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[megamini_jb]

Looks a good project. Is it actually going prat look?

[MaxAndPaddy]

Excellent idea, you always need a spare. I've developed a system for buying over the years and its utterly foolproof.

1 - Buy Mini
2 - Take mini off the road to look after and keep dry
3 - buy 2nd mini to use whilst 1st one is being adored
4 - Spend time and money on both and refuse to use either because they're 'too special'
5 - Realise that you don't stand a chance of driving either
6 - Buy another mini to use, and end up thinking its too special as well
7 - Repeat steps 1 through 6 until skint/out of space/divororced

Its a brilliant system!!

For us less mechanically minded I've amended it

[blacktulip]

lol nice one. good luck with it.

[Steely]

Nice carpet!

[AVV IT]

Excellent idea, you always need a spare. I've developed a system for buying over the years and its utterly foolproof.

1 - Buy Mini
2 - Take mini off the road to restore
3 - buy 2nd mini to use whilst 1st one is being worked on
4 - Spend the time and money put aside for fixing mini#1 on #2
5 - Realise that you don't stand a chance of getting either of them on the road anytime soon.
6 - Buy another mini to use whilst the first 2 are being worked on
7 - Repeat steps 1 through 6 until skint/out of space/divororced

Its a brilliant system!!

Just showed this to the missus........ she wasn't amused!!

Is it actually going prat look?

I've not fully decided yet. I'm tempted because it's going to look a bit shabby, so taking the shabby to extremes might be a bit of fun, plus it will annoy those who hate rat look (or "prat look" to some ). Plus I've already got one nice shiny mini, if I don't do something different with this one I'll just end up smartening it up until it ends up looking like a silver version of the one I already have, and where would the fun be in that?



Love It!!........ I think feel a new avatar coming on!!!

[MaxAndPaddy]

Go against whatever the masses encourage

Prat Look!!

[cliche]

Excellent idea, you always need a spare. I've developed a system for buying over the years and its utterly foolproof.

1 - Buy Mini
2 - Take mini off the road to restore
3 - buy 2nd mini to use whilst 1st one is being worked on
4 - Spend the time and money put aside for fixing mini#1 on #2
5 - Realise that you don't stand a chance of getting either of them on the road anytime soon.
6 - Buy another mini to use whilst the first 2 are being worked on
7 - Repeat steps 1 through 6 until skint/out of space/divororced

Its a brilliant system!!

Just showed this to the missus........ she wasn't amused!!






Love It!!........ I think feel a new avatar coming on!!!

Brilliant ! I created it as his expression seems more apt now

[megamini_jb]

Is it actually going prat look?

I've not fully decided yet. I'm tempted because it's going to look a bit shabby, so taking the shabby to extremes might be a bit of fun, plus it will annoy those who hate rat look (or "prat look" to some ). Plus I've already got one nice shiny mini, if I don't do something different with this one I'll just end up smartening it up until it ends up looking like a silver version of the one I already have, and where would the fun be in that?

Fair enough

[megamini_jb]

Any progress?

[AVV IT]

Any progress?

Not a great deal really, I've spent a lot of time trying to get hold of all the parts that are missing. The pile of bits keeps getting bigger and bigger, whilst my bank balance keeps getting smaller.



I have had a better look at the door bottoms though, and whilst I knew that filler can hide all manner of sins, I've discovered that duct tape can be even worse!!



Luckily though, I've had two reasonable doors sitting in my garage for the past 15 years or so, that I bought to replace the rotten one's on my ex's mini (I'm guessing that she probably doesn't want them any more!!)




A quick lick of paint and they now look presentable enough (just realised that they're actually shown in the pile of parts pictured above)

Edited by AVV IT, 10 November 2012 - 07:16 PM.

[Shifty]

Shall I move this to the projects section?

[AVV IT]

Yes thanks shifty, that would be great!!

[cliche]

Any progress?

!0" Minilites =

[AVV IT]

!0" Minilites =

They're a used set of "Minators" actually, (because i'm a right tightwad and this is supposed to be a cheap project!)!........ But they look pretty similar at a quick glance, so I'm happy with 'em!!

[Noah]

Epicness.

Rat looks cool on certain cars, but It does need rusted bumpers - Rat look but like a rolls royce interior ha! Contrast.