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[Ben_O]

 

Hi Ben,

 

 

Crazy how?

 

Crazy fun! 

 

As has been said, the hoses are good and the thread you referred to is to do with n MOT in another country so does not apply here.

 

As for the door cards, if they do end up taking as long as they say to deliver, then you can of course take the car without them and we can forward them on to you.

It would be a shame to let the car go unfinished but it would be entirely up to you.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Ben_O]

Lots has been been happening the past few days.

 

The dash is finished

 

 

Which now makes the interior more or less complete. Just the door trims and a harness i think

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bonnet is also fitted which completes the outside

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just need to set up the tracking, castor and camber and then it can go for it's MOT.

 

I also have the sump guard which ill fit when i can get on the ramp next.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[skoughi]

Looks fantastic, superb quality. Also loving the clubby!

[johnR]

I've always been a fan of grey - very understated. looking good!
JohnR

[Ben_O]

Looks fantastic, superb quality. Also loving the clubby!

Cheers.

I must say, i thought of your Clubby when i saw this 1275GT this morning!

[Ben_O]

I've always been a fan of grey - very understated. looking good!
JohnR

I'm a massive fan of the colour.

When i first painted the door frames and skins, i thought, oh it's quite green but it really is lovely.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[GT Jimmy]

That's well smart. I wish I had the money to send the GT to you

[carthorse]

That is a great looking mini - nice and understated, but you know it means business. Especially loving the center switch panel, I'll deffo be trying to copy that idea one day!
Are you going to fit a wheel arch / cill trim?

[JDImini]

Hi Ben,

 

The car looks great with the bonnet on and the dash finished off

 

carthorse raised a good question about the sill trim, I can't remember if we said anything but we would like the chrome trim

 

Thanks

Darren

[JDImini]

I've always been a fan of grey - very understated. looking good!
JohnR

Thanks JohnR we thought long and hard about the colour and we're really please with how it's turned out

[Ben_O]

Hi Ben,

 

The car looks great with the bonnet on and the dash finished off

 

carthorse raised a good question about the sill trim, I can't remember if we said anything but we would like the chrome trim

 

Thanks

Darren

We had spoke about the sill and arch trim and i believe you decided against it but i am happy to order and fit them if you would like.

I have e-mailed you this afternoon about that.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Ben_O]

No pictures today as the car looks no different to yesterday but things have been happening.

 

Darren and Jack decided to run waterless coolant so before it can go in, a prep fluid needs to go in and run up to temperature to flush and nasties out of the system.

 

This took a good while due to air in the system which wouldn't allow enough fluid in and it wouldn't circulate properly  so i bled the system from the heater matrix hose using a pressure tester which solved the problem.

 

I ran it until the electric fan cut in and then switched off and then had to wait for the system to cool completely before draining. 

I wanted to get all of the prep fluid out so i used the pressure tester to pump the fluid out.

 

The waterless coolant is now in so that's another thing done.

 

I also plumbed in the oil pressure gauge and fitted the door bars for the roll cage.

 

Thursday, I shall be setting the castor, camber and tracking and then it should be ready for it's MOT.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[JDImini]

Hi Ben

 

 

Hi Ben,

 

The car looks great with the bonnet on and the dash finished off

 

carthorse raised a good question about the sill trim, I can't remember if we said anything but we would like the chrome trim

 

Thanks

Darren

We had spoke about the sill and arch trim and i believe you decided against it but i am happy to order and fit them if you would like.

I have e-mailed you this afternoon about that.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

 

Hi Ben,

 

yes please do order the chrome trim, I think I must have misunderstood, if we had a conversation previously, as I thought we had said didn't want wheel arches but did want the trim. I've replied to your email

 

Thanks

Darren

[domdee]

that grill and bonnet badge combo looks fantastic 

[minimissions]

This little mini is looking awesome, retro look minis is always the way to go in my book...