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[DylPhil]

Dayum, The flares are going to be huge haha Nice nice

[Gremlin]

How are you going to fill the gaps between the bits of fibre glass? Is there a good fibreglass glue which you could use to stick a piece of plastic to the back

[olds_kool_lews]

Prob gonna fill the gaps with more fibreglass matting and fibreglass bridging filler?

Its lookin awsome so far, keepin my eye on this!

[digler]

Yeah just that, it worked fine with my last arches.

[stocky]

This is great. I love seeing updates on this. This car is pure porn I tell you!

[rickjames]

brilliant!!!

[mayoturbo]

This is looking good

[digler]

So ive got the front end all welded up, the inner wings made,the scuttle done, pillers de seamed,and the dash top panel welded.
So then it was onto the sides. Ive folded some galv steel to make the sills, and ive made them so the seam is at the bottom of the panel, making the side look lower.








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[digler]

You can see with these pictures that the steering wheel is more or less in the same place as my other mini, just at a differant angle, so very happy how it turned out.

[digler]

Now for the back window, i want to fit a plastic window in, but i don't like the frame that holds the window in place, and as the window surrounds are shot i thought i'd try something a little differant.
What ive done is made a new frame that the new window will be bonded and bolted to, but the window will be flush with the side of the car, like they are on newer cars. Ive made the back piller wider too, this will give me something to hide my fuel pipe behind and to give it a differant side look.

[digler]

So thats one side all welded now!







Had a look at my old arches , think this is what i'll go for.

[Artful Dodger]

Yes those arches will look awsome!!

Safe to say this will be the most badass mini on the scene! Especial when it gets all sideways!;)

[80' Estate]

Great progress, those arches will look awesome! you make it look so simple I wish I had those skills!

[digler]

Thanks i think it will look ace once done, can't wait!!

Just a last few pictures of it now with the front end on and back door, got my grill this week too.

[Gashmonster]

All I can say is wow

You are a genius