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[adamjohnson1990]

Update the van is getting closer to being in primer fingers crossed will be the end of this week

Im spending a lot of time looking into paint car anyone with any suggestions?

[minimissions]

Project looks like its going well and those seats look well nice mate well done :) watching this one!

[SAL 821X]

Update the van is getting closer to being in primer fingers crossed will be the end of this week

Im spending a lot of time looking into paint car anyone with any suggestions?

NOT YELLOW! at this rate you'll be done well before me... hahahaha

[adamjohnson1990]

I'm hoping it will be ready soon. I was told it would have been finished 3 months ago

Will hopefully be in primer tomorrow / thursday took some pics last time I was there









I saw this at the Transport museum in Coventry it's a rear wheel stered mini which the they use to work out the rear stearing for the world fasted car

[mk1leg]

thats a great project...keeps the pics coming..................

[stretch tech]

looking good mate, the heated seat pads are a great idea i went to the Coventry transport museum the other week and saw this mini, took loads of pics and spent ages getting in every one else's way did you notice that they had gas welded new A panels onto the car and the rear steering is a chopped up front subframe

Keep up the great work

Rhys

Edited by TH3aRchit3ct95, 22 May 2012 - 07:57 PM.

[adamjohnson1990]

Thanks for the comments guys love to hear what others think

I didn't no il have to have a closer look at the pics

Been to see the van today it's now in the booth waiting to have its first coat of primer in the morning then to spend the day in the sun (alright for sum)










Looking like it will be ready be the school holidays which is always a good thing as I work in a school so have lots of time to rebuild and get it into primer :-D

Keep the comments coming

[mk3 Cooper S]

looking good, What colour are you going for?

[SAL 821X]

Looks like it's going to be super smooth Adam.

I hit a stumbling block with mine over the weekend in that the rear subby wont refit as the heel boards I had repaired have spaced the mounts out... set me back abit but must soldier on.

[adamjohnson1990]

looking good, What colour are you going for?

I'm going for black with a white roof not very classical but hence the retro mini van

Looks like it's going to be super smooth Adam.

I hit a stumbling block with mine over the weekend in that the rear subby wont refit as the heel boards I had repaired have spaced the mounts out... set me back abit but must soldier on.

Oh no that's rubbish I was very lucky with mine had no shearing bolts went in and out very smoothly after a trip to potters bar for new radius arms from mini spares as it was stuck on my machanics ramp and had mist next day delivery.

[adamjohnson1990]

Moving quickly now been back down tonight it's now in primer





Roof hopefully to be painted on Monday

Love reading the comments that people write

[adamjohnson1990]

Some exciting news and some news which is just frustrating

The exciting news is the roof is painted :-D





The bad new is the primer is just falling off the etch primer :-/ so it's all in need of being stripped and re done no one as any ideas y this happened. So still waiting for them to finish

I might get him home one day

[SAL 821X]

Mate gutted for you... bloody minis lol ;) just when you think your getting close.

[adamjohnson1990]

Went to see the van yesterday and it looks like it has gone back by about 2 weeks but the guys have got hold of some etch primer which BMW use so should work this time

Fingers crossed this time next week it may be in paint and then it's put back together and MOT time

[Magnetagz]

Gutted for you bud, something you have to put up with on Minis; their stubbornness to be restored.
Your still way ahead of me if that makes you feel any better ;)

Edited by MagnetizedMINI, 10 June 2012 - 06:12 PM.