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[Thorpsta]

 

 

I was gonna say that but thought better of it ;)

 

It'll be alright and the original colour is green so it had to be green, and once the dynamo and starter had been painted I couldn't change my mind

 

Aha brilliant! 

 

True, but not EVERYTHING was green   You could of tried the same thing you did with your hand..  dipped the whole engine in the paint. or better still, finish assembling the car and dip the whole lot...    Brilliant 

 

 

 

EDIT: Might want to mask off the windows first though 

 

 

I was rather pissed that I had to clean them back to bare metal again

 

The shell might get a few runs that way though ;)

[nev_payne]

Looks fantastic pal, can't wait to see it in the bay!

[Thorpsta]

Looks fantastic pal, can't wait to see it in the bay!

Neither can I Should be done sometime after Wednesday, lights and door windows will go in then too

[Thorpsta]

Passed my theory! Driving test is booked for 25th July

 

So, had a busy 2 days on the Mini, in reality it was a slow day and then a busy second day

 

Went down to the garage to do some other bits to a transit tipper so took a few shots..

 

Temp tyres have gone flat, looks so sad at times

 

 

Anyway, it's a terrible picture but we lost the the clutch pin thing, so we had to paint up another one and the spring for it,

 

 

Bolted a few bits onto the engine

 

 

 

Built the oil filter up

 

 

Bolted more bits on

 

 

Spark plugs too

 

 

Then touched the nuts up, this is before the 2nd coat

 

 

 

Then it was time to move it, so moved it onto the trailer then into the van, to the garage, then used the crane there to get it out again

 

 

 

More terrible pictures, but the drive shafts where put through

 

 

 

Then the difficult bit came..

 

 

 

Drivers side drive couplings where then put in

 

 

 

and the ramp came down

 

 

 

 

[alex-95]

Well done passing you theory, The engine look's good, when is it going to be ready to start up?

[JustSteve]

nice seeing a bit of contrast with the black ;)  

 

Haaha, brilliant.  Really starting to take shape now

[Thorpsta]

Well done passing you theory, The engine look's good, when is it going to be ready to start up?

 

Well done passing you theory, The engine look's good, when is it going to be ready to start up?

 

Thanks And I can't say for definite but hopefully the end of next month by the latest, if all goes to plan

 

nice seeing a bit of contrast with the black ;)  

 

Haaha, brilliant.  Really starting to take shape now

 

 

Dip dyed it all ;)

 

Thanks

[mk1coopers]

You are doing nice looking work, but with a MK1 you should really have put the radiator onto the engine before you dropped it in, they are not the most fun things to fit in place!

[Thorpsta]

You are doing nice looking work, but with a MK1 you should really have put the radiator onto the engine before you dropped it in, they are not the most fun things to fit in place!

 

 

That was the plan but we haven't got one ready yet

[Thorpsta]

Not a major update, but it's getting more car like features now, I've been at college all day, power went out while dad was in the middle of a job so he switched to Mini

 

Lights bowls are in, and the indicators The engine also looks quite nice with the engine poking through the grill hole

 

The connections make it look like it's crying :S

 

Edited by Thorpsta, 25 June 2013 - 07:46 PM.

[nev_payne]

Always great when you get to that point where suddenly, loads of parts go on very quickly.

Edited by nev_payne, 25 June 2013 - 11:46 AM.

[domdee]

your getting close to the end now!

[danie garry]

really like this build, its lookin really good!

[Thorpsta]

Always great when you get to that point where suddenly, loads of parts go on very quickly.

 

It is Got a few more bits to do yet though but it's suddenly picked up pace so I can't complain, one of the door handles is in but we ran out of time to get the other in, I'm hoping to put the boot lid on tomorrow after college

 

your getting close to the end now!

 

Thank goodness, my wallet can come out of hiding ;)

 

really like this build, its lookin really good!

 

 

Thanks

[Thorpsta]

Few smallish updates, but not many pictures, the Camera doesn't seem to take very clear photos no more and wont focus unless your incredibly close to what you're photographing, I've took a couple photos with my tablet and I'll try putting the camera photos on tomorrow

 

II red oxided and painted a few bits last night, bracket and stabeliser stuff too, and that went on

 

 

Then the door handles went on, my tablet has no flash so it was hard to hold the torch and take a picture but I sorta did it, I've whiped the lens and a few other bits on the camera so maybe it'll focus tomorrow,  I only got pictures of the passenger door but the drivers door has been done too, however it needs a bit more aligning but nothing too serious, boot lid is going on tomorrow finally, kept putting that and the windows off which is now a good thing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by Thorpsta, 28 June 2013 - 10:46 PM.