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#1 DaVe

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Posted 17 January 2005 - 05:29 PM

Hi,

I thought I would put up some pictures of my 1979 Mini Pickup. It was in fairly reasonable condition (compared to some pickups!) when I bought it having been used by BP in a refinerary, so stored inside for most of its life.

I stripped down the shell and shotblasted it, deciding to get the majority of the bodywork done by a local garage.

They ended up replacing quite a few panels:
Front Panel/Grille
RH + LH Front Wings + Inner Wings + A-Panels
Front Floor Pans
Load Floor Skin
New RH Door + LH Door Skin

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(Obviously before the work had been carried out!)


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I am hoping for getting it finished for the summer, as theres not much left to put back on now.

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Posted 17 January 2005 - 06:19 PM

omg, pickup's are sweet

#3 ReBorne

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Posted 17 January 2005 - 06:35 PM

Niiiiiiice. Damn, seeing the inside stripped and painted like that almost makes me want to take the rest of my interior out and do the same...... *sigh* decisions decisions.....

Looks like they've done a nice job overall, too.

Mike (",)

#4 Purple Tom

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Posted 18 January 2005 - 10:16 AM

that is stunning. wish mine looked like that!!

looks like you're not a million miles away from finishing it now then, just the mechanicals to put on, trim to do etc. The joy of having a shell like that is that now everything should just bolt on, will make it an absolute joy to put together.

Congratulations on having such a nice motor, have fun with it!!!

#5 Jackman

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Posted 18 January 2005 - 10:26 AM

Thats really nice! keep up the good work!

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Posted 18 January 2005 - 11:11 AM

Nice work - cool colour!!!! :grin:

I want it..... :ohno:

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Posted 18 January 2005 - 11:52 AM

very nice, good job

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Posted 18 January 2005 - 12:31 PM

Thanks for all the nice comments.

There is some more pictures of how it looks now at:

http://www.daxhosting.com/latestmini/

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Posted 18 January 2005 - 12:38 PM

Does anyone know what this is for? Seems to be standard on the pickups Ive seen:

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Posted 18 January 2005 - 01:09 PM

i did know, i'll have a look at mine later see if I can remember. that pick-up is sooooooooooooooooooo nice. choice of colour is excellent too. are you restoring it back to original spec or is it going to be modified in any way??

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Posted 18 January 2005 - 03:04 PM

Hello Dave, looks like things are comming on sweet...

Maybe see you in a few weeks blatting around in it..

#12 DaVe

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Posted 18 January 2005 - 06:16 PM

Its going back to the original spec, the colour is Cumulus grey which is the original colour.

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Posted 18 January 2005 - 06:41 PM

have you not been tempted with subtle mods, like 12G295 head on the 848/998, twin carbs, Cooper S 4.5" reverse rims, S discs, period bucket seats, centre binaccle with oil press/temp gauge? My pick-up is the same colour as yours underneath all its coats of other paint! I really like it, looks like its going to be a wicked motor!




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