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[Vinay-RS]

Yippee!! After 8 years of ownership I've actually driven it. 10 feet into the garage

Well it's a start

That's awesome! what a way to start the new year! 

[GT Jimmy]

Had a fair bit of lazyitis concerning the GT of late, but have got a few things done over the last couple of days. All the glass is now in, I still have to put the filler strip in the front though. Head lining turned out OK for a first attempt, sunvisors were a pain to find the screw holes through the headlininer, likewise the rear view mirror

 

Had to borrow a rivnut gun off a friend for the wing mirrors, great bit of kit, and fitted mirrors, washer bottle cleaned up and plumbed in with new tube. Was given the roof gutter trim off Marc, aka Simpsons Classics, and what a total pain in the arse to fit

 

Need to fit the grille, oh the sunroof too, dash cards  and the bonnet, then off to the mot man.

 

And no mini is complete without a set of these

 

 

 

[tankertanker]

What a cracker ... great job 

[Steve8274]

Very very nice. Looks awesome. Can’t wait to see it on the road

[JXC Mini GT]

Great work, those wheels really suit the colour and fill the arches nicely, are you going for chrome trim ?

[GT Jimmy]

Great work, those wheels really suit the colour and fill the arches nicely, are you going for chrome trim ?

I've got black sill and arch trim to go on

[mercenary62]

excellent top quality work there mate looks spot on

[slidehammer]

really looking good now, the end is in sight

Edited by slidehammer, 27 January 2020 - 01:24 PM.

[GT Jimmy]

Thought we'd put the bonnet and grille on

 

The grille has to come off again for a bit of a going over but quite pleased how it's looking

[Daviewonder]

Looks amazing Jimmy. I love the colour more and more every time I look at it.

[minimissions]

Jimmy this looks so bloody nice! Top work

[GT Jimmy]

I love this photo

 

 

[GT Jimmy]

I had a couple of hours on the GT today, I rubbed the seam strips down and gave them a coating of applejack, and then got the car on axle stands so we could redo the main power cable, fitted the freshly charged battery and got it clamped up. We readjusted the rear brake shoes while it was up in the air

 

Tomorrow we can hook the battery up and check all the lights etc. Slowly inching closer to the MOT

[tankertanker]

Totally tip top, looking well hot

[GT Jimmy]

I cant get the indicators or brake lights to work , tried allsorts so I'm going to give it to someone who can to sort it.

 

I fitted the windscreen bead today, then put the wipers on

 

My kids got me a steering wheel from Bingley for my birthday, so got that on

 

And then I put the old tax disc back in, so guessing the car was last on the road in 1990

 

And found out the hard way the sunroof leaks, soggy arse haha