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[scotty_1987]

@remyleblue are you the guy who got featured in mini mag because lookin at your wheels they are very similar to that guys and he had a bluey roof also!!

Nathan

Edited by scotty_1987, 10 December 2012 - 02:04 PM.

[Remylebleu]

no, his names matt and he had a trailer, i sold my mini van to him and nearly had his mini and trailer in part ex.......my engine just about runs let alone pull a trailer!!!

[Pistonbroke66]

I'm an old 'rallyist' as top gear would say so i've always loved the 'used' look, but this rat thing leaves me a bit cold....its an age thing i'm sure !

[minimarco]

As a finishing touch I've gone for contrasting black and white gaffa tape to hold my rear arches on

Pah!! Gaffa tape is like soooo last season!!....... Cable tie stitching is a much more "rat" way to hold stuff on these days....



Never actually seen it done on a mini though.....

Maybe last season...

but it works!

[danie garry]

As a finishing touch I've gone for contrasting black and white gaffa tape to hold my rear arches on

Pah!! Gaffa tape is like soooo last season!!....... Cable tie stitching is a much more "rat" way to hold stuff on these days....



Never actually seen it done on a mini though.....

anyone else want to put a "T" at the end of his number plate??!

[AVV IT]

anyone else want to put a "T" at the end of his number plate??!

Well as I actually got the pic from a "drifting" website, I'd say that's probably a YES!!

[adam_93rio]

Thanks for all the kind words guys

[mingy]

I'm an old 'rallyist' as top gear would say so i've always loved the 'used' look, but this rat thing leaves me a bit cold....its an age thing i'm sure !

I have to agree with you on the used look, i found my MK3 rally prepared mini in a chaps garage. It had not moved for 19 years, i have owned it for 2 years and have not washed it since i bought it. It has got chips and dings all over but i want it as it probably would have looked like when it was being rallied.
Some pics of it in the "show n shine" section on here.

[superman]

As a finishing touch I've gone for contrasting black and white gaffa tape to hold my rear arches on

Pah!! Gaffa tape is like soooo last season!!....... Cable tie stitching is a much more "rat" way to hold stuff on these days....



Never actually seen it done on a mini though.....

whether you like the rat look or not, it's different and that is what the mini scene is crying out for, we should be embracing these idea's, the mini scene should be evolving, moving with times, not dismiss it, look at it to see if you can take something from it

Cable tie's awesome!

[scotty_1987]

no, his names matt and he had a trailer, i sold my mini van to him and nearly had his mini and trailer in part ex.......my engine just about runs let alone pull a trailer!!!

haha sorry man its just that your car looks like is...haha youve a cool mini nonetheless !!

Nathan

[mingy]

As a finishing touch I've gone for contrasting black and white gaffa tape to hold my rear arches on

Pah!! Gaffa tape is like soooo last season!!....... Cable tie stitching is a much more "rat" way to hold stuff on these days....



Never actually seen it done on a mini though.....

whether you like the rat look or not, it's different and that is what the mini scene is crying out for, we should be embracing these idea's, the mini scene should be evolving, moving with times, not dismiss it, look at it to see if you can take something from it

Cable tie's awesome!

I have had a look at it and i can,t take anything from it, the rat look is preferable to something that looks like Herman Munsters forehead.

[mk3 Cooper S]

I my opinion there is a difference between unrestored cars and rat look cars.
Rats are made to look that way with no paint panels or matt black panels stickers roof racks and old crap attached.

Here is a picture of my original un restored 61 Van

Rat look or acceptable patina?
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[Shifty]

I my opinion there is a difference between unrestored cars and rat look cars.
Rats are made to look that way with no paint panels or matt black panels stickers roof racks and old crap attached.

Here is a picture of my original un restored 61 Van

Rat look or acceptable patina?
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By my standards that's concourse!!

[mk3 Cooper S]

LOL Thats wahat 40+ years of barn storage does,

Solid underneath and patinaed on top

[adam_93rio]

Slight thread revival
Picked up a new roof rack last week, and quite a few pictures of effy ive taken recently



Had to take out the back seats and made up a ply parcel shelf as my carpet one was sodden. Sealed up my window with silicone as a male do because there was a gap in the seal


Can make these up as I have templates and a copy cutter. Have enough 6mm ply for about 100 of them




















Sorry to those who have slow Internet waiting for pictures to load...... And sorry to those sick of seeing my car