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[Mart!]

Some of you might have seen the rebuild of my S engine in the "engine rebuild section". i installed the engine in the car in the spring of 2008 and enjoyed it all summer until some young oncoming moron in his dad's merc decided to cut me off and ended my mini season early. luckily the damage was only to the right wing, not to the engine or frame.

So, i've decided to take this opportunity to strip the car to a bare shell, fix the rust issues and get it painted a single color.

[ZED]

looks nice

Z

[Mart!]

anybody know if these chrome trim rivet snaps are available new?




too many projects...




underneath the gas tank, not bad at all

not too bad here either






i'm making my way from the rear to the front, i think i'll have all the interior out tomorrow.

more later!

[buddylove]

Don't know about the rivets. Keeping it orange?

[Mart!]

Nope! steering away from the shortbus look but keeping the color choice secret for now

[miniforester_alex]

Hey yes you can buy them you need 96 in total plus 10 T fixings look on somerfords website as they have them listed if not i might be able to find some for you we got some cost us over £40 but let me know if you are struggling cheers

Alex

www.miniforesters.co.uk

[BoboGib]

nice, I want a clubby estate. they look nice in blue or mustard yellow but each to there own.

just to add Somerford minis link

Somerford

If you don't want to ring (being in canada and all) Its only 5 mins from my house. PM me with part numbers if you want me to stock check anything for you.

[Mart!]

thanks guys! i tried somerfords for the fake wood, since this was NLA i didnt think to ask for the rivets clips...
bobo, thanks for the offer but they're pretty quick to reply to emails so i'll try that first.

i removed the entire loom last night, along with the windshield, dash and gauges. Next step the engine & rad, then the brake lines, the 2 subframes and finally the steering and column.

here's some pics of the latest progress:

[buddylove]

Work fast! Gonna give us a hint on the color?

[Mart!]

Work fast! Gonna give us a hint on the color?

hehe ok, the color is somewhat neutral, available from 59-68 and then 90-98.

[frasermini]

heres the spoiler,it's yukon grey
awesomo colour choice
this should be a game in silly section

[buddylove]

Was thinking it was a grey of some sort, was too lazy to research it though

[Mart!]

hehe, i guess my hint was too specific

well, i'm keeping the next steps undercover, still got a couple surprises in store

[buddylove]

How are you suppose to update your progress then?

[Mart!]

found me some wheels!