154 replies to this topic

[Alex_B]

Impressive, when I saw that scuttle I was expecting the rest of the car to be rough but its very very tidy and is looking amazing after some TLC !

[AndrewMini]

Good little project, doesn't look in too bad stare, a lot better than mine!

[millermilla]

New wheels :) Well new to me anyway. They cost £155 plus £20 for a set of wheel nuts so still keeping tight with the budget

[Willz]

This is belting!

Good work and gorgeous Mini!

[Badboytunes]

to be honest..... A project like this knocks spots off others that have £££ £££ spent on thiem. Your car looks great and is a credit to you.


Cheers

[elpedro]

great car very good at keeping a lid on your budget

[millermilla]

Been busy again :)

Decided I wanted the roof black like a Cooper but wanted to be a bit different so decided a carbon fibre wrap would be interesting and cheap to do. I've never wrapped anything in my life before so it was going to be a steep learning curve.

Keeping with the budget banger theme I bought the wrap off e-bay for £35 and spent £2 on an applicator.

Before wrapping




How hard can it be?





First bits are pretty easy especially the flat parts!






The corners are very hard to get right




If I done it again I learnt it's easier to do small bits at a time rather than in 3 sections like I did






Well pleased with the outcome.

[millermilla]

[mercenary62]

just shows you what you can do on a small budget , very impressed mate top work ,one small comment dont like the rear lights but thats my personal taste would look good with mk2 /3 rears

[millermilla]

Yup I agree, rear lights and Bini badge to go soon

[mercenary62]

lovelly looking car though mate nice one

[tommo10]

Was the wrap a one off, or from a company? Cheers

[millermilla]

Just bought it off e-bay, watched a couple of youtube video's of how to do it then got stuck in. It's a lot harder to do than the professionals make it look.

[millermilla]

Chrome arches

[steven]

looks great