Absolutely love your attention to detail on this build Jared. Keeping all the patina but getting it to shine and look good.
South African 1275Gt
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Posted 03 July 2016 - 03:20 PM
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Posted 03 July 2016 - 03:25 PM
Thanks Vinay 
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Posted 20 July 2016 - 07:51 PM
Finally managed to get a proper GT wheel for this car. It'll need some love, but should look good once done :
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Posted 20 July 2016 - 09:35 PM
Nice find!
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Posted 27 July 2016 - 08:24 PM
My dad has spent all week adding polish onto the cover to bring it back to life and make it soft. Also polished the spokes etc to brighten up the original paint. Added a Clubman badge that we bought a while ago for another car.
The wheel definitely has patina, so will go nicely with the car :
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Posted 27 July 2016 - 08:26 PM
That wheels come up lovely
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Posted 27 July 2016 - 08:29 PM
That wheels come up lovely
Thank you
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Posted 28 July 2016 - 08:16 AM
I was wondering if the centre of the badge should say GT instead of Clubman?
Either way, it looks really good :)
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Posted 28 July 2016 - 09:11 AM
In the UK (at least) they had a GT centre but they're even harder to find than the correct GT wheel.
That has come up really nicely - well done (dad)
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Posted 28 July 2016 - 05:09 PM
I was wondering if the centre of the badge should say GT instead of Clubman?
Either way, it looks really good :)
The 1275GT used the 'Clubman' and the GT versions here in SA - whatever was available.
In the UK (at least) they had a GT centre but they're even harder to find than the correct GT wheel.
That has come up really nicely - well done (dad)
Finding this wheel in SA was bad enough - only around 900 GT cars made here, so finding bits isn't easy.
Thanks for the compliments guys
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Posted 26 September 2016 - 06:26 PM
Got a set of carbs for this car. Will be using the airbox for my Mk3 until I can find another one :
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Posted 27 September 2016 - 04:14 AM
Wow, progress on all three minis! Must keep you busy!
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Posted 27 September 2016 - 07:55 AM
Nice one on sourcing a set of carbs for the GT, although didn't they come out with a single HS4?
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Posted 27 September 2016 - 04:16 PM
Wow, progress on all three minis! Must keep you busy!
Definitely keeping me on my toes!
Nice one on sourcing a set of carbs for the GT, although didn't they come out with a single HS4?
Yes, however homologation papers show a change to twins just before the GTS arrived. Also, this one has a Cooper S motor, so definitely won't be fitting a single HS4.
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Posted 20 December 2016 - 04:52 PM
I finally managed to source a twin SU filter box for this car. Slightly warped, but will sort that out. Just happy to have one.
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