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#1 pinkmini99

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Posted 11 November 2013 - 03:50 PM

hi guys here my baby  just be for I took it off the road to start the rebuild it was my daily drive till then 

 

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then the strip down started and i was shocked to see the what the last own had done to her and how it passed a mot but will be good in the end 

 

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after it was striped i when shopping whith the funds from the sale of my first mini 

 

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then set about cutting the rot out and replacing with good metal 

 

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now she sits pretty much the same as i got a clubman that need less work but i missing the pickup now so going to get back on track with her did a little mock up 

 

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going to build a bench seat for her 

 

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also got a midi moto to go in the back 

 

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also going to paint her baby blue and thinking im going to go for mexico arches now with so wide ten inch wheels 

still toying with engine but do want to use a mpi loom and stalks 



#2 DugganC17

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Posted 11 November 2013 - 04:04 PM

Good looking pickup better than mine makes me want to finish it with all these pickup projects on the go

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Posted 11 November 2013 - 04:18 PM

That looked pretty baggy to start with. Am tempted to do a pickup in the future. Nice little project you have got there.



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Posted 11 November 2013 - 04:20 PM

Great project !

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Posted 11 November 2013 - 04:33 PM

i much prefer the pickup to your first mini.... lol



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Posted 11 November 2013 - 07:22 PM

Thanks guys and yeah I prefer the pickup to that why the pink one had to go and now it almost time for my clubman to go too

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Posted 12 November 2013 - 06:37 AM

Yeah the pickup is looking nice, keep going looks like your working fast :)



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Posted 12 November 2013 - 11:07 AM

Nah well I was then stopped for two/ three years

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Posted 16 November 2013 - 08:28 PM

Hi guys got the seat to where I want it to be so here a few pictures

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Mess not staying and I linked the sliders

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Posted 16 November 2013 - 10:12 PM

if i had a pickup id put a bench seat in... loving this... keep it up good luck with the build



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Posted 17 November 2013 - 07:33 PM

Thanks

Well I've spent most of the day looking at wheel and I'm down to two to choose from and here they are
This
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Or this
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In this colour
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#12 F1L8EY

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Posted 17 November 2013 - 10:36 PM

the first choice for me... i think it will age better and compliment the early features of the car... IMO



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Posted 17 November 2013 - 10:41 PM

+1 for the first one don't see many cars with them on

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Posted 18 November 2013 - 12:58 AM

Yeah guys I thinking the first one but never seen them at the shows I've been will have to have a chat with the guys at force racing at the next show there at

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Posted 19 November 2013 - 09:42 AM

Should look awesome when it's finished pinkmini....

 

 

PS shouldn't this be in variants section? ;)






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