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[megamini_jb]

Is it alright if I use the 3rd picture on my work computer and ipad?

[Chris1992]

Shame about the monkey tyre fitters... But oh my god, it looks amazing!! That last picture is awesome. Never has a mini sat so perfect <3

 

cheers mate! yeah tiz a real shame... ah well, ******* happens eh? ... ive got big plans regarding the stance. its definitely going to be lower in the future 

[Chris1992]

Is it alright if I use the 3rd picture on my work computer and ipad?

 

by all means! i feel honoured! 

[Ben_O]

They look even better than i imagined they would.

 

i would have sent them the bill for the powdercoating,

[Chris1992]

another little update with some of the other things ive been up to.

 

i decided my boot build was less than impressive. so i decided it could do with a good spruce up.

 

heres how it looked before, pretty grey....

 

 

 

so i started tearing it all apart...

 

 

got the metal logos off one of the amps so i could paint it properly

 

 

hand painted the black parts of these

 

 

masked the amps up for paint

 

 

came out pretty good. didnt even bother with any primer lol

 

 

i then turned my attention to the bootlid.... the paint was a bit rough and i didnt like the grey carpet... and i was holding a black rattle can.... why the hell not?

 

before...

 

 

after

 

 

more stickersssss

 

 

and here how it looks now, pretty pleased with it! matches the style of the car better now

 

 

 

and since i still had some stickerbomb left... this will look better once ive done the door cards in black

 

 

a few cheeky slices of retro

 

 

and speaking of retro, i switched up my side window stickers a bit (terrible photo)

 

 

down and out sticker, courtesy of roofless

 

 

 

also fitted mt springalex wheel

 

 

 

and finally, i had a play around with my dads sprite hubcaps. looks pretty cool, but i dont think they fit the look im going for

 

[rally515]

I actualy do like the look of those wheels and hubcaps combo, you have a very smart mini Chris and no doubt alot of envious followers  .

[Chris1992]

I actualy do like the look of those wheels and hubcaps combo, you have a very smart mini Chris and no doubt alot of envious followers  .

 

thanks a lot mate, i certainly do get a bit of attention, especially with the new wheels  and iove every second of it ... im still swaying with the hub caps, but hopefully the beauty rings im waiting for will fit the bill even better 

[tomb1992]

dem Wheels!!! Hub caps make a massive difference       . hows it driving with them guessing is a bit more sprightly with lighter wheels? also did to do the boot lining yourself or buy a kit of some kind? 

[Midas Mk1]

dem Wheels!!! Hub caps make a massive difference       . hows it driving with them guessing is a bit more sprightly with lighter wheels? also did to do the boot lining yourself or buy a kit of some kind? 

Surely steels are heavier??

Looks awesome, nearly got a set of 7' imp banded steels a few years back :thumbup:

[psmini]

Thought it looked good with the banded steels but then you added the hubcaps and it went to another level! Awesome!

[Chris1992]

Thought it looked good with the banded steels but then you added the hubcaps and it went to another level! Awesome!

 

 

 

dem Wheels!!! Hub caps make a massive difference       . hows it driving with them guessing is a bit more sprightly with lighter wheels? also did to do the boot lining yourself or buy a kit of some kind? 

Surely steels are heavier??

Looks awesome, nearly got a set of 7' imp banded steels a few years back :thumbup:

 

 

 

JuBoy (i think that was his name) had a set of banded imp steels on his mini. looked insane! 

 

 

dem Wheels!!! Hub caps make a massive difference       . hows it driving with them guessing is a bit more sprightly with lighter wheels? also did to do the boot lining yourself or buy a kit of some kind? 

 

 

cheers guys! i do like the hubcaps too, but i dont think im going to use them... sorry!   

 

yeah the steelies are a bit heavier than the ultralites, and has made it a little bit twitchier to drive (tho not much) ... still, im not building a race car 

[Yams]

Those hub caps look sweet. Where did you get them from?

[Chris1992]

Those hub caps look sweet. Where did you get them from?

 

theyre my dads. off his 59 austin healy sprite 

[Chris1992]

I DID A BAD THING!!! 

 

 

 

yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaah....

 

i shouldnt be left alone with ebay or stuff like this happens haha. anyway, after doing a bit of thinking, i realised that i was probably going to end up spending around 2 grand on having a new diff fitted and getting the 295 head rebuilt, so i decided that it would be better to just put the money into another engine.

 

so, what we have here is a 1275 A+ (i think) with all the gubbins that belong with it. the only work i know of is that its had the 940 head skimmed. apparently its was only taken out because he wanted to fit a 1380, and only had one small oil leak from the rocker cover. the plate with the engine number on is missing but has a metro rocker cover fitted... probably just added by the previous bloke. all in all im pretty pleased with what i got for £550

 

it was described as in perfect working order, and basically ready to be fitted after a good tidy up, but i wont be sure of that until i fire it up for the first time. he sent me a link to a video of the engine in the car and running two weeks ago although there seems to be bit of a weird knocking noise. i hope someone can reassure me  ... at the end of the day though, if it needs a rebuild then im not too fussed as it is something that i want to learn, plus it would give me a chance to maybe upgrade a couple things 

 

heres a link to the video:  

 

and here is the original listing:   http://cgi.ebay.co.u...E:X:RTQ:GB:1123

[Ben_O]

sounds awful on tickover.

 

Hope it's nothing serious mate

 

Ben