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Gradual Resto Of My Ritz! I Say Gradual!


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#1 lulu85ritz

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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:10 PM

I baught my mini Ritz a year ago and have put a lot of money into it it's just gone through it's MOT this week so i was thinking of starting to do some more work to her. This is my progress so far.
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:16 PM

This was her when i got her! Really good condition just a few little thii owner will have. She had 36000 miles from 1 elderly lady owner which i'm in contact with she is in her 70's! As soon as i got her i had a head full of ideas for her and couldn't wait to get her home to Cornwall from Peterborough it only took 7 and a half hours! But uneventfull thank god!

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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:20 PM

So i started by changing a few minor things just for looks!
Such as clear indicators
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Then a new cooper style badge

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then some shiney new wipers
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:23 PM

She is looking good now i gave her a full valet as i used to do it for a job! Next on the list is wing mirrors!
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Not very happy with these they look to close to the car i think i will get a tex set they look much better i will leave these for a while.

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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:31 PM

Nice car :shifty:

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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:36 PM

I got some pics of the interior which i am not that keen on so that will be the first major change!
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:41 PM

Looks really tidy mate! Very original to. What else are you thinking of doing to it? =]

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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:43 PM

Nice car :shifty:

Thank you richw911 i love her i had a bright yellow modified mayfair as my first car so wanted another one! Heres a pic!
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:45 PM

Looks really tidy mate! Very original to. What else are you thinking of doing to it? =]

Well i am going to keep the colour the same and keep the decals but i want to put some 6x12 revolites on with group 2 race arches but keep the originals!

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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:45 PM

I also have a ritz :) Yours is a lot lot cleaner than mine though..looks sweet

Mine has black stripes down the side with the british flag and the chequer flag sticker at the back...must of had a respray at some point and differnt stickers put back on..

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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:49 PM

I also have a ritz :) Yours is a lot lot cleaner than mine though..looks sweet

Mine has black stripes down the side with the british flag and the chequer flag sticker at the back...must of had a respray at some point and differnt stickers put back on..

They are getting very rare LE's now as there is only 86 left on the road according to the DVLA!

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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:52 PM

Mine is my first car..the chap i bought it from had messed with the engine and parts were missing, the head had been off and it had been sitting in his garage for a while..It was good to put it all back together :)

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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:55 PM

Some other little mods i made just for cosmetics
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The wipers made such a difference!
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:58 PM

Mine is my first car..the chap i bought it from had messed with the engine and parts were missing, the head had been off and it had been sitting in his garage for a while..It was good to put it all back together :)

You will find a lot of mini's have been messed with i was lucky that it was an elderly woman that had mine so i know it hadn't been molested! I love putting parts back together too if i remember where they went! :)

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Posted 18 February 2012 - 04:59 PM

Heres mine

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I will be putting clear lenses on the front and replacing the grill as mine is a bit tatty but outside i am happy with...just want to sort the bits of rust out in the summer :D




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