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[ToM 2012]

You have done a superb job so far, bet its really rewarding seeing things coming together after so long.

thanks daz yes i am feeling much happier that what i have achieved for my first time welding and cutting metal panels down that are dear and i could of made a big shambles at it. in some places i do see it is not as good as other peoples welding i should of been more neater on the welding but hopefully i can only get better. i think after this one the next one shouldnt take as long due to knowing what to do and etc. cheers tom  

Edited by ToM 2012, 22 May 2014 - 06:01 PM.

[ToM 2012]

Great work !

thanks rocket 

[ToM 2012]

Ace mate cracking job!

thanks ad 

[Minilegs]

Tom, I'm shocked ! Have the pixies been In ? Bloody fantastic progress there mate! You have made a fantastic job of this ! You should be very proud of what you have achieved , it's amazing how far you've got , and you've left me on the horizon ! And you reckoned I would be in paint first?! No chance lol, I'm still fighting rust 😔

[ToM 2012]

how do mate long time no speak! where you been hiding? and thanks mate yes i finally cracked on with it i have a long way still but hoping to get it in spray shop by end of july thanks mate

Edited by ToM 2012, 22 May 2014 - 06:44 PM.

[Minilegs]

Lol mate I ain't been hiding 😃 I started a course to finally get official qualifications for what I do, so most of my evenings have been taken up by that, but I've still had a few evenings on the mini, but very slow progress. Hopefully I will finish the course by September so can crack on again in Ernest then, but you'll be finished and on the road by then !!

[ToM 2012]

lol all i want is a nice solid painted shell by the end of september and then progress will go proper slow as i need to get all the original parts cleaned up and rebuild ready to go on. hopefully this time next year it will be on the road. thats the plan but anything could happen. cheers tom 

[Daz1968]

When finished is it one with the grey fleck trim, if so my car is a 62 deluxe so can help identify parts in the future if needed, am just starting to put mine back together.

[ToM 2012]

hi daz do you mean the color of the interior trim? if so it was all red inside but it was all recovered so its not the original interior to this year of car it could of been grey. but i most likely to go with the red again as it does stand out. thanks tom 

[freaker]

I think it hurt cutting that rear panel
With its price tag

Freaker

[ToM 2012]

hi freaker it did hurt lol 

[Daz1968]

Mine is a 62 deluxe, door cards and rear cards are green, dash trim is grey fleck and seats are green and grey fleck and is floor start, what year is this one, but plain red will look good but think there was two reds on early cars. But you have plenty of time to plan the interior more important things to do first.

[ToM 2012]

yeh i think at the start of the build on page one you can see what the interior was like i am pritty sure it was recovered tho as the seller told me this. its a 1963 cheers tom 

[Ben_O]

Hi tom.

Glad you finally got your back panel!

 

Is it in the right place? only in the photos, it looks like the lip where the bottom of the window rubber fits is too high.

 

Oh i hope its just the photo  

 

Ben 

[ToM 2012]

hi ben yes it is high i need to grind it down level with the original window. i couldnt fit the hole new rear panel as the window size is different so i have had to cut it like i have. it will be fine once i weld grind it back. thanks tom