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#31 Wack

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Posted 28 December 2018 - 10:36 PM

I like the look of this build will enjoy watching this one come along

#32 simplyminis

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Posted 06 January 2019 - 07:14 PM

Subframe stripped cleaned painted and started to rebuild

 

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#33 g111mds

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Posted 07 January 2019 - 08:31 PM

Some really nice work on the shell. Cage looks great!

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Posted 07 January 2019 - 08:48 PM

Enjoyed reading through your progress so far.

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Posted 08 January 2019 - 08:01 PM

cheers....

 

little buy off ebay for £10!!! with a little tlc they look a bit better

 

 

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#36 Vinay-RS

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Posted 09 January 2019 - 04:23 AM

Nice spark plug caps :) 


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#37 giannoutsos

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Posted 12 January 2019 - 10:33 AM

Nice little touch, keep it going.
I am using ngk caps in mine.

John

Edited by giannoutsos, 12 January 2019 - 10:37 AM.


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Posted 12 January 2019 - 06:12 PM

Etch primed today

 

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Posted 13 January 2019 - 04:08 PM

Spend the day priming!!!

Ive used about 5 litres of primer so should good coverage

 

1st coat

 

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finished

 

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#40 simplyminis

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Posted 18 January 2019 - 07:41 PM

some buys this week

 

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Posted 19 January 2019 - 02:20 PM

Like the subtle changes to this.. great work.. keep it up.

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Posted 19 January 2019 - 07:39 PM

Cheers should have the paint sometime this week so will be painting under the bonnet rear for the engine to go in



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Posted 20 January 2019 - 07:15 PM

Project rear subframe today..... all stripped now radius arms cleaned and painted just about to order some bits to rebuild  

 

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Edited by simplyminis, 20 January 2019 - 07:15 PM.


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Posted 20 January 2019 - 10:55 PM

Before you paint the interior - if you're going to use a Mark 1 switch panel you need to reduce the size of the hole in the lower dash rail as shown - I didn't realize until mine had been painted and it had to go back in for the changes. 

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Posted 26 January 2019 - 06:19 PM

so we have colour..... early cooper colour willow green! plan is to go with a fiat cappuccino roof

Inside, under the bonnet and boot painted today.

Next is to paint underneath before my it goes to my mate body shop

 

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