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[kartman]

First off thanks for an excellent guide gave a great starting point. In all it cost me about 11 or 12 quid to i got the wood free so a bit more if i had to pay for it. Here is the finished product very happy with it, makes such a difference (not the best pic so i might get a better one later). Now i need a bit that goes over the boot lid, anyone know where i can get one from? Cheers.

Jordan

[mymini007]

Ok, I too will have a go at building one of these, red vynil for me though.

(Runs off to B&Q).......

Pics when finished.

[mymini007]

First off thanks for an excellent guide gave a great starting point. In all it cost me about 11 or 12 quid to i got the wood free so a bit more if i had to pay for it. Here is the finished product very happy with it, makes such a difference (not the best pic so i might get a better one later). Now i need a bit that goes over the boot lid, anyone know where i can get one from? Cheers.

Jordan

I know this....... you can cut the right shape from 6mm MDF and then soak it in water, once its wet, you sit it in position on the boot and sit bricks on it until it sits nice and snug in side your boot curve, repaet until perfect, and then cover to match your boot box.

[BGB]

Great Guide but in experience ill stick to buying the finished article from optimise..



if it looks crap ill blame someone else.

[Retro_10s]

boot lid covers cost about £3 from carmatsrus if i remember correctly

[kartman]

boot lid covers cost about £3 from carmatsrus if i remember correctly

Thats correct mine arrived today, now how do i hold it in place?

[Frequency]

these look great, doing something similar in my dad's mini but going a slightly different route with it (also dragging the job out a little bit hoping I can convince him to let me put a 10" sub on the RHS )

plus I 'm having to be pretty meticulous since I'm going to trim it in black vinyl and I don't want any screws visible and, well i'm just picky is all.

[Brams96]

Do the bought ones come with fitting instructions? Where do you actually attach the boards to the rest of the car? What kind of brackets have other people used???

[Russell-Mini30]

Do the bought ones come with fitting instructions? Where do you actually attach the boards to the rest of the car? What kind of brackets have other people used???

Hiya, see you are a local just down the road from me, the brackets i used were adjustable corner brackets, if you get the ones that allow movement it means u can angle the board and stick the brackets at angles, i cant remember the proper name for them, and for the ova guys if you follow the guide, fit the back board first, then attach the right board, then the left and connect the front board, it will fit perfectly and hold itself together nicely.

[Russell-Mini30]

Before:

(not really a TRUE before picture...as I'd already tidied all the rubbish etc. out!)

Cardboard Stage:


After:

(Not perfect....but better than nothing!)

Andrew.

PS Thanks for the guide Russell

No probs mate, glad could help

[Russell-Mini30]

Looks good with the tank exposed imo, but can you remove the LHS board without losing the structure? Because that would look better.

If you wish to remove the left hand side without losing the structure here is what i would do, remove the left hand side board and create a fixed backet mouted to the back board and front board, this then means the removable shelf over the wheel shall sit on these brackets and not rely on any support from the left hand board, however saying that if you took the left hand board out, the structure would still be there but if you took the wheel out then the structed would disapear. hope this helps

[SamTheMan]

Thank you to Russell-Mini30 for this thread, it was a great help when i made mine back at christmas.
I chose to use hard-board, plywood and a thicker plywood instead of the MDF. Only two problems with this: One was cutting each and ever screw's tip off as they were slightly too long. The second was my mum after she found out i used her car bonnet as a second work bench.
Pictures

sam

[Russell-Mini30]

Thank you to Russell-Mini30 for this thread, it was a great help when i made mine back at christmas.
I chose to use hard-board, plywood and a thicker plywood instead of the MDF. Only two problems with this: One was cutting each and ever screw's tip off as they were slightly too long. The second was my mum after she found out i used her car bonnet as a second work bench.
Pictures

sam

haha legendary!!! Glad i can help

[spork]

Nice, Very helpful. May have a go at making one sometime next week.

[Russell-Mini30]

Nice, Very helpful. May have a go at making one sometime next week.

glad i could help post up the pictures when you have made yours