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[Hegnirst]

in my project below,
i dont know what to do, to make me not want to sell it,
do i put different wheels on it?
paint it? change the engine?

on a downer at the moment :'(
help meeee

Will

[minimaxie]

dont sell it you'll regret it! espescially all that work youve put in!

[t@z]

ditch the arches, get it on 10s, make it less cluttered in the inside and put the window down in the sun and go for nice drives :)

[sonikk4]

Go down my route. Make the car look as bog stock as possible even down to the wheels and interior then have a snorty little R1 lump under the bonnet.

[Hegnirst]

ditch the arches, get it on 10s, make it less cluttered in the inside and put the window down in the sun and go for nice drives :)

it is on 10's lol
the arches have only just gone on, although i was thinking about put some steels on instead or something a little bit more standard wheel wise
the inside i have only just finished and i get a lot of complements on it, its a nice place to be LOL

Edited by Hegnirst, 23 May 2012 - 02:32 PM.

[Hegnirst]

Go down my route. Make the car look as bog stock as possible even down to the wheels and interior then have a snorty little R1 lump under the bonnet.

as said above wheels i HAVE to change as im catching my wings, so do you reckon cooper s (reverse maybe) would look stupid on my car with those arches?
interior is definately staying only just done it.

[Hegnirst]

dont sell it you'll regret it! espescially all that work youve put in!

i know i will but im just fed up of things not going my way LOLOLOLOL
interior is done just need a nicer steering wheel.:)

exterior i want to make it look better but i dont know whether to have a cheap paint job done or leave it satin black and get some steels, roof rack and a louvre on it

[Juju]

Cut the wings & reform the lip?
i had to do that with mine & she has WP arches too.
Don't sell it. It's lovely (apart from the bonnet )

[Hegnirst]

Cut the wings & reform the lip?
i had to do that with mine & she has WP arches too.
Don't sell it. It's lovely (apart from the bonnet )

mmm, do you just cut slices into it then bend them up and weld the gaps and shape then?
and have you got a picture of the wing/the mini?

thanks

[Juju]

Best I can do, I'm afraid.
I didn't do the work, the lovely chaps at W&P did. There is no original lip underneath, I know that much. Mebbe, they cut the lip off, snipped in slices, bent it & welded it as you suggested? It won't need much taking off. (My wheels are 12x5 & they still rubbed an arch off beforehand).

[t@z]

ditch the arches, get it on 10s, make it less cluttered in the inside and put the window down in the sun and go for nice drives :)

it is on 10's lol
the arches have only just gone on, although i was thinking about put some steels on instead or something a little bit more standard wheel wise
the inside i have only just finished and i get a lot of complements on it, its a nice place to be LOL

woops is it i thought i saw a piccy of it on 13's ignore that comment then. its not that the interior isnt a nice place to be but personally i find taking the mini back to its basic form interior you appreciate it for what it is and not make it all glowy and banging speakers and head unit and make it something its not.

appreciate the lil things :) (if that made any sense haha)

[rob963]

Nooooooo!
You've put way too much work into it to sell it!
Personally I like the way it looks and you had plans for it at L2B!

Just work on it and remember the good feeling it brings to you!

Rob (I bought your exhaust)

[Haribo]

Noooooo don't sell it, looks sooo beautiful.

You would regret selling that after all the work you have done to it and how much time you have spent on it.

Just enjoy the little things and like someone said you have plans for it so just go with them, will bring you a good feeling in the end im sure

[Mini_Magic]

No, of course not.

[The Otter]

Definitely don't get rid of mate, you'll definitely regret it if you do!

We need to go out for a drive sometime, have a bit of fun on the country lanes! Me and Steely on here went out for a drive today and took some pictures of the cars, it would be awesome if you could come along for a drive with us sometime and we can have your awesome clubbie in the pictures too If you ever need any help with basic(ish) welding stuff like reforming the arches then I'm always happy to lend a hand and let you borrow my welder

Sven.