mini ermin (ermintrude)
white mini 1000 bought for £250
have pulled all carpets out of the front, buckets and harnesses going in in the next few weeks, stage 1 kit fitted, 10" wheels with falken tyres
has a snazzy roof too, check the pics out in the gallery!
aaron
Ermin
Started by
mini_ron
, Oct 12 2004 05:08 PM
9 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 12 October 2004 - 05:08 PM
#2
Posted 19 October 2004 - 11:33 PM
ahh update time....
well the stage 1 kit was fitted and the needle needed filing down.. thats all done n sorted and now wonce shes up to temp she flies like a lil demon!!
i have finally stripped out the interior! all the carpets/sound deadening/rear seats have gone... all thats left now is an off white interior
any one have any ideas how to make it look nice in there without much cost!!
could i just t cut the whole inside, will this sort out the scumy rusty lookin bits? or will i have to sand the rusty bits down to the metal work, treat them and respray it?
i have bought some new bits for her:
a crome rocker cover from ebay £12 bargain!!
12" Minilites (needs tyres) £72 another baragin!
and a rev counter £30
does anyone have a 2" pod for sale? would be real handy!!
i still have my crx seats and i think im gunna put them in sooner rather than later!
once i have some batterys for my camera ill post up some more pics!!
aaron
well the stage 1 kit was fitted and the needle needed filing down.. thats all done n sorted and now wonce shes up to temp she flies like a lil demon!!
i have finally stripped out the interior! all the carpets/sound deadening/rear seats have gone... all thats left now is an off white interior
any one have any ideas how to make it look nice in there without much cost!!
could i just t cut the whole inside, will this sort out the scumy rusty lookin bits? or will i have to sand the rusty bits down to the metal work, treat them and respray it?
i have bought some new bits for her:
a crome rocker cover from ebay £12 bargain!!
12" Minilites (needs tyres) £72 another baragin!
and a rev counter £30
does anyone have a 2" pod for sale? would be real handy!!
i still have my crx seats and i think im gunna put them in sooner rather than later!
once i have some batterys for my camera ill post up some more pics!!
aaron
#3
Posted 20 October 2004 - 09:39 AM
sounds good!
#4
Posted 20 October 2004 - 10:12 AM
Depends how 'functional' you want it... as you say you've stripped the interioir... back to the metal/paint/primer... I'd be sorley tempted to get a large can of white Smoothrite and paint the entire interior...
First of all remove any loose rust paint dust, C**p etc... If there are holes the they will need to be patched. then slap it on...
Ok... I know some are going to go ARGh Smoothrite, but it does slow down the onset of rust and with a bare interior, you're gonna need as much protection as possible from that !
First of all remove any loose rust paint dust, C**p etc... If there are holes the they will need to be patched. then slap it on...
Ok... I know some are going to go ARGh Smoothrite, but it does slow down the onset of rust and with a bare interior, you're gonna need as much protection as possible from that !
#5
Posted 20 October 2004 - 01:06 PM
hey, funny u should mention Smootherite/Harmmerite!
when i was a wee boi, my dad was well into his land rovers, he had one that he bought as a pick up, and converted it into what could have been a 12 seater (i think) all of his interior was hand painted, with hammerite! not such a nice colour, sorta pepermint blue (vauxhall colour, v light blue) was mingin but a white, or even a gloss black (easy to keep looking fresh, chips etc, just patch em up)
i dont belive there are any holes, there are 2 plates on the floor when its had holes and they have been fixed up. there are little un-tidy bits of rust where water has collected.
i have only taken the interior out, ie rear seats & all carpets & sound deadening!
ill let u know what happens, i think paintin the interior needs to be done!
when i was a wee boi, my dad was well into his land rovers, he had one that he bought as a pick up, and converted it into what could have been a 12 seater (i think) all of his interior was hand painted, with hammerite! not such a nice colour, sorta pepermint blue (vauxhall colour, v light blue) was mingin but a white, or even a gloss black (easy to keep looking fresh, chips etc, just patch em up)
i dont belive there are any holes, there are 2 plates on the floor when its had holes and they have been fixed up. there are little un-tidy bits of rust where water has collected.
i have only taken the interior out, ie rear seats & all carpets & sound deadening!
ill let u know what happens, i think paintin the interior needs to be done!
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#6
Posted 30 December 2004 - 06:27 PM
rite all
after ages n ages i finally have the minilites on!!
and thanks to choc for the clear lenses
also have a front disc setup to be fitted once ihave new rose joints, cv gaiters and green stuff pads!
after ages n ages i finally have the minilites on!!
and thanks to choc for the clear lenses
also have a front disc setup to be fitted once ihave new rose joints, cv gaiters and green stuff pads!
#7
Posted 31 December 2004 - 07:37 PM
Ermin lookin sweet, just need to smootherite the front valance, sort the rsut, fix the leaky engine, the rusty floor.. lol but shes made me smile again :grin:
#8
Posted 01 January 2005 - 11:17 AM
looks similar to mine, in rusty and white lol
#10
Posted 02 January 2005 - 11:45 AM
That car looks really great!! Can't help but smile and love the little rusty bits all around, really gives the car a cool look i think (and no I'm not joking :])
The interior, you could just get some fabric or even carpet and cover it with that. Not too heavy and will give it a nice look! :]
The interior, you could just get some fabric or even carpet and cover it with that. Not too heavy and will give it a nice look! :]
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