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[miniboo]

i dont want to be a know all but you do know that the plates are illegal for the age of the mini?

the rozzers can and may pull you over for them.

[M44K TS]

Yeah i know they're illegal, i'll keep a spare set in the car though.

For how much the car will be driven, (weekend toy mostly) i don't really suppose it will be a problem, still though, suppose it only takes one arsey copper!

[JetBLICK]

nice project, well done

Just wanted to ask, what is that thing bolted to the passenger footwell next to the gearstick?? looks odd to me

Dan

[adammini]

The plates look great, I was going to get some for mine but in the end I got some yellow and white plates with raised digits, nice and retro but legal as I used to use the car everyday.

Ad

[M44K TS]

cheers Ad.

Dan, bracket bolted to the floor is a Mul-T-Lock, bloody strong aswell, could be used in a road rage incident lol. It was one of the first things i had fitted along with a cat2 immobiliser.

[M44K TS]

Tomorrow is D-day!

Hopefully by 10am, the car should be on the back of a low loader and sent off to the bodyshop. So i'll have to get up extra early to empty the van out to get all the panels in.

Expect ALOT of pics

[furiousjim]

that is going to look top notch when its done my friend.

love the plates, where did you get them done? who cares about a bit of attention from the law hey?

good luck

[M44K TS]

Wooooo-Hooooooo

It's gone off to the bodyshop!

Got picked up 10 on the dot.

not many pics because he turned up just as i got the car out the garage.

[M44K TS]

that is going to look top notch when its done my friend.

love the plates, where did you get them done? who cares about a bit of attention from the law hey?

good luck

Cheers.

The plates were from a company called Craigs Plates...

www.craigsplates.co.uk

excellent quality aswell, proper pressed metal, not the usual car-show plastic C**p

[M44K TS]

Tiny update, (originally posted on another forum, and Jordie has already mentioned about the front-flow, but i think they look cool )

Tidying out the garage yesterday, i found a brand new bumper still wrapped up, must have bought it and forgot about it!




Saves £30 i suppose.

Also, i've decided buying the Mini mags is a bad idea, i was reading through it, then spent £100 or so on more bits

These are...

Cold air feed for the air filter..

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Bootlid trim kit, just to tidy it up when the boot is open

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Some A pillar trims, should finish the interior off nice

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Rear arch trim covers. The original grey ones, (from the standard grey interior trim) are now long gone now that the interior is black & cream, they look a bit odd. So, some new black arch covers should look a bit better.

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New bag of plastic clips for the door cards, loads of them broke when removing the door cards, so rather than just use 2 or 3 old ones, a new bag ordered.

[M44K TS]

Only a couple of pics from today, camera batteries weren't charged (all 4 of them!)

The horrors once the front end has been cut off, (drivers side) I've been assured though, it's all fixable



Note, all the welds still need tidying up with a grinder!

Passenger side with new hinge panel and some patches, still a bit to tidy up around the air vent mounting though



Inner sills, doorstep & rear 1/4 panels all in, outer sills still need fitting.


Couldn't get a decent picture of the passeger side because the car was quite close to the wall, but had a quick look and it all seems spot on.

Inner hinge panel and patches to the floor


Drivers side still to do


That'ss all for now, too much stuff in the way to get any decent pictures but i'll pop back up in a couple of weeks for more pics.

[Jordie]

Whos doing the work Mark?

Edited by Jordie, 31 May 2007 - 06:16 PM.

[M44K TS]

Jimmy, Mac's Mini's in Sandyford in Newcastle

[Hjlb]

Know its a bit rude bt what the hell,

How much is it for all that weldin doin, as my rust is in very similaar places !

Cheers

HjlB

[Jordie]

Hjlb I know a good welder near you. I say near you hes actually over in ferrybridge near castleford, but worth every penny. A W S 07788 597575 . His names ricky, tell him Jordon sent you.