr Frosty]

That's me told then. In my defence it's been twenty years since I rebuilt my last clubman so like TET I'm a little rusty!

[myredmini]

Vans all tucked up in my garage now, will have an update at the weekend for you all. Cutting it close on the deadline for l2b but im going at it!

[mini danny]

That's me told then. In my defence it's been twenty years since I rebuilt my last clubman so like TET I'm a little rusty!

Good man it will all Come flooding back.

Vans all tucked up in my garage now, will have an update at the weekend for you all. Cutting it close on the deadline for l2b but im going at it!

Good man get cracking ;) will up next weekend to help ! Miss the old girl

[mini danny]

Well myredmini got sme done on the weekend, started to paint strip it, he came across this !!

I found signs of it being sign written on the other side but this is clear evidence it use to be owned by stepnell who still are in trading today and are only 10 mile up the road from me !!


















Her new home for a few weeks





Now I'm unsure what to do paint wise !! Ild love OEW but now unsure to go grey and have it sign written like it was back in the 80's.....

Going over to dans tomorrow for the long bank holiday to help out.


Dan

[Mr Frosty]

Well I never paint stripper that actually strips paint! I thought the H&S had killed it.

The stuff my dad got could not strip the film of a cup of cold tea!!

 

Grey with the old school block sign writing would be a good look.

[myredmini]

This paint stripper is about 15 year old

 

But you can go to a proper automotive paint supplier that supplies to the trade you will be able to get some paint stripper that will work just as good. I use it at work and its great!