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[Spherix]

Is the colour Speedwell Blue?

Yes it is Speedwell blue

Very much inspired by https://www.theminif...e-custom/page-8 by Spherix

I've been missing from the forum for a while, but its nice and motivating to see this car come together now im lurking again! Great work.

[colinf1]

My goodness me, what a battle to get the fixed side window in. About 2 hours yesterday and another hour and a half today and it's finally in. New rubber seems to be a shade too big and very tough. Hoping the other side goes a bit smoother.

[70K1100]

I see the red trim on the quarter panel. Are you going to have a full red interior?

[colinf1]

I see the red trim on the quarter panel. Are you going to have a full red interior?

Red and black, but I'm just reusing the interior that was in the car when I got it. it's all in good condition, door cards needed a repaint and carpet needed replacing, but seats are fine once there cleaned and frames given a paint.

Got the other fixed window in, less of a struggle with this as I had half an idea of what to do. But it's not sitting exactly right on lower B post, needs to go in a shade more but can't get it to budge. Maybe once car is on its wheels I can get more weight behind it.



Also got drivers door window in, but my goodness it's stiff to wind up, hopefully it loosens up a bit with use..

[70K1100]

I missed a fair bit of your build and had to go back and read more.   It will look quite nice when it's finished.   I'm now considering Speedwell Blue for my mini if I ever get it that far.

[colinf1]

Got the passenger window in, inner and outer weather strips put on too. Opted to stick these on rather than use the clips that will rust in no time.

[colinf1]

Got door handle on passenger door. Holes for it where about 3mm out on the magnum door skin. I should have tried a handle on before paint, but there's a lot of things I should have done differently 🤣🤣

Wheels came back from powder-coaters, getting the tyres put on tomorrow. I'm measuring 35mm of tyre thread exposed so have to figure out what arches to run with.

This is with a 20mm spacer, I'm going to remove that and change studs for shorter ones..





I might hold off until its back on its wheels to measure tyre thread when it's sat on its wheels..

Passenger door levers also put on and door card test fitted. Need some lagging tape to go behind lever rods to prevent rattles.

[stuart bowes]

white wheels gotta love that  

 

*thumbs up

[colinf1]

white wheels gotta love that  

 

*thumbs up

 

Where meant to be silver, but they turned out a slightly metallic grey...

[stuart bowes]

ah ok  'classy white'  lol

[colinf1]

Rear screen cleaned of decals and in...



Had hoped to keep the original dealer sticker, but it was flaking off so just removed it.

Also got tyres fitted to rims and new wheel nuts to suit. Think I can get away without arches...

[Viktor]

I personally prefer the chrome trim, rather than wheel arches. I think it looks better, but just my opinion.

 

Good progress so far, you will be driving it in no time!

[colinf1]

Picked up a windscreen fillet tool on Amazon and managed to get it next day delivery, which is highly unusual for Ireland. Order 11pm, arrived next day at 1pm.

Put it to good use, front screen is in, locking strip on front and rear just need trimmed and thats all the glass in!

[colinf1]

All glass in, locking strips cut and tidied up. Drivers door weather strips installed, all levers put on and connected to latch. Just waiting on a small parcel from minispares with door handle gaskets before I can put door cards on properly.

Front hub studs swapped out for shorter ones, wheels put onto car and pallet removed. It's on axles stands until the front to rear pipes and battery cable are finished, then it could be lowered onto it's wheels....but one tyre has gone down, not sure if it's the valve or the tyre bead.

Front number plate, seat locking bars, handbrake lever and cable, drivers side floor bungs and underlay. Need to find 1 bung that has gone AWOL and refill my mini gas torch for heating the seal to finish passenger side.

[colinf1]

Another good run at it today, all floor bungs in and extra bit of protection with some seam sealer on the outside of them. Rear seats put in, then got the rest of the underlay in, then was time to start on the carpet. Budget set from minispares, but looks fairly decent. Bit hard to fit in places, but got there in the end. Steering rack centred and steering column put in. Wheel then centred on column. All in and torqued up.





Hopefully get the brake lines done tomorrow, then it's nearly engine fitting time!