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[alex-95]

Look's excellent

['Chop']

With new yokos and deep-dish mambas.
Just about fills the Group 5 arches now
Happy with that.
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Should get my 2 rolls of upholstery foam soon, to start 'Operation headlining and door cards'

[medicalgradenitrous]

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item27d5eff94e

in somerset aswell 

[Jmccrary]

Top job! And like everyone else, wicked paint job...I would love to have someone of your talent paint my car...keep it up!

['Chop']

 

A little video I did about a month ago of 'Chop'

Paintwork is now heaps better, but gives you some idea

['Chop']

 

And another from a while..... the first time I drove it (briefly)

['Chop']

For while read while ago!

[Leics1275]

'chop' this is simply stunning work, read that you're really disheartened by the BIVA and it'd be such a shame to see all the work you've done come to nought.

you need to beat the BIVA for the sake of all minikind !!

['Chop']

'chop' this is simply stunning work, read that you're really disheartened by the BIVA and it'd be such a shame to see all the work you've done come to nought.

you need to beat the BIVA for the sake of all minikind !!

Thanks....

 

But all out of 'fight' at the mo

[andy pandy]

Finish it, trailer it around as show car, then worry about iva later..

['Chop']

Upholstery foam arrived today, so thought I'd have a less taxing day in the garage making my door cards.....

 

Well, 3 hours later and I've barely scratched the surface of the 1st one!

 

I've got the making of the beer bottletop buttons down to 2 mins per button- 28 taking me over 2 hours

 

Trouble is, I reckon I need 700+ to finish it..... Much patience needed

 

 Picture 153.jpg   160.17K   26 downloads Close up

 

 Picture 150.jpg   163.67K   65 downloads Part done

['Chop']

I need to make another 18 button for this card so I can get some diagonals in there i.e.

 

o    o    o    o    o    o    o

   o    o    o    o    o    o

o    o    o    o    o    o    o

   o    o    o    o    o    o

o    o    o    o    o    o    o

 

Oh well, just another 650+ to make

[rally515]

Haha wow well thats great chop, whats the backing of these and how are you stopping them from breaking loose ?

['Chop']

Hard to explain......

 

So I did a sketch

 

 Picture 156.jpg   165.46K   47 downloads Button made up of split fastener pushed through washers and bottletop crimped onto these

 

 Picture 155.jpg   21.44K   64 downloads sort of close up of how it's attached. The bamboo forces the split legs of the fastener apart and stops it pulling out (and yes, I do know you can get 'fir tree' interior fasteners..... but they are like 10 pence EACH- one VERY TIGHT mini owner  )

 

Clear as mud, eh?

 

 

[Andyagl]

I love the idea with the interior.
And the paintwork is stunning.
This car is just the kick I need to get my own chop project finished.
I'm debating whether to take the roof down again. Currently 3 inch chop, but love the look of 6 inches. And so does the missus, lol.