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[Ben_O]

Pete, i have been thinking about it alot and i would like to formally invite you to come and paint my Mini 

[rally515]

Wow thats a very nice colour, looks ace!

 

Nice job Pete, and as above, come and paint mine cars aswell ;)

[RossKnight]

paint mine first! Mine is actually going to be ready for paint this weekend ;)

 

Can't wait to mess it up with paint runs and orange peel

 

 

This is going to be a show winning car!

[Marco1972]

Garage lined with poly
 

 
 

 
 
Flatted, degreased and dust removed with a tack rag
 

 
 
Basecoat thinned 50%
Clear coat is Max Meyer HS 0200 2:1 &10% thinners
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Pete

That Looks the dogs danglers !!!

I'm in the line with the rest of the guys for you to paint my car.

[Petrol]

It’s not that difficult to get a reasonable finish when spraying. I posted up a how to when I did the arches. If it helps, I can post up some more pics with a detailed explanation.

 

 

This is going to be a show winning car!

 

 

LOL, if this car was shown, the judge would have a heart attack! “non originale” probably best describes it - It’s going to end up being a Mk 2.3.4.5 It was an MPI shell but will end up looking more like a Mk3 with the slotted inner wing for the radiator, 5.5 gallon tank and all the rest of it. Head is from a 68’ 998 cooper, roof is from the early 80’s I think. Dash top rail, and bulkhead. Hmmm can’t remember. Might of mentioned it before but the plan is to build a Mini using (what I consider) to be the best bits from over the years – Bit of a hybrid.

Pete
 

 

[Minicruiser]

That blue looks gorgeous.

Superb paint job

[evansisgreat]

The idea of cherry picking the best bits from the best years is exactly the idea Singer use when making their 911s. This should be a great car.

[Petrol]

It's just a case of picking all the right bits

 

Biggest masking up job I've ever done

 

 

It's not a good idea to stone chip on areas where parts are bolted to the shell. particularly suspension pic up points. These were masked out properly

 

 

 

 

3L of 3M 08868 and it's instant bling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mentioned before that Terta and budget underseals / stonechips don't last as they flake off after a while. 3M is OEM spec and lasts

 

Pete

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ben_O]

very nice!

[Jared Mk3]

Looks really neat that!

[bluemini17]

Truly magnificent, I like the OEM feel to it, perfect

[Petrol]

Uprated front suspension mounts & HT plated bolts

 

 

Seam sealed the bolt head and drilled out the drain hole at the bottom to spray some zinc paint into the void.

 

 

To prevent this happening again

 

 

I applied seam sealer to the shock mount before fitting

 

 

Fitted

 

 

It's important to tighten the bolts in stages when doing this. This enables the sealant to ooze out. I probably nipped them up about 6 times over an hour to ensure good mechanical contact to the shell.

 

Pete

 

 

[Badboytunes]

Holy moly, thats impressive............. I bow down to your attention to detail.

 

 

Top work, looking forward to seeing the end result.

[domdee]

i can see you setting a trend with this build

 

i for one will definitely use several of you methods! 

[mini_in_progress]

Send last night and tonight reading this entire thread for inspiration and wow.... amazing work mate.attention to detail is spot on

Keep it upmate and it Will be on the road in no time...