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[peepzy]

thought i would share my first project with you Well i brought her in november 08... and this is how shes getting on... alot more work than i had expected, but it will be worth it in the end! she was apparently ''restored'' in 06 bu who ever did it seemed to think that silicone could replace welding... and many panels basically fell of when i pulled the silicone off feel free to give me tips hints etc!

when i brought her



stripping her down










After hours of grinding cutting welding and some red oxide this was the reasult

Edited by peepzy, 19 July 2009 - 02:15 AM.

[Alexanderx]

looks like you craking on with it,
hope everything goes as well in the future look forward to seeing some more pics too.

[peepzy]

then i had my seats redone mmmm <3







Then we moved to the rear quaters and round even more rust

[Neilson]

Looking good mate. Can I ask how much it cost to get the seats recovered? I need to get mine done.
Cheers

[peepzy]

Looking good mate. Can I ask how much it cost to get the seats recovered? I need to get mine done.
Cheers

heya they cost me £380 for all seats door cards rear cards and gear stick and hand brake cover.. buy called Adrian fox form fox autotrim from sandbach he does them in his garage... but his work is spot on real top quality!

[shorty]

nice looking project you got there

must say the seats do look really well done

[peepzy]

looks like you craking on with it,
hope everything goes as well in the future look forward to seeing some more pics too.

thanks i want her ready for about september... illhopfully have passed my test by then and also sadly part with my MKIIF VW Polo hehe

[shorty]

looks like you craking on with it,
hope everything goes as well in the future look forward to seeing some more pics too.

thanks i want her ready for about september... illhopfully have passed my test by then and also sadly part with my MKIIF VW Polo hehe

keep them both..just do up the MKII once the mini is all sorted lol

[peepzy]

i would love to mod the polo shes a 94 completely standard... i would love just to get some alloys slam her on the floor some tidy little ice lights and debadge...bu all my moneys going on the mini hehe i would love to keep them both and save my mini as a ''weekend'' car but ibeing on 3.20 a hour ai cant affordto insure them both lol

[shorty]

aaahh gutted well ill keep my eyes open round stoke when september comes see if i can spot a purple mini lol

[peepzy]

lol you wont beable to miss her ill tell you that hehe... she will be all black with an orange roof by then hehe.. i have a slight obsession with the colour orange hehe... my rooms orange my mopeds orange my car will be orange hehe

[shorty]

haha nout wrong with orange specially on a mini

i myself would prefer black and yellow though lol

[peepzy]

yellow is also a good colour!

[Sir Cheat]

Looking GOOD! Doing all the work your self?

[peepzy]

thanks my Dads a bike mechanic so hes doing all the welding for me dads are great cheapest labour youll find hehe!