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[madboy]

What does the shell look like close up after blasting , from the picture it looks bloody amazing

[Artful Dodger]

err bloody amazing?! never EVER seen a 1968 UN-RESTORED shell this solid. there are some little holes in the inner sills, toe panel and under the lights at the rear. needs outer sills and hinge panels but thats it...

primed the interiour today. im covered in paint but gotta be quick to catch the rust, little bit already starting to set in... getting it to the workshop friday next week to blast it with paint and start the metalworks:D

[jaydee]

MPI mini owners are hating you for posting those pics after blasting!

[madboy]

err bloody amazing?! never EVER seen a 1968 UN-RESTORED shell this solid. there are some little holes in the inner sills, toe panel and under the lights at the rear. needs outer sills and hinge panels but thats it...

primed the interiour today. im covered in paint but gotta be quick to catch the rust, little bit already starting to set in... getting it to the workshop friday next week to blast it with paint and start the metalworks:D

Will be watching

[tomb1992]

Looks like a great Project! really nice find would i be right in saying that left hand side Fuel tanks are extremely rare? tho i doubt this would be your biggest challenge . Subscribed

[Artful Dodger]

It is the right hand tanks that are in excess of 300 pound.... No worry, this is a racing car, came equipped with a nice alloy tank, which I'm going to use! But I'm putting the filler necks in the body, just to prove its a real cooper S shell

[MaxAndPaddy]

Another project I'm jealous of.....love this car and will be following the thread now!

[Artful Dodger]

Oh no he found me!!!

. Still have to remind myself I have a unrestored 68 cooper s sitting in my shed!

[MaxAndPaddy]

Found and Stalking!

I think you should sell it to me

[Artful Dodger]

Ho hum... Best put up with it 8)

Nooo, can't do that I'm afraid;). You would not be pleased if I say how much I paid for it...

[Artful Dodger]

lunch time 8) also, paint fumes were making me go slightly high....

someone has done a dance on my roof... and this is the filler left AFTER sandblasting... :S









interiour floor ready for 2nd coat, and underside, ready for 1st coat 8)

thought that i should really learn how to weld.. for the last build ( clubman) my dad did all of the welding, and even though he was good i just cant bare to not know how to do something....

getting there:)


and finally one for the clever ones..





A panel (outer), this one has been brazed on probably a repair.

but the other side looks like its formed in the actual a pillar!




i cannot see or feel a join. is this normal, i thought only the early shells had 1 single outer a panel?

[ministar]

Looks a great project. Have you checked/measured the shell to see if it's square?

With that rear end so light won't it be a little skiittsh on the back?

I'm going to be watching this! Looks a great project, with racing history :)

[Artful Dodger]

nope, and i dont think i need to, it was raced ( not hard) for a short period and want ever crashed heavily, and before that just a road car ( the car was racing before but was reshelled from a mk1 to this mk2 cooper S shell. mk1 was very rusty and i think he had a shunt)

i have seen lighter rear ends:P but im putting some brace bars in the rear so there is some strength to hold the subframe in, should add enough weight

[giacomo]

hey man its giacomo (orange racer ) sorry i never replied to the fb message aha, its playing up atm -.-

my car raced in 850 formula seven in the 80's mate :)

don't supose you want to doo my paint ect ;P
liking how its coming along though buddy :)

[Artful Dodger]

Alright bud:)

Il have to find out, but I think it was running in the miglia races, with a 998 in.

Yeah sounds good, who is payin XD. Found some good old factory oranges, look good with the Matt effect in, let me know if you are really interested

Cheers!