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[Mini Manannán]

Wish you lived on this rock Ben...

[Ben_O]

The headlining is finished

 

I'm pleased with it especially as it's the first canopy type one i have done and with a sunroof to boot.

 

I did take some photos of the finished article but they didn't come out well enough to show it really.

 

Left to do is fit sunroof, fit bonnet, stick on stripes and bleed brakes then it's over to the customer to fit the remaining parts that he had removed before we started.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Rich1978]

Hi Ben

I bet your pleased that job is done.Cant wait to see it all finished,the last pics you put on here look really good.

Cheers Rich.

[Ben_O]

Hi Ben

I bet your pleased that job is done.Cant wait to see it all finished,the last pics you put on here look really good.

Cheers Rich.

I quite enjoyed it. It just takes time and patience.

 

Ill give you a call as soon as it's done and you can pop over and see it finished. perhaps bring the linkage kit and rubbers and ill fit them between then and tony bringing it back to you,

 

Cheers 

 

Ben

[Rich1978]

Ok Ben speak soon.

[Ben_O]

So close now

 

 

 

[Rich1978]

Looking good Ben.😄

[Ben_O]

Looking good Ben.

Just the sunroof lid to go on and the stripes now.

 

Colin has done most of the polishing today so will put on the side stripes tomorrow AM whilst i put the sunroof on.

 

Ben

[Ben_O]

Well the Golf has come to the end of it's time with us now.

 

It will be over to the customer now to finish off the rest which is mainly the glass, bumpers, trims and lights, all of which were removed before we started.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking. The next restoration starts tomorrow and there will be a separate thread for it if anyone is interested. It is a Mini belonging to a fellow TMF member which is to become a trackday toy.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Rich1978]

Looks nice with the stripes and arches back on,is there any chance you could get tony to drop it back Friday?

[Ben_O]

Ill give him a call tomorrow morning and see if he can do it.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Ben_O]

Here is a link to our latest Mini restoration

 

http://www.theminifo...-isle-of-wight/

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Rich1978]

Hi Ben

Thanks for trying with the gear linkage,like you say it should be OK to drive,did you put rubbers on ok?

[Ben_O]

Hi Ben

Thanks for trying with the gear linkage,like you say it should be OK to drive,did you put rubbers on ok?

I put on the rubber U channel on the front door shuts to tie back the edges of the A and B post vinyls but by the time i had looked into the linkage kit, i ran out of time to do the seals as they need to be glued in.

i have left them in the front foot well for you.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Rich1978]

Ok cheers Ben,will prob do that tomorrow.