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[Carlos W]

Boot lid isn't quite right, it's amazing how faults only show up when the panel is all the same colour.

 

A little more work is needed but when I flat down the guide coat it should show me exactly where.

 

Who knows when I'm going to get time though.

[Ben_O]

you shall prevail my friend!

 

Will just take you longer than planned. You have no deadline so just keep plugging away when you can and it will come in time.

 

Ben

[Carlos W]

I'd like to go to IMM 2016. 

 

I had a really interesting chat with a bloke about the interior today.

 

I'm going to try and get him to join the forum and register as a trader and see if we can get some TMF discount

[silve1999]

hmmm if its the same guy off fackbook then definitely, those seats he was using as an advertising image looked really plush and competitively priced too! 

[Carlos W]

hmmm if its the same guy off fackbook then definitely, those seats he was using as an advertising image looked really plush and competitively priced too! 

 

He's only 10 minutes away from me

[silve1999]

even better! apparently there is a guy pretty much round the corner from me that does good work.... but he only does full interiors and knows how to charge 

[Carlos W]

even better! apparently there is a guy pretty much round the corner from me that does good work.... but he only does full interiors and knows how to charge 

 

I went from a seat repair to a full interior 

[silve1999]

so easy to escalate quickly with classic mini ownership 

[Carlos W]

Small update, 

 

I've started building the rear subframe back up.

 

 

I found out I'd used the wrong bolts to attach the back plates to the radius arms, so they've been changed.

 

I can't find the handbrake mechanisms that go inside the drums which is a pain, I wanted to get the shoes and everything in

 

I may have ANOTHER sort out tomorrow to see if I can find them.

 

Putting parts on really seems to make space.

 

Once this is on I can start building the front subframe up.

[silve1999]

this looks so good, love the smoothness of the drums. really makes me feel ashamed to have not done as much refurbishment on mine!

[Carlos W]

this looks so good, love the smoothness of the drums. really makes me feel ashamed to have not done as much refurbishment on mine!

 

I've been doing little jobs on an off for a while when I got bored of welding and grinding or ran out of gas. 

 

There is a lot more space under the bed now I've taken the parts down to the garage

[silve1999]

its a good plan, I guess I was driving mine daily whilst trying to restore so it makes it harder to go to the level of detail. now i am off the road I may just take bits and pieces off and put them in the dish washer.... see whether I can cause another domestic

[Ben_O]

That's coming together nicely Carl!

 

I see you still haven't finished that wooden crate then...

 

Ben

[Carlos W]

 
I see you still haven't finished that wooden crate then...
 

You sound like my wife

[Carlos W]

A little bit more done today