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[BrAd2012]

I dont think anway one would want 2 take there car off the road lol

Well he is deffiently going 2 have 2 see me now lol as there are a few/abit.more, things that need work on :-(:-(


Thats cool, get sone photos up when there in place

[rob963]

I dont think anway one would want 2 take there car off the road lol

Well he is deffiently going 2 have 2 see me now lol as there are a few/abit.more, things that need work on :-(:-(


Thats cool, get sone photos up when there in place

well if it was to make it absolutely perfect, then I think it would be certainly worth it

Haha well it should be done soon, don't worry, you'll be driving your mini again soon

they're in, and I have some pictures, once I get them on my 'puter then I'll upload them here to show them off!

[BrAd2012]

Thats very true, will take a fair time and a big wad of cash, but would deffiently worth it

It has been fixed, and you should know as u did it for me

Sweeet, it would be nice 2 see them

[rob963]

Thats very true, will take a fair time and a big wad of cash, but would deffiently worth it

It has been fixed, and you should know as u did it for me

Sweeet, it would be nice 2 see them

well it would take less cash, but more time to do the work yourself...
it's always a trade off between time and money

well it's half fixed so far

yeah, I'll go get the cable soon, then they'll go up

[rob963]

So I got some fresh seats:





No idea where they are from, (suspicions are on SPi or maybe metro) but they are very comfy
and bolster me much better when cornering slightly faster than them government people would like me too

And you know what the best thing about them is?

I got them for free!!!

that's all for now though
next thing is MITP and then I'm sure I will spend all my money on various parts I won't need

Now, time for sleep sleeps

Rob

[BrAd2012]

The seats are looking fresh, i am glad u got seat that hold u better, ur old ones just let u slip all over the place, which was fun some of the time

Cant wait for MITP, good news 2, the tickets....have been booked

[rob963]

The seats are looking fresh, i am glad u got seat that hold u better, ur old ones just let u slip all over the place, which was fun some of the time

Cant wait for MITP, good news 2, the tickets....have been booked

Oh they are so so much better than my old jiggly seats!

yeah I tended to end up out of the window or in the passengers lap if I drove vigorously

AWESOME! Can't wait for it!

[rob963]

So I had a bit of time,

And I thought that I would finally get the other speakers in my car.
so I took the old speakers off the rear parcel shelf,
then, as I don't have the right tools to cut perfect holes, I used a hand drill and then side cutters to get the hole vaguely round...

then screwed my new 4'' speakers into it, they fitted relatively well


and then I got it in the car, and they both fitted through the holes in the roof of the boot:


still need to wire them in properly,

but they are in...

that's all for now folks,

Probably will update after MITP with some photos of what all my money will go on

Rob

[BrAd2012]

They look nice, and well they are now wired in so they sound good 2

[rob963]

They look nice, and well they are now wired in so they sound good 2

to be honest, I haven't really noticed any difference with them in, but I agree that they make the back look much tidier

[rob963]

Now,

MIITP ended up eating all my money,

but look at my spoils!!!


The mambas aren't new, but they are genuinely and only 2 of them really need a clean up and apart from that they'll be nice... although I am not entirely sure if I'll be able to give them a bit of a refurb before I fold and end up putting them on the car already!


The MkII rear lights I was never planning on getting, but kind of fell for them when I saw them on other peoples cars...
but they both come with all the gaskets they need so I'm quite pleased with them...


I also got a MkII morris boot badge, I am sure you can see where I am going with this...
I will repaint it before it goes on the car though as it is a tad faded, but apparently it is an original...


As the first piccy showed, I also got 2 rubber cones which seem (to me) to be in good condition and are proper Dunlop ones and I am hoping that they are going to be much better than my ones are at the moment..


And the tyres in my opinion are the steal of the day, I got a full set (2 of which are slightly part worn and one is brand new but second hand, the last is brand new) for a total of £115!


then I got some dull things like wheel nuts and valves for my wheels and that rounds off my spoils!

Next is what I have managed to get done since MITP

Rob

[rob963]

So now it's onto what I have gotten done since MITP,

which admittedly isn't much, but I got home and wanted to see how the MkII lights looked on the car, so I switched them over, but didn't want to wire them up that night,
I liked what I saw...

so, the back of my car went from this:


to this:


Me likey bery much!

and the wiring also had to change as they have one less light and no loom on the light unit..

so it went from this:


to this:


wasn't too difficult as the wires were all the same colour so it was just a case of connecting the right ones...


then when I tested them, one of the indicators wasn't working right, it would come on, but then it would just stay on until the stalk was returned to the middle...

I couldn't see anything wrong with it, as they both came with all the bulbs needed... however, when I had a closer look at the bulbs, It turned out that the one that wasn't working,
was a lot smaller than the one that was working fine, so the bulbs looked like this:


and then when I changed the bulb, it looked like this:


And now it all works fine!

and that's kind of it for now

Rob

[The Otter]

Mmm, Mk2 lights improve the look of any Mini, nice choice

Also, GET THOSE MAMBAS REFURBED AND ON THE CAR! Can't wait to see what it looks like on 10s!

Keep up the good work, I'm gonna rip my cars face off in the next couple of days, so watch out for an update from me

[rob963]

Mmm, Mk2 lights improve the look of any Mini, nice choice

Also, GET THOSE MAMBAS REFURBED AND ON THE CAR! Can't wait to see what it looks like on 10s!

Keep up the good work, I'm gonna rip my cars face off in the next couple of days, so watch out for an update from me

Yeah I quite like them although I do now need to wire in some form of reversing light, which shouldn't be too hard

Haha, I will, don't worry, going to be working on the refurbishment over the next week and whatever else it takes to get them finished,
but then I must save up money to get the tyres fitted

I will do, planning on trying to fit the 'new' cones tomorrow morning

ah right, I will keep an eye on your progress, I am sure it will go fine, but take your time and make sure the gaps are all right!

[rob963]

I decided to try and get my wheels sorted,

so I spent about 2 and a half hours,
and 1 and a half sheets of my coarsest wet-and-dry paper,
to achieve the change from this:


to this:


It turned out that under the layer of black paint, there was a layer of silver paint and then,
there was the primer beneath that.

gave myself a damn blister on my thumb from rubbing the dish

but I am pleased with the outcome so far

I'll probably update again when they are both finished completely,
this could take some time...