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[leaky]

My mates not long finished restoring his pick up and has painted it green. Has come out real nice. Heres a pic for some inspiration lol.

[Artful Dodger]

standard exterior with a kad 16v engine??? ultimate sleeper!

I wish! If only I could afford a kad engine.

dont we all

[MiniJosh92]

That filler in ther qtr nust have been done by a sculpturer !!!!!!

Looks a solid basis for a tax free pick- up good luck.

Seeing this makes me want to start my van!

Yeah must have taken quite some filler skills!

Thanks for the pic leaky, looks lovely. I think I'll go for a tonneau cover on mine.

Attacked the o/s today, nowhere near as bad luckily. A bit or rot but nothing major -

[madboy]

any more progress

[MiniJosh92]

any more progress

Not really I'm afraid, been busy with other work. I've just been going round starting to knock out all the dents when I get a few minutes. I'm hoping to crack on with it over the winter & would be nice to have it done for the show season.

[madboy]

[MiniJosh92]

Only a very small update. I cut out the grot on the bottom of the o/s quarter but that revealed a right lash up on the heel board -



This has made me decide to drop the subframes & source/make a spit so I can get it over & sort the heel board out properly. This will also give me the chance to strip all the underneath & make sure it's 100%. So if anyone knows of a spit up for grabs, I'm interested.

[Jordie]

excuse me looking like a tramp in the photos (first pic i had slept in car all night after towing the pickup down to wales), but i think pickups look nice in green.

2nd pic IMM at birmingham
3rd pic north yorkshire minis moorland and coastal run event.

[MiniJosh92]

Looks lovely Jordie, it yours?

[Jordie]

no a friend of mine, he trusted me with it on several occasions now. its a beauty, for sale but im sure its like £14,000 or something. thats me driving in the third pic and me in the first and second pics.

[josh.goddard]

i know it may sound silly but i think it would look cool and retro in russet brown with reverse rims on

[muddd001]

Looking great, Can't wait for more progress and retro is definatly the way to go. I've seen pick-ups in bright red and it just dosen't suit them even though it looks awesone on a salon.
Definatly go with a light green or brown or my favourite, old english white.

[MiniJosh92]

I have a spit sorted now, just waiting for that to be sorted which it should be over christmas. I got a new scuttle panel to use the drivers end on the pickup which hopefuly I'll get done soon.

[MiniJosh92]

This is what I've been doing with my Christmas eve -

replaced the o/s scuttle end -



Old end removed & it was amazingly solid underneath -



Quick coat of red oxide before I put the new panel on -



New panel all welded on -



Just needs a quick smear of filler & jobs a goodun

Edited by MiniJosh92, 24 December 2011 - 04:35 PM.

[MGBailey007]

looking good keep up the good work