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[karl & his cooper]

Special hello to Razberry my minxy mini mate! lol Thanks for loving Phoebe, I love Molly and can't wait to assist you and her when she transforms!

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[Bungle]

yep that looks different

whats next ?

[JA1987]

Nice upgrade, have you still got the rear seats? How long did the interior take to do?

Got any plans for the engine, suspension etc?

Edited by JA1987, 09 January 2007 - 05:21 PM.

[*Raz*]

Thats so cool!! love it!

Molly's role model! lol.

Well done you have done a great job!

xXx

[karl & his cooper]

Shes got a new single side exit exhuast going on this week.

Plans:

Stage 1 tuning kit- sportex LCB and new inlet manifold
Rolling road session
Regular servicing and thats it!

[karl & his cooper]

Right...never really did make it much of a project back in Jan!! But after renovating the entire interior of Phoebe it wouldn't be long before rust bubbles and filler budlges would eat my patience and pefection factor away!!
And thus I now have a goal and project for phoebe:

Things getting done in PHOEBE PHASE 1:

New front floor pans RH & LH
New outer sills RH & LH
New shaped doorstep LH
Lower inner wing repair LH
New inner sills RH & LH

After thats been done I am sending my car for PHOEBE PHASE 2:

New drivers door
RH A panel
RH & LH Brand new wings
Entire scuttle panel
Entire brand new front end panel
Welding/lead brazing to rear quarter panels in front of rear wheel arches LH & RH side
General rust removal/treatment and painting.

Complete respray minus the roof in a new red colour...possibly what I have now.

I will have photos at all stages!!

Parts are ordered and money is saved for the garage work and I will let

[samwell]

nice to know another minis being restored.

[karl & his cooper]

I need help...I need to a guide/assistance on how to change the door step panel! I am planing on changing the outer and inner sills (how do you change the inner sills?) and the floor panels at the front.

[dying2live06]

WoW puts mine to shame the inside looks amazin !!!!
http://www.theminifo...showtopic=51169

[karl & his cooper]

Let the stripping and rust finding begin....

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[karl & his cooper]

Bye bye sills and floor

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[Ethel]

Hope that last piccy isn't all that's left once you cut the rust away!

Also, are those tin worm in your boot always wondered what the swines looked like.

[karl & his cooper]

The last piccy is the old mangled outer sill which is being replaced obviously!!! Yes them tin worms are everywhere!!! You saw them here first!!!!

[karl & his cooper]

New floor welded in place waiting to be grinded and smoothed off and rear valance is now off!!! Found more filler hiding here....the previous owners deffinetly pullled a fast 1 and made quite a few hidden quick bodges!!

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[karl & his cooper]

The sponsors of the restoration bags of....!!! SCRAP COPPER!!!!!!