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[camp freddy]

I've just been taking a look at your photos on photobucket. Those brace bars for you flip-front look fantastic. Did you make them yourself?

I have the normal square section brace bars on my flip-front but I much prefer your round version.

Luke.

Yes Luke, I made them at work using a manual pipe bender.

There could be a market for them! I would be interested in a set and maybe others would too.

Luke.

don't think the bosses would like me to start making them to sell, plus it's a bit time
consuming doing them by hand.

[camp freddy]

done a bit more this afternoon, decided to lighten the
doors to reduce the weight applied to the hinges,

door before



after lightening



filled in the n/s drip channel

before



after



have now cut a slot for water vent off as on early mini shells.

also done a bit more work on the rear quarters and the
boot lid, got all the Led's for the number plate light so
hopefully will be sorting out over the weekend.

[camp freddy]

done a little bit this afternoon, waxoiled the inside of
my doors, and red oxided the cut out parts.
helped someone move house this morning ,earned £100
so will spend it on the Rat..

[panelbeaterpeter]

Looking great Freddy! Arches look spot on. What wheels are you planning on running?

[camp freddy]

Looking great Freddy! Arches look spot on. What wheels are you planning on running?

I got some 13'' alloys with the car when i bought it, running 175 tyres but they are
inset dish, to use them i'll have to have spacers 1/2 or so as they sit too far inside
the arches. would like starmags or deep dish super lights.
was toying with using steel 13'' wheels the same colour as the car with a chrome hub cap

this sort of thing





but with some offset.

[panelbeaterpeter]

Mmm that would look great! you could use wide steel 13's with moon discs... go for the salt racer look!

[Bungle]

those wheels are different

[camp freddy]

a wide body coloured rim with a moon disc completely filling
the inside that would be different!!

[panelbeaterpeter]

It would be awesome! come on, do it. I dare ya!

[MiniDick]

I've looked at most of your resto (I don't get on here much) You've done a cracking job, wish you was my next door neighbour! As for the wheels, I'd go for your idea mate.

[camp freddy]

I've looked at most of your resto (I don't get on here much) You've done a cracking job, wish you was my next door neighbour! As for the wheels, I'd go for your idea mate.

will have to run with wheels i have got at the moment, will have to source
some rims and centers and make up my own steel wheels..

[camp freddy]

got my resistors today, popped out and fitted and wired up the LED's
to see what they look like,



don't look too bad, pic looks a bit darker as no flash was used.

[jack_marshall]

Very niiiiiiiiiiice.

Mucho impressedo.

[camp freddy]

Looking great Freddy! Arches look spot on. What wheels are you planning on running?

I got some 13'' alloys with the car when i bought it, running 175 tyres but they are
inset dish, to use them i'll have to have spacers 1/2 or so as they sit too far inside
the arches. would like starmags or deep dish super lights.
was toying with using steel 13'' wheels the same colour as the car with a chrome hub cap

this sort of thing





but with some offset.

had a word with my old man tonight about putting together
my own wheels, as he built his own for one of his hot rods.
he told me you can't buy seperate rims anymore as you are
not allowed to build your own wheels anymore 'bummer'

but we'll have to see what i can come up with.

[mini_surfari]

you could buy a set of 13" steels and have them banded?