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[Ben_O]

Few more bits and bobs in the engine bay

 

 

 

Cheers

Ben 

[austinseven]

Few more bits and bobs in the engine bay

 

 

 

Cheers

Ben 

You could eat your dinner off that

[johnR]

very nice

[JAYSONIC 79 IOW]

Lovely job Ben

[InnoCooperExport]

Great stuff as ever Ben, just read all of this and it's wonderful to see the transformation. I wish mine was coming together like this one is!

[Ben_O]

I've now got the last of the body prep done

 

 

But before I paint it, I wanted to paint the inaodes of the boot lid and bonnet.

 

 

 

I also did all the hinges too.

 

Once that was done, I masked up the body

 

 

And then painted it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then unmasked 

 

 

 

Ready to continue the rebuild next week.

 

Cheers

Ben

[johnR]

Nice colour (beautifully applied as usual)

[Mr Brum]

Another super looking car Ben, I hope the owner is really pleased! Looking forward to following the build up over the coming weeks!

[Sprinkler23]

What a perfect job! Wish i had the skills.

[JAYSONIC 79 IOW]

Looking really good Ben amazing work

[Ben_O]

Some bits are starting to go back on now.

 

The new de-luxe side trims were first

 

 

 

 

And then on with some front end brightwork

 

 

I made up new wiring for the new glass indicators too.

 

Rear end bits on

 

 

I've started fitting wiring and going through the looms making repairs and replacing connectors.

All takes time but things will pick up once those fiddly bits are done.

 

Cheers.

Ben

[Richard e]

Hi Ben

Where did you get the delux trim from? It's much better than the one recently fitted on mine. Ta

[Ben_O]

Hi Ben

Where did you get the delux trim from? It's much better than the one recently fitted on mine. Ta

Minispares 

Part number GZF105A

[Richard e]

Ta

[Ben_O]

<p>More bits going on.</p>
<p>I started off by running the front to rear loom. However the bullet connectors that link the looms were all dirty, corroded and some had come off so I chopped back and soldered on all new bullets along with new tube connectors.</p>
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<p>I wired up the rear lamps and then fitted the fuel tanks&nbsp;</p>
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<p>And then plumbed in the tanks&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Not forgetting the breathers</p>
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<p>And then on with the boot lid.</p>
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<p>And then once I made up a new wiring harness for the number plate lamp, I tested it</p>
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<p>All good.</p>
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<p>Next I assembled the steering column.</p>
<p>I have used a new column and a new ignition barrel as well as all new sheer bolts</p>
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<p>That wheel isn't staying but a replacement hasn't been chosen yet.</p>
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<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Ben</p>
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