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[Inch_Speller]

Thought it was about time I started something on here.


So here's Jennifer.









Its a long and slow process as I'm learning as I go but I'll get there!

[minimad998]

looks good keep up the good work!!

*removed pics

Edited by minimad998, 02 April 2007 - 07:42 PM.

[Inch_Speller]

Also these just turned up in the post today (Cheers E-Bay)



A/ Just to upset some purists and

B/ To make my life a little harder.

[minimad998]

lol never seen rear lights like that before!
*done it again removed pics!

Edited by minimad998, 02 April 2007 - 07:56 PM.

[minimad998]

so whats the plan with the front end then?

Standard steel or a fibre glass flip front?

[Inch_Speller]

The plan is a Carbon Kevlar 2 piece round nose front end and boot floor. (Curley / Smudger)

Smoothed shell.

All being pulled by a 1.6/1.4 vauxhall motor.

But that seems so far off right now. So for now bodyword, bodywork, bodywork..... lol

[Pandora]

Aren't those Bini lights?

[Inch_Speller]

Yup

[Geehawk]

Never understood the attraction of fitting Bini rear lights to a Mini. They are just the wrong shape, and don't line up with anything correctly.

[Inch_Speller]

I know It'll take a bit of faffing about (and possibly binning the idea) but I want a completely smooth rear. Hence the deseaming and I'm also moving the bonnet hinges to become boot hinges to keep it real clean.

That's the plan anyways.

[Pandora]

Anymore pics on how things are going?

[Inch_Speller]

Not as yet - Haven't had a chance to get to my garage and I've no got a digital camera that switches itself off every time you try to take a pic...

I've almost finished deseaming the drivers and passengers 'A' pillars.

I'm going to do the roof gutter aswell. Anyone got any advice (other than 'don't do it!). Is it worth removing the channels where the roof lining bars go and plating it?

I'll hopefully get a few pics up over the next couple of days.

[Inch_Speller]

A little more progress -





And If I can get my camera to work long enough to download my pics I#'ll put some more on later.

Edited by Inch_Speller, 10 April 2007 - 03:49 PM.

[Inch_Speller]

Scuttle end repaired.


Drivers 'A' pillar de-seamed and a light skim of filler.


Smoothed dash rail.

[Inch_Speller]

Not much to report at the mo as I've not had much time at my garage and I'm still struggling with the bodywork.

Sanded out the filler


Marked out the passenger side scuttle to repair.

And started on a trial run of fitting the Bini rear lights (I've found a contour that the lights match which is a little higher that the original positioning but similar to the Bini) so time will tell!!!