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[miniallsort]

looks great mate

[B-shaw]

I love where youve put the heater! Never seen it put there before.

[Chris C]

I absolutely love this car.

I hope you dont mind if I steal a few of your ideas... the gas struts for the front end is an amazing idea.

[steveobennet]

didn't really had an option to put the heater anywhere else, with the turbo bulkhead box protruding into the car. gives my clutch foot more room now aswell.

steal my ideas! i don't mind at all, plenty of people have probabily taken them already, being on a public forum and all. but its nice to be inspirational.

[wilcooper]

whens the rough date for readyness? going to any shows?

[steveobennet]

moved it back to the end of september now, will take it to a few shows though.

[steveobennet]

a wee bit of progress, seat still hasn't arrived, did phone up p&l minis but i left it too late as the people at corbeau had already gone home!

painted the gear stick this weekend. after looking over my topic i saw the ugly tatty stick, so a bit of wet and dry, and some spray and vola! with the wet weather this weekend i thought i'd leave the car without its cover on, to source out any leaks, and alone behold i have one on the rear windscreen! there is just a smal gap where it seems to gush through! so i'll chuck some sealant on it soon.

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[mike.]

hehe 8 ball hearknob i want one of those.

[steveobennet]

that 8 ball gear knob is probabily the only thing i kept from the old car. wee update, turns out italy has a 2 week shutdown in august, trust me to buy a seat that comes direct from the factory in italy! doh! crobeau for those who wish to know. so i should see it come september.

[steveobennet]

i have a dashboard! bought the carbon fiber one from p&l minis. the one they sell doesn't include the three holes above the radio, so i set straight away at cutting these out with the dremel. the 3-clock surround mounts seperately to the dash to enable you to fit it. 3 brackets, and six wing nuts later its in. also got the final switch for the switch panel which is also finished. only big thing i am still waiting on now is the passenger seat.

[miniboo]

wow looks great

love the switches. shame about the standard looking choke cable though

[steveobennet]

i did have a alloy knob that i was using on my old cable till it snapped. theres no chance i'm getting it off either, with the ammount of glue i used to put it on! i'll try and find another one for it...

[Tom Booth]

Mite sound daft, but where did you get that power outlet cover from?! I've been scouring for ages to get one, e had one in our old chrysler and I want one to put on my fag lighter in the mini, to look abit neater.

Looks awsome thou matey! Really does.

[steveobennet]

i got it from work (work for ford), a new car came along with two of the buggers, so thats one for the car and one for me.

[Doncs]

What a lovely project, stunning car!