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[mini-mad uk]

itz looking great james, now all u gotta do is pass ur test then come visit me

[jameswildcooper]

done half of it today and the bag weighs a stone which is about 5 half kg

how the poor car looked today lol


this is the back seat where i have stopped chiseling it away is where im going to be cutting the back seat out so bassicly where the green stuff is thats being cut out and the side pockets

[Retro_10s]

this is the back seat where i have stopped chiseling it away is where im going to be cutting the back seat out so bassicly where the green stuff is thats being cut out and the side pockets

I trust you're gonna be fitting a full six point cage to replace the structural damage done to you shell by removing the door bins mate!

[jameswildcooper]

this is the back seat where i have stopped chiseling it away is where im going to be cutting the back seat out so bassicly where the green stuff is thats being cut out and the side pockets

I trust you're gonna be fitting a full six point cage to replace the structural damage done to you shell by removing the door bins mate!

already have a 6 point SD cage

[minipip]

has it got the diognal? i love th look of them ones, especially as u dont have back seats now

[jameswildcooper]

has it got the diognal? i love th look of them ones, especially as u dont have back seats now

oooooohhhh of course it has

[jameswildcooper]

cut part of the back seat out and chiseled some more soundproofing away and now its 8kg lighter. Still have the rear pockets to take out and about a inch to cut away on back seat still. Also still got the whole of the drivers side floor to chisel away the soundproofing. Hoping to get about 15kg all together out the car from doing all this


and this is my back seat now cut with extension lead to show how small it is now and I still have about another inch to cut away

[jameswildcooper]

worked on the mini for just over a hour as soon as i got home from work today got a bit more of the back seat out and finished chiseling the passenger side floor worked it out to do all that so far and its took nearly 11 hours just to do that and i still have the drivers side floor to do :roll:

heres some pics of progress so far :-D
the front of the floor down to bare metal


and a before and after notice i have taken out the ash tray in the middle at the back and also the bit where the standard seats are supposed to sit on which are about a foot away from the side of the handbrake and also my back seat is missing :shock:
BEFORE

AFTER


and to show how small the back seat is now heres a scale....my hand on the back seat


oh and so far i have saved myself 9 and half kg 8)

[dougie_10 :D]

Looks great mate!

As you said will be the bees knees when finished !! Back seat is tiny didnt realise that it would be that small lol

[jameswildcooper]

FINALLY ive finished getting all the soundproofing up
weighs up as 13.5kg with part of the back seat aswell
all i need to do now is get the rear pockets out

[Tomm]

Im taking that sound proffing off aswell but i take it off with a screwdriver and hammer but it leaves a gunky tar like stuff which i have to get a wire brush on the end of a drill. Its taking forever, any advice on getting it off?

Like the bench idea mate think i might have to give that one a go aswell Are you taking out the door bins? is there any particular way of going about it ?

Thanks, Tomm...

[Dog]

I wish I took my back seat out, and left the bins in place!

Never mind, looking good so for thou!

[jameswildcooper]

Im taking that sound proffing off aswell but i take it off with a screwdriver and hammer but it leaves a gunky tar like stuff which i have to get a wire brush on the end of a drill. Its taking forever, any advice on getting it off?

Like the bench idea mate think i might have to give that one a go aswell Are you taking out the door bins? is there any particular way of going about it ?

Thanks, Tomm...

hi i just used a hammer and chisel took about 12 half hours to get seat and all soundproof up and yep i think ill be taking my bins out

I wish I took my back seat out, and left the bins in place!

Never mind, looking good so for thou!

whys that then?

[jameswildcooper]

the inside of my car atm.... sanded the passanger side down so its nice and smooth now just have the rest to do now lol

has it got the diognal? i love th look of them ones, especially as u dont have back seats now

Edited by jameswildcooper, 14 September 2006 - 08:00 PM.

[minipip]

one word dude BLING