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[miniallsort]

super dupa job tom !!! lovve the wellers and the dash looks mint mate great stuff

Edited by miniallsort, 02 June 2007 - 07:18 AM.

[Tomf]

Thanks mate, yea im well please, how the dash looks, well as 4 out of the 6 wellers are the ones im not after ill be selling them once iv finished refurbing them, but ill be picking up a set of Jammy soon so once iv refurbed them and sorted some tyres they will go on the mini

[Tomf]

Ok well everything is completly working with the dash now , and now i have decided to put a flip front on it, so last week i won a fiberglass front off ebay, so i picked that up . Now im trying to sort out the fitting parts like all the solid subframe mounts, brace bars, fixing, etc... But ic i can get the parts sorted in time ill be chopping the front off next week lol.

[Tomf]

Now changed the seats again lol. Well i was offered a pair of 1/2 leather rover 220 coupe seats and my friend wanted my buckets, so i sold the buckets to him and he picked up the 1/2 leather rover seats for me. So he dropped them off to me and he took the buckets away. Once i had the seats i make up some custom parts for the frame and got the rover seats fitted that evening

Now all i have to do i sort out a rear bench that will match, i might just make one up out of black vinal... What do you think?

Some pics:






A pic of the under seat speaker board fitted in place.



I also sorted out the high raised brake like that is molded in to my parcel shelf speaker board, i drilled holes so it says mini lol, once i have the break light fitted ill see what it looks like, if i dont like it ill mount a break light properly in to the shelf.

Edited by Tomf, 23 July 2007 - 03:10 PM.

[who_loves_the_mini?]

looking good. The rover seats are damn comfy as well. How did you fix your dash on, just with screws? also is it only ion the gel coat as it looks really good

[Tomf]

Yea its just the gel coat, well i brought it off someone and i dont know if it was them or it came with it but there are three bolts fiberglassed to it, in the same position where the top dash rail bolts are, so i just slotted the bolts in to them holes and it works a treat .

Yea when i got the seats i was amazed that i got them for free , then once they were fitted i went out for a drive for about 1 1/2 and they were really comfy the whole time.

Edited by Tomf, 10 June 2007 - 01:18 PM.

[who_loves_the_mini?]

Thats the dash im after, so if the one i have doesnt have anything in place ill just fibreglass some bolts underneath. looks good in just the gel coat.

[Tomf]

Yea thats what i thoughts thats why i left it lol. I think that it is the best looking dash that i have seen for a mini.

[Tomf]

I have just realised i havent uploaded and pics of my flip front, so here are some lol.

[Tomf]

Has anyone got any ideas on what i can do for a grill, the only thing i can think of is a MK1 grill, however i dont really fancy forking out about £100, does anyone know how i can mount a MK3 grill on it. the only think i could think of doing is making some brackets so that the chrome bonnet trim will be secured to the grill banana things.

[Tomf]

Well iv spent more money on some goodies lol.

First of i have brought a set or fiberglass sportspack arches, so now i have a full set of 6 so i can put a pair on my trailer to.





I also picked up a set of four wellers, so now iv got six 6x10 so they will be going on my mini and trailer once i have got them refurbished.

[miniallsort]

wicked mate looks great

[JimP]

I've got a couple of Mk1 grills and moustaches, could do a deal with that wavey Mk3 grill of yours???

PM if your interested

Jim

[Tomf]

Well the front end is off minus 1/2 of one inner wing. If felt so bed when i first brought the grinder to the front but now i have got some nice plans for the mini once the front end it on so that ok

Ill upload some pics of my progress later. Hopefully ill get all the grinding done, fit the brace bars and if i feel iv got the energy ill have a go at fitting the solid subframe to floor pan mounts.

Wish me luck lol

PM sent JimP

[The Matt]

This is looking good Tom!