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Posted 28 April 2016 - 12:28 AM
How have I only just come across this!!?? Awesome build! shame about the crash mate. Gutted for you (you spanner), but at least now you have an excuse to make that engine bay look nice and colourful. Starting to look like a box of lego!
Keep it up man! 
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Posted 02 May 2016 - 07:16 PM
Looking good thats defo one bright engine bay....
Cheers bud, I'm aiming for sunglasses needed for viewing 
Digging the blue subframe. Looks sweet :)
Thanks Vin, it's a nice shade of thames water blue
How have I only just come across this!!?? Awesome build! shame about the crash mate. Gutted for you (you spanner), but at least now you have an excuse to make that engine bay look nice and colourful. Starting to look like a box of lego!
Keep it up man!
Thanks mate, I know, I'm still kicking myself ! haha thats the sort of look I'm going for, I really like your dashpot lego head idea too!
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Posted 02 May 2016 - 07:16 PM
Been working on this, nothing has been that successful but its getting there! Got the engine back in, everything all connected up, then my mate broke the starter solenoid!
Put a new solenoid in, no ignition. Check earths, all good, I thought the loom might have been damaged so I stripped pretty much all of the loom tape off it, found nothing. Many many swear words later I gave up and started body work, cut the scuttle corners off and the drivers a panel.
Que my mate coming round to have a look at it, within 5 mins he found that I had put a wire on the wrong terminal of the solenoid and I had ignition and the car turned over, result! I’m not a leccy for a reason! Not started it yet however.
I was fortunate enough to borrow a mig welder from work, and I went out and bought some 0.6 wire for it. It was rather frustrating as the wire kept jamming every 5 seconds and after a lot more swearing I had enough and went to the pub for mayday
Today I thought I’d give it another go, swapped back to the 0.8 wire the welder already had in it and it worked beautifully! This was the first time I’d welded something so thin, and I hadn’t had much practice before so I’m quite pleased with how its come out. Did both scuttle corners and repair the a panel post.
7fa84041-7ef8-4861-948e-1fde21218fd6_zpsbdwjw8pc by Will Giddings, on Flickr
IMG_6799_zpscwdwuuzx by Will Giddings, on Flickr
IMG_6801_zpsptlmvqiz by Will Giddings, on Flickr
IMG_6800_zpseukav4hu by Will Giddings, on Flickr
IMG_6803_zpsqo5v6cov by Will Giddings, on Flickr
and that micra has changed a little
13083206_1009455505808739_6143734786193214251_n_zpszur2wago by Will Giddings, on Flickr
Edited by Will16, 30 June 2017 - 08:42 PM.
Up Into Fourth
Posted 02 May 2016 - 11:18 PM
How have I only just come across this!!?? Awesome build! shame about the crash mate. Gutted for you (you spanner), but at least now you have an excuse to make that engine bay look nice and colourful. Starting to look like a box of lego!
Keep it up man!
Thanks mate, I know, I'm still kicking myself
Cheers man, feel free to copy!
Micra looks mental haha, need to get it slammed for the full effect though!
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Posted 03 May 2016 - 05:25 AM
Nice work on the mini dude didnt no you where going the flip front route... look forward to seeing how this turns out :)
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Posted 09 May 2016 - 08:52 PM
Cheers man, feel free to copy!
Micra looks mental haha, need to get it slammed for the full effect though!
I may have to, its such a sick idea! haha thanks, I would dump the micrap but don't plan on keeping it much longer 
Nice work on the mini dude didnt no you where going the flip front route... look forward to seeing how this turns out :)
cheers mm! Yeh I decided it would be easiest and would sort of "future proof" it 
.....talking of the flip front, I bought it 2nd hand, no idea of the brand, rather cheap and the old saying of "you get what you pay for" rang true. The fit was awful, particularly along the scuttle joins and needed alot of pushing and bending to get it into place. Its not that bad that its all in place but am kind of regretting not doing a metal one!
More things have been done, finished the welding, the A panel and tabs, filled the seam and scuttle, got some primer on it all. Also got a L2B ticket so it needs to be done!
IMG_6814_zpsz7wuy4ec by Will Giddings, on Flickr
IMG_6804_zpsxzcq6zpb by Will Giddings, on Flickr
IMG_6805_zpsosqpn8pe by Will Giddings, on Flickr
IMG_6811_zps9o9mjnzf by Will Giddings, on Flickr
Bought some raised bonnet hinges 
IMG_6812_zpsijpwa78f by Will Giddings, on Flickr
IMG_6813_zpsspqvwkf3 by Will Giddings, on Flickr
All these hours working on it led to this too 
Edited by Will16, 30 June 2017 - 08:43 PM.
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Posted 09 May 2016 - 09:08 PM
Looks wicked with the new front back on! Engine bay is epic!
Please tell me the external oil cooler is going back on haha
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Posted 09 May 2016 - 09:21 PM
Looking good, the flip front fit doesn't look bad. is it going to stay bumper less and white for a minute?
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Posted 10 May 2016 - 05:31 AM
Wicked this is looking like a mini again nice one :) looks aggressive now with the raised bonnet and bumperless look.
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Posted 10 May 2016 - 07:10 PM
Looks wicked with the new front back on! Engine bay is epic!
Please tell me the external oil cooler is going back on haha
Ayy cheers man! I'm currently doing a new rocker cover for it too and read on...
Looking good, the flip front fit doesn't look bad. is it going to stay bumper less and white for a minute?
Thanks alex yeh for the moment, just want to make L2B, not sure what I'll do with it, matt black? body colour?
Wicked this is looking like a mini again nice one :) looks aggressive now with the raised bonnet and bumperless look.
Thanks mate, its getting there now! Yeh thats the look I'm aiming for!
Did a bit more, but it was pouring outside. Put the grille on, indicator lense, few stickers and got it on 4 Mercury's again. Also put the seam strips and sill/arch strips which makes a huge difference
IMG_6816_zpsjqtlpuzg by Will Giddings, on Flickr
anyone want to donate me a drivers grill surround, mine is a bit mashed
Edited by Will16, 30 June 2017 - 08:45 PM.
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Posted 10 May 2016 - 07:52 PM
I'm also having trouble with the front passenger indicator. All others work, but this one doesn't, bulb is fine. Where would this be fed from? Cant see the wire near the fuse box.
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Posted 10 May 2016 - 10:05 PM
Legend! Oil cooler looks sweet!
Has a small thing but it does make a difference
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Posted 16 May 2016 - 06:54 PM
You can tell the guy doing the talking knows absolutely sod all about cars
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Posted 16 May 2016 - 07:05 PM
Hahaha thats great! Nice spot 
You can tell the guy doing the talking knows absolutely sod all about cars
Yeh exactly cheers for the props on the oil cooler, I couldn't leave it off!
Reading some of the comments on that video, its quite amusing how gassed people get and start hating on cars that aren't their own! Don't get me started on the retro rides thread of this!
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