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[scotty_1987]

Lel

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Took a few underwhelming quality snaps over the last few days but it's always nice to put pictures to the progress so I'll upload them since it's Christmas and all that 

 

Simon wire brushing the final of the front panel fixings, the slam catch for the bonnet. This drill has served us very well for the restoration and was the soundtrack of summer 2013    Hopefully it's last use until things start going rusty again!

 

 

and general loveliness

 

 

 

The brakes are now working lovely after trying a few different things and there is talk of an MOT for tomorrow  Unfortunately I'll be doing a 14 hour shift at work, but I'll await the good news. There is no way it will fail the MOT other than on a few things which we expect, the tyres stick out far enough to be a fail if the tester is having a bad day and things like headlamp adjustment since they currently light up birds nests in 60ft high trees  But, she'll get there, Simons attention to detail is too good for it to fail on anything significant.

Edited by Mini-Mad-Craig, 20 December 2013 - 04:35 PM.

[Artful Dodger]

Hats off to you sirs that does look bucking frilliant!

[jb93]

MINBIN!!!!!!!  

 

Cannot wait to see it in the flesh!

[leaky]

Looks sweet! You guys have done well! Please come help me do mine. O yes and also wheels poking out is not an MOT fail all they can do advice.

[RawlinsGTR]

Thanks for the kind comments!

 

You coming to Bingers Jonathon?

 

Cheers Leaky, haha I think we've had quite enough of rebuilding minis for the time being!! Yours does look immaculate though, it'll probably end up better than mine And nice, that's good to hear.. did have a set of steelies lined up just in case haha.

[leaky]

Dam it haha. Yea hopfully mine will look good. I just need to find some time to do it. I am guessing you have one and it's not on yet but stick a bumper on the back as the MOT tester could fail it as it's a sharp edge. That is only if he is mr picky.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Shiney bumpers all round Jon  NUCKING FOM

[scotty_1987]

Better have it finished by tomorrow, I'll be at my aunty's in Rochester, I can check y'know lolololololol

Nath

[jb93]

You coming to Bingers Jonathon?

 

Shertainly am! Will be nice to do the same as last year!

[Laundrymike]

Just read your entire thread from start to finish and felt like I'd been on the journey with you - very funny in parts and hopefully inspired me to get my finger out to start my Cooper rebuild...wish me luck!

[Artful Dodger]

Shiney bumpers all round Jon  NUCKING FOM

 

just going to point out he nicked my joke....    

 

 

joke thief

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Better have it finished by tomorrow, I'll be at my aunty's in Rochester, I can check y'know lolololololol

Nath

 

If you're passing sevenoaks at around 3 inbox me and I'll give you the postcode for the MOT station we'll be at

[scotty_1987]

Better have it finished by tomorrow, I'll be at my aunty's in Rochester, I can check y'know lolololololol

Nath

 
If you're passing sevenoaks at around 3 inbox me and I'll give you the postcode for the MOT station we'll be at

Haha lol, imma hold you to that Craig !!

[RawlinsGTR]

No MOT today because the weather's ****