133 replies to this topic

[chubbyclubby101]

just read through the whole thread and gotta say this is pure sex!! absolutely gorgeous. any plans to show it? i would love to see it as im sure many others would. great work

[GraemeC]

It will certainly go to some shows, but don't know how far away we'll travel with it.

[GraemeC]

Been slowly plodding along - not easy now I'm away most of the week for work.
However with only a few weeks left until its debut show we must press on.

So one weekend the engine went in:





And a couple of weekends later everything under the bonnet was about finshed and after a bit of dizzy twiddling she came back to life.
Now looks like this:

[benb12]

This is one gorgeous Mini... and what an amazingly solid shell! I wish mine was that good!

[m0useYy]

I absolutely love this car The quality of finish is exceptional!

[leaky]

Looks stunning. What show you planning on taking it too? I'd love a look at it!

[sonikk4]

Loving the finish on your wee beastie. The rear wiper thing, i wonder if it was an after market thing or original fit as we have got the same thing on Project Paddy.

[paul1275s]

Loving the finish on your wee beastie. The rear wiper thing, i wonder if it was an after market thing or original fit as we have got the same thing on Project Paddy.

Never an original fitment Neil but fitted from the sixties onwards by some of the coach builders (radford etc.) and also available as an aftermarket kit in the sixties/seventies. Also many homemade versions about using various types of rear wiper motors from other cars.

GT looks fabulous, a lovely colour and very tasteful! Further inspiration for my GT shell.. (after the Mainstream but before the 's' I think..)

[Retro_10s]

Jesus, That is possibly the best mini I've seen. Can't think of another that's looked this good or been built so well.

[GraemeC]

Thanks guys - you're too kind.
I haven't any special skills, just patience and and anal attention to detail!

[MintecMiniSpares]

How did you end up fitting the arches as I saw you didn't do the traditional welded on steel for the arch underside.

Looks very nice, I had fun and games trying to fit the sill trim over the double lip of arch and steel but looks like it went well for you.

[GraemeC]

I made replicas of the steel in aluminiun and bonded this to the arch. The fitted the whole assemby to the car with rivets into the wing flange.

The trim went on fine - I think the thickness of the steel/aluminium is key and by bonding the two together I didn't have to worry about using the trim to hold the arches on.

[Midas Mk1]

[Zac]

Absolute inspiration! Really hope mines ends up looking 1/10th as nice as yours. God damn thats sexy

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Bloody awesome project!!