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[miniman retford]

Mine had flexible rubber strips on originaly but i bought these rigid plastic strips from a trade stand at a mini show but cant remember which one,they come in black & i painted to match, i think they were standard on some models perhaps sportpacks ?

[E-Tizzle]

oh right cheers ill have a look on minispares and ebay

[E-Tizzle]

just another update on the arches.
here they are with the red top coat and the lacquer.
they dont look to bad considering i did it in the garden with spray paint. obviously they wont look as good as a professional but they are good enough for me.

all i need now is to put them on.






what do we think?

Edited by E-Tizzle, 29 June 2010 - 07:55 AM.

[littlemissmagic]

they look lovely!
you've done a really nice job


these are the exact arches ive been wanting for ages but never knew what they were

[ste88]

they look great! well done

[Carlzilla]

Thats a good job mate, give yourself a pat on the back

[E-Tizzle]

oh cheers guys.
i will hopefully be pop riveting them on tomorrow, or i might just screw them for now because i might need a seal on the edge, the rivet later.
ive always like the big cooper arches but can look too big if not done well.
these are a bit smaller than that so hopefully look good, fingers crossed.

keep u updated.

[miniman retford]

Looking good ! i think they look better than the sportspak arches over 12" wheels thats why i went for tha same

[E-Tizzle]

right i have just put the arches on the left side of the car.
look pretty good but as i said before its hard to tell due to the axle stands.
i have left the other side on to compare.
but as you can hopefully see in one of the picture. the rear tyre (with chrome arch) stick out completely.
so i think ill just change it anyway.
one problem that has arisen is the gap at the top of the arch, as they are secured at the bottom the top comes away a little bit. but i think ill need to get a bit of rubber anyway.
i also want to put some rubber along the rail in between both arches.

what do we think.
i think im gonna go with the new ones. although i do quite like no arches, but then the tyres stick out about 4 metres!

oh by the way there only held on by 2 screws so not permanent yet

standard wandard



chrome styleee




new styleee

Edited by E-Tizzle, 29 June 2010 - 07:55 AM.

[Carlzilla]

Much better

[E-Tizzle]

Much better

what than the chrome.
yeh i think so to

the car needs a clean and a good ol waxing, so it should be all shiny and hopefully match the arches a bit better.

[miniman retford]

Really good job you've done i think they look great

[E-Tizzle]

cheers

its been a while since i posted, but now i have the rubber strip and they look great!!!!

total spend so far i think is...
£11 - arches
£10 - paint
£5 - rubber strip
1 million man hours (ish)

£26 = bargain

the pictures dont really do them justice as they look much better in real life.
also the whole car needs a t -cut and polish and a quick go on the arches aswell. them they will both be as shiny as each other and a much better match




all i need to do now is work out what strip i need to run along the runner between the arches

also they arnt fully attached yet, they need some proper screwing as well.

[KSTANDSTEVE]

Look great.

Where did you get the rubber strip from (between arch and body)?