Show Off Your Mk1/lookalike
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steve26-2008
, Jan 24 2011 09:34 PM
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Posted 25 January 2011 - 11:33 PM
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Posted 26 January 2011 - 10:03 AM
They all look really good. I think surf blue with a white roof or red with black roof looks best.
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Posted 26 January 2011 - 05:11 PM
Here's mine, not a full mk1 lookalike, only the easy bits 
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Posted 26 January 2011 - 05:15 PM
only from the front
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 12:07 AM
Did you take a step by step pics of mk1 hinge conversion as I am thinking of doing this..............This is my 1991 J plate, a work in progress though!
I did the rear first and liked the idea..
So i took it a little further...
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 12:48 AM
Did you take a step by step pics of mk1 hinge conversion as I am thinking of doing this..............
I took a few picks when I did mine (the green one on page one) or alternativly there is a 3 page guide in the January 06 (ish) mini mag.
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 09:06 AM
Someone did the rear lights on mine so I added the grill and number plate hanger to stay like a mk1
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 09:29 AM
i would really like to get the mk1 grille and the bumper with the over riders etc. but is a whole new bonnet required to do the conversion from a 1992 cooper?
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 03:34 PM
i would really like to get the mk1 grille and the bumper with the over riders etc. but is a whole new bonnet required to do the conversion from a 1992 cooper?
no just the removal of the lip on the front of the bonnet
Edited by Nick Warwick, 27 January 2011 - 03:34 PM.
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 04:10 PM
Mine
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 04:27 PM
You can buy a genuine mk1 bonnet, but good luck in getting the hinges bolted up, they are in completely different places.i would really like to get the mk1 grille and the bumper with the over riders etc. but is a whole new bonnet required to do the conversion from a 1992 cooper?
Instead open your bonnet, remove the chrome trim (6 or so screws or rivets) and then drill out the spot welds and remove the bottom lip and paint. The big problem though is the chrome trim is great at collecting water/grime and so helps hide any rot. So in the worst case you might find the bonnet behind it is a little on the crusty side.
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 05:01 PM
Here's a couple of pics of mine (which is currently up for sale!!)
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 05:03 PM
mk1 looky likey not fully built up yet but you get the idea
its actually a 1980 old v reg 850city
its actually a 1980 old v reg 850city
Edited by feybrand, 27 January 2011 - 05:05 PM.
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 07:01 PM
Well heres mine a 1990 rover cooper.................
would love to put mk1 ext hinge next time I do the wings.............
would love to put mk1 ext hinge next time I do the wings.............
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 11:40 PM
Did you take a step by step pics of mk1 hinge conversion as I am thinking of doing this..............This is my 1991 J plate, a work in progress though!
I did the rear first and liked the idea..
So i took it a little further...
If you click the link on my signature there are a few pics of what i did but basically, its a shed load of work but well worth it!
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