416 replies to this topic

[luiji89]

nice!! so your not having your 1310 in there?

keeping it a 1275?

toby

[leaky]

Glad to hear you've got something sorted. Also means now you can keep you pick up and finish it with all the bits you wanted to.

[mini-man-dan]

Just leaving it as standard for the moment with the 1275 and see how it goes. Aslong as the engine's good I'm not all too fussed. The built engine will stay in the Pickup for them moment.

[James182]

My mum and dad would do their nut if i had another mini on the drive (already got two)

Looks like a good lil mini though! bit of a clean needed!!

[mini-man-dan]

Well, the Pickup now has a name. Dave.

Ok, I'll explain.

My new car has been named Charlie by the previous owner. Therefore, with a little shortening, I have Chas.

Chas & Dave.


Dan

[mini-man-dan]

Right, finally found some motivation to restart on the Pickup. Did a few small things to it yesterday, got the overriders fitting properly and straight.

Ordered a set of smoked crystal crosshair Mk2 Golf headlights which I'm hoping with alittle bit of tweaking here and there will fit.



Also bought myself a set of Ultralites off eBay, last minute find and got them for a bargain!


Dan

[Calman]

Woooo You're back

Missed your updates

Have you sorted the insurance on it yet?


Oh yeah, get your ass into gear and get those lights on!!

[mini-man-dan]

Nope, not sorted insurance It's insured under Mum's at the moment, just incase it goes missing or something.

All being well it'll be at MiniWorld action day in September and it'll be going round the track Will be well insured for the day though!

Edited by mini-man-dan, 08 June 2010 - 11:52 AM.

[Calman]

OMG Get insurance boy!

Would be good to have a first proper drive in it around a track though. Oh yeah, IMO it looks sexy on the Dunlops, much better and more unusal look

[mini-man-dan]

Dunlops? What Dunlops ? Are you on about the Ultralites or the Cosmics. Cosmics have been sold to 'Bean', Ultralites all the way!

[Calman]

Dunlops? What Dunlops ? Are you on about the Ultralites or the Cosmics. Cosmics have been sold to 'Bean', Ultralites all the way!

Cosmic's, thats what i meant! Getting old in my youth....

In my defence they look similar to D1's

Edited by Calman, 08 June 2010 - 11:56 AM.

[BenH]

Interested to see how you get on with the crosshair light conversion. Saves sticking strips of insulation tape over the lens! Once that excess metal is trimmed off do you reckon the bowls and surronds will fit? or is it more long winded than that!

[mini-man-dan]

Well I'm hoping to cut off the brackets then have to maybe do some slight modifications to the inner chrome ring that holds the light in place, then it slot in. I know the lights are the same 7" as in a Mini, so fingers crossed it won't be too much hassle! Famous last words hey...

I'll definately let you all know how I get on with doing it though. They haven't turned up yet, seems they are coming from Germany, not London as advertised on eBay !

Never mind, aslong as they get here I don't mind.

Dan

[mini-man-dan]

Got the headlights and wheels on today.

The headlights were, to put it simply, a nightmare! I've wrecked one of the inner chrome rings, the other is fine but I've actually had to cut in to let it spread out an extra 1cm. It seems to have workde quite well, but I'll have to replace the passenger side one

Have to repolish the lip on 2 of the wheels as the laquer has peeled, but for the price I paid for them I expected that! Tyres will be being replaced.






Certainly won't see another like it!

Dan

Edited by mini-man-dan, 14 June 2010 - 04:54 PM.

[minipete]

Very good,i love those headlights been thinking of getting some for a while now.What part did you have to cut to make them fit the mini bowls?
P,S it looks the dogs danglies!