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[tedmcedd]

mini chelsea: i cut the single bolt down slightly with a hacksaw, think i took about 5-6mm off, didnt need much, i drilled the existing holes for the wingmirrors to the right size, then fibreglassed up and filled the other hole. then bolted it on...

[Down&Out]

thankyou!

[tedmcedd]

firstly i got some stuff in le post!

a NOS rally switch for like £2.50, lol and some Yellow bulbs!!


i also got my cosmic arches! WOO!



then i went to huddersfield mini spares to get some indicators and i also got some bonnet pins, i got the chrome plated bulbs so that as waddy said, 'they wont look like fired eggs' lol


i then found some brackets for mt boot pins to mount on



and as i fitted those, waddy cracked on with the brace bars, which didnt fit properly... tisk... he got them to fit in the end with a persuasion hammer... lol


waddy also dint like my white brush on hammerite so he sprayed them black... lol

did a bit of trimming where the wings meet the scuttle and its hard to get it to sit right... bit more fettling and it will be fine!

Ed

Edited by tedmcedd, 18 June 2008 - 07:34 PM.

[Racer_Pete]

That boot is looking mint! You keeping the Lucas Lamp?
You going to spray the arches? I'd say leave them as they are

[tedmcedd]

yer the lucas lamp is staying... you can see the hole for it... lol its just off because i didnt have my pins for extra support, with it being so heavy on the single skin.

i dont know about the arches, i want them black or body colour, i dont like then silver... looks like those chrome covers you can get... ewww...

[Down&Out]

i say body color! and iv always loved those long switches

[RobG295]

Looking good dude...no rust anymore on the front end!! Those aluminium arches look sweet aswell.

[Lund]

Those tyres are so bare! Great work.

[tedmcedd]

cheers guys, im off to work on him now, get that bloody front on finaly! (hopefully) lol yeah the tyres are pretty bald, thats hwat happens when your tracking is out, your bearings go, and your bottom arm rubbers go.... lol

[tedmcedd]

set to work again today and was joined by waddy and maurice after ryan saved me by bringing a drill bit up! lol

before everyone arrived i prepped the front ready to bolt it on.

ground off the excess left from the wings


and took off a bit at a time to get the wings pretty flush to the scuttle, im quite happy with how they turned out!



then everyone arrived and we got the rivet nuts inserted to the inner wings.


time for an ice cream... lol


then the VDub boys (waddy and maurice) decided that they were unhappy with the non-stainless bolts i had bought and so took me to a place in town where they got me the stainless bolts up to their standard! lol


these were then used to bolt the front to the inner wings


and then the wings to the a panels very cleverly with tiny locknuts and countersunk heads! it really is amazing how solid the front is, just by those tiny nuts and bolts!!

maurice and me cracking on with bolting the thing down!




then maurice left so me and waddy got to work on other bits, like fitting the headlamps and indicators, which had to have an earth soldered on, courtosy of waddy, the straps were fitted and the Speedwell badge was also fitted a little differently....

Waddy in action



looking more like a mini!!


ooo that badge looks sminty!


more ice cream... lol


then it was done!! WOHOOO!!!



just need it painted now! i really like it in white...... might have to get a respray...! lol

ED

[Lund]

Looks absolutely mapping fajic! I approve!

Edited by Lund, 19 June 2008 - 10:18 PM.

[tedmcedd]

i love it so much! turned out miles better than i expected, when its painted you wont beable to tell its fibreglass, appart from the tiny bolts in the seams.

Edited by tedmcedd, 19 June 2008 - 10:33 PM.

[analogue_radio]

Always enjoy looking at your photographs what camera do you use?

Really nice work on the front, but why didn't you opt for a hinged front rather than a fixed?

[Lund]

Spray the arches black!

[Tom Booth]

That looks really nice. Loving the speedwell badge!