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[Vinay-RS]

Yeah olive green and white is a really neat colour combination. Similar colours were used on the South African Austin and Morris Cooper Ss. 

[ryomini]

Vinay

that's interesting and I was not aware of that, do you have some pictures ?

[ryomini]

anyhoo,

as for the Project W I am getting worn out these days. Still a lot of painting to do and conditions are far from ideal (ie way too cold).  I wonder if there is a general plan for putting it all back together, a particular order.  I have already forgotten where most of the parts go and whilst painting and cleaning bags got mixed up and separated here and there.

So far my budget is very good, as a friend gave me a load of bits and bobs I sold in auction and that paid for the paint and paint gun.  I'm dreading the motor but we shall see much later this year or maybe next.

 

Here's the latest update

did my first of 3 stencils

 

finished the boot - I imagined how it would look after 2 years or so of active service

 

same goes for the rocker cover - one of my favourite pieces on the car

 

it's not really the rat look, more of a 'weathered look'.

 

took all the rust off the car and now I'm trying very hard to put it back on (you can see that after the welding, putty and seam sealer the boot came up pretty decent imo)

 

finally got this side cleaned up and 2 coats on it before weathering

 

 

[ryomini]

And believe it or not I have actually managed to put some parts back on - and in the right place.  I am just staggered at how quickly I have forgotten the order that I took things off.

 

got to get the white tape on the battery cable about near the beginning of the runner part

 

 

that's it for now folks, still got one star to finish off on one door and all the 'weathing' effects to do - and the cats to feed as well ;)

[Vinay-RS]

Vinay

that's interesting and I was not aware of that, do you have some pictures ?

 

Here are links to some almond green (looks similar to olive green I think) and white mk1 Cooper Ss in SA. 

 

http://ckdmini.com/p...ustin-cooper-s/

 

http://ckdmini.com/p...s-almond-green/

[ryomini]

Vinay great to see you are still following :)

those are some very smart minis - I would be proud to own one of those

spent some time checking part of the loom, found 2 blown fuses and some minor repairs to attend to

[Vinay-RS]

Yeah, those are some great cars, which were restored or preserved very nicely. 

 

Each small job gets you closer to a completed mini :) 

[GraemeC]

The ageing effects are fantastic - look very realistic!

[ryomini]

@Graeme - thanks alot for the thumbs up,

I was happy with the boot, but not so with the rocker cover, but the bit's I am not happy with will be hidden by pipes and stuff

 

got some massive down time and have almost got the painting done - ooff, so so tired.  I may put another coat on the roof and front wings, if I have the energy

 

if you are looking at this and spot SOMETHING IN THE WRONG PLACE do please let me know as I am having dizzy spells trying to put the right things back in the right places, so if something looks strange do let me know

got this fitted, hope it's ok

 

the bolts are not fully tightened in the pix - I was lining it up - all done now!

[ryomini]

I wonder how long this paint will stay put, as I am not sure that I rubbed down the old top coat as much as I should have - live and learn I guess

 

this is I hope the last of the rust for a while at least

 

 

some shots of the roof

 

nothing too dramatic there, however the rear panel sucks - it looks like an American Indian horse, but I just left it that way

 

was fairly happy with the bonn et, still got the badgey wadgey to go on,

 

[ryomini]

Around the front, sides and back

 

 

 

and then, I think I went Full Mental Jacket and lost it,

over the top gear, my wife, who incidently has a striking resemblance to a three headed fire breathing dragon, brought to my attention that she did not care to ride in the car with me....

 

 

 

yep that IS the passenger door, I think a mortar dropped close by, just needs to be glossed, maybe I can do it next week to almost wrap the shell up

 

thanks for watching - that's all for now folks :)

[James_eaton_thewholething]

My misses has already said she ain't getting in mine either. Told her she has no choice. Or if you have more than one car sabotage the other so the mini is the only option

[ryomini]

@James haha, for us Mini is the only option

 

I am getting lost in wires - again if you are reading this and see a wire in the wrong place or not following it's correct path PLEASE LET ME KNOW, I am sort of letting the wires tell me where they go by their shape, some of the labels I put on them are still there, some are so smudged up I can't read them anymore

 

I found a little trick that helped me, I put the wire in a bit of petrol tube and then fed the tube through the body - worked a treat - it's all like some kind of unbelievably challenging intelligence test - still got some painting to do but was just so tired, may even get the rear lights on tomorrow we'll see

 

 

 

not really sure if the red tape goes at the FRONT or REAR for the wiper washer tube but mine is at the front for now

 

 

[ryomini]

and still getting tangled up

 

 

and does anyone know WHAT AMP FUSE SHOULD GO IN HERE as the original has fallen out, ooops

 

 

and the PO has shorted out the black and orange wire (don't ask me why) but I am worried this may cause me problems - do I need to sort this out - any advice here

 

 

gravitational waves, fission, quarks, studying analytic properties of scattering as a function of angular momentum, and I still can't seem to follow the flow of current even in a car as small as a Mini, ho hum

 

(haha deleted some pictures as I put the front-to-boot long wiring loom in the wrong way round - doh, I will post the correct pictures next time)

 

Edited by ryomini, 07 March 2016 - 01:37 PM.

[Vinay-RS]

Are you a particle physicist dude? I'm sure a minis electrics are nowhere near as complex.