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[adam_93rio]

does anybody notice anything missing from the picture of my car by the way??
winner gets 10 points

[leadly]

wing mirror!

10 points for me please!

[leadly]

Looks great matey!

my mini will be satin black with a removable front end. i think i'm going the carbon fibre route though, but apart from that looks like were going down the same routes.

When you gettin the front end sprayed then? you rattle canning it or doing it ''properly''?

[scoticus]

Bumper?

eye lids

lmesh light guards

wing mirror

theres quite a few

hwo many points do i get? lol

[benb12]

Grill ends

Ariel

Paint

Arches

Side repeaters

Edited by benb12, 09 April 2010 - 08:53 PM.

[adam_93rio]

10 points awarded to leadly, although the mirror is the only thing your supposed to notice

The front end is staying as is for now, in the summer I will be sorting everything out and she will be resprayed properly

not going to give away the colour scheme but the black will be staying in places and carbon fibre arches and maybe bootlid

[adam_93rio]

Bumper?

eye lids

lmesh light guards

wing mirror

theres quite a few

hwo many points do i get? lol

none for you!!!

And benb12, what would I do with an aerial? Don't need that rubbish on in my car lol

especially as your ears bleed at 60

Edited by adam_93rio, 09 April 2010 - 09:37 PM.

[mk1john]

Hi son just finished reading your prodject, it reads well, just brought mine upto date
Thanks for your help

[adam_93rio]

i have created a small list of things to do before london to brighton this year
its a lot shorter than this time last year i guarantee

1. buy and fit new CV joints (drivers side at least)
2. buy and fit new inner steering column
3. remove front end and clean, and kurust and paint exposed metal
4. kurust then paint bits where stupid halfrauds paint did a s**t job
5. buy and fit new seat membrane for my standard drivers seat
6. fit original interior
7. remove steering column drop bracket
8. fit stick on number plate
9. sort out my oil pressure light
10. decide if a roofrack would be good for L2B

Edited by adam_93rio, 25 April 2010 - 09:07 AM.

[adam_93rio]

ok not necesaarily doing the list in order but here's the first thing i have done this week (ill be updating each thing seperatly)

2. buy and fit new inner steering column
7. remove steering column drop bracket

ok so first i took the column trim off


and removed the steering column drop bracket


removed the pinch bolt at the bottom of the rack

this one

the old along side the new



and for some reason cant find the picture of it back in place, but im sure you can imagine how that looks

[adam_93rio]

next up is the oil pressure light which i didnt have for a few weeks

9. sort out my oil pressure light

ok so when i turn my ignition on i wasnt getting the oil pressure test light
key turned, no light


the suspected offending item


took that out and put on top of the wheelie bin alongside the new one from minispares


there were a few little bits of swarf on the threads where the old one came out so i removed them with a magnet
then fitted the new shiney one


tadaaaa!! two lights


another thing crossed off the list

i will be doing the cv joints when i get paid and using my car as little as possible until then (only a few days now)
same applies to the seat membrane, but i might fit the doorcards etc beforehand

[samsfern]

its coming along, why did you remove the steering drop bracket?

[adam_93rio]

its coming along, why did you remove the steering drop bracket?

i have speedwell bucket seats in at the moment, which are lower hence why i had the drop bracket. but for london to brighton the standard rio seats will be going in again. so the bracket needed taking out otherwise ill never get my legs under there

im also not happy about the damage it had caused to my steering column as it wasnt provided with propper fitting instructions

[minimadaidan]

to adam_93rio

nice car and its looking great.
hope it carrys on well for you.

aidan

[adam_93rio]

to adam_93rio

nice car and its looking great.
hope it carrys on well for you.

aidan

thanks, im not really happy with my car most of the time at themoment, im starting to wish that i had the money and time to strip it completely and do a full respray with decent paint. as the paint cans i used have just let water *yellow human water* straight through and start to go rusty