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smithyboy
Any mini friendly bodyshops in the south east London, North East Kent area?
May 25 2023 11:00 AM
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smithyboy
Need to find a place to sort the rust and hopefully therefore stop the leaking :s lol
May 26 2015 06:26 PM
smithyboy
True what they say, when the mini is p!ssing you off no end, walk away, come back to it another day and hey presto things work again ... now I just need a shotgun to drain some of the water from it ...
Apr 08 2015 06:08 PM
smithyboy
Spring is here, lovely gorgeous day and the mini is dead once again ... getting seriously frustrated now ...
Apr 06 2015 10:19 AM
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Pingu
What's up?
Apr 06 2015 11:33 AM -
Oldskoolcool
Can't believe you've broken it again Rob!
Apr 06 2015 05:01 PM -
smithyboy
Think I bought a dud one ... hoping it's not me that's killed it :S Fingers crossed its just the battery again, making a clicking sound when trying to start although thinking the starter motor might have given up as well ... :S
Apr 06 2015 05:29 PM
smithyboy
A flying colours, no advisories MOT pass :O my little mini is obviously rusting in all the unimportant parts :) lol
Feb 26 2015 10:42 AM
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smithyboy
Yep L2B shall be done as long as she starts ... think she needs a little service to clean her up a little bit, and deffo a wash and polish :( lol and its a garage just the other side of shooters hill Victoria, can give you their details if you want ... my dads always taken his cars down there for 30 odd years now
Feb 26 2015 12:45 PM -
Pingu
Yes please rob
Feb 27 2015 04:36 PM -
smithyboy
The garage is called chl, http://www.chlltd.co.uk/ looks like they have a website that has their contact details on. The main guy there is called Ian. Top bloke and is honest, if he says something needs doing its because it needs doing so yeah worth a try I guess :)
Feb 27 2015 08:32 PM
smithyboy
MOT tomorrow :s wonder how big the list of jobs to do is going to be :s
Feb 25 2015 12:26 PM
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Anthony30
I'll take a guess at 3.
Feb 25 2015 01:51 PM
smithyboy
What to get cracking on the car, still too much crap in the garage though :(
Feb 03 2015 11:07 PM
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Miniminx71
Is cracking another word for having a dump? If so, there's your answer.
Feb 03 2015 11:20 PM -
Pingu
Just start don't matter where. Hope to see you next week.
Feb 04 2015 10:52 AM -
Anthony30
Shove all the 'crap' in the loft. :)
Feb 04 2015 03:09 PM
smithyboy
Trying to decide what styling route to take the car down is hard ... to many choices
Jan 26 2015 12:59 PM
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Oldskoolcool
Go for it ! Make it your own. Plenty of standard cars left for the purists!!
Jan 26 2015 03:28 PM -
Kieranlee999
keep it standard but add your own twists to it such as for 30's there are suttle things you can do in a 30 style :P shouldnt be hard with a tahiti
Jan 26 2015 04:42 PM -
Djk81
mini DTM? that would be awesome!
Jan 27 2015 05:17 PM
smithyboy
Would seriously like all the crap in the garage to disappear. Then I might be able to start thinking about all the bodywork attention the mini needs :s
Jan 12 2015 05:59 PM
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Djk81
I need a garage to appear!
Jan 12 2015 06:38 PM -
smithyboy
Would rather not have one than have one so filled with crap you can barely move in it :( can only keep trying ...
Jan 12 2015 11:38 PM
smithyboy
She's alive ... the mini breathes again, although if she was a ship she would be at the bottom of the ocean the amount of water in her :(
Jan 11 2015 11:48 AM
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Oldskoolcool
Nice one mate. Time to sort out the body now!!
Jan 11 2015 01:15 PM -
smithyboy
Cheers guys. Yep body next, big time from the amount of water in the drivers foot well :s shall have to get some quotes and carry on clearing the garage so it can be stripped down :( nothing is ever simple with mini's is it? lol
Jan 11 2015 01:29 PM -
Oldskoolcool
That's so true! But that's why we love em. :)
Jan 11 2015 02:19 PM
smithyboy
I feel christmas shall see me finally getting some time to try and work on the poor neglected mini. See if I can get her running again :(
Dec 23 2014 01:36 PM
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Oldskoolcool
About time too mate !
Dec 23 2014 02:59 PM -
smithyboy
I know tell me about it ... :( cant get her started at the moment so that shall be the christmas job me feels :S need to get a nice garage for her to live in
Dec 23 2014 04:21 PM
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smithyboy
I was thinking that ... doesn't look in bad shape either, needs a few small things like interior door handles and a brake light switch ...
Aug 06 2014 08:06 AM -
Oldskoolcool
Cool. Let me know if you want me to come and have a look at it with you.
Aug 06 2014 08:09 AM -
smithyboy
If only it wasn't up in Manchester I would take you up on that offer. Think it may well have to stay a pipe dream currently. Not sure my parents could cope with a third car ...
Aug 06 2014 08:21 AM
smithyboy
So she is alive again, thankfully seems to have just be the battery giving up the ghost :) now onto the next job ...
Jul 30 2014 05:14 PM
smithyboy
All the restoration companies seem to be up north of out to the west of the country :( god damn the south east :(
Jul 11 2014 08:48 AM
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silve1999
there is a few down south.... Minidave in surrey/kent does welding and spraying restorations, Caburn classics near lewes, sussex road and race in littlehampton, minimotorsport in shoreham by sea, autocolourworx in cowfold.
Jul 11 2014 11:01 AM -
silve1999
quite a few suppliers as well, playmini, minispeed, minispares, wood pickett, nk trading, speedyspares, southern carburettors....
Jul 11 2014 11:03 AM -
Ben_O
http://www.classicminicraft.co.uk/
Jul 11 2014 03:29 PM
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Miniminx71
so little time ...
Jul 03 2014 10:33 AM -
smithyboy
And money, and welding skills ... :(
Jul 03 2014 11:04 AM
