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[colinf1]

Boot liner finished off over yesterday evening and this morning. Really happy with how it's turned out, especially the cheapo temu cross-stitched vinyl.



Had forgotten about the need to relocate the battery isolator switch, but thankfully it looks ok where I placed it.

And a cheeky photo of the rear end now with the NOS mudflaps....



Ready for cars and coffee in the morning...

[colinf1]

Took it out for a spin Saturday evening, drove nicely, then got to test out the new spotlamps on the way home and quiet impressed with the extra visibility!

 

They are a bit shaky when the road is bumpy, so may need to look at stabilising them against the grille or adding an additonal support back to the grille opening on the front panel.

 

I forgot to reattach the levers to the new door handles, so was unable to lock the car! Thankfully I got them without needing to remove the door card fully.

 

Then on Sunday morning I gave it a quick wash before heading in for Cars & Coffee, a few water leaks still getting into the cabin from under the dash, plus annoyingly have one on the drivers side quarter window, not much water but still something else to sort out.

 

 

 

 

[bangermadness08]

If you have more photos of who you built the boot lid of be interested to see them. Looking at making mine a bit more user friendly but fathom how

[colinf1]

A great warm day here, great to get out in the mini!

130km round trip in total, a bit noisier in the cabin now with the opening rear windows, but much more comfortable for the kids in the back now...

Edited by colinf1, 09 March 2025 - 08:40 PM.

[colinf1]

Not been doing much with the mini the past few weeks, plenty of spins here and there, drove to work a few times, nearly 1000kms done since it came out from hibernation, making the most of the fantastic weather we've been having the past few weeks!

Added a bonnet stripe and pin stripes along the side today, cheap ones from temu - so not expecting them to last...







I've double checked the timing, tightened up the alternator in a bid to eliminate a slight rattle when the engine is running, but still there, thinking it could be timing chain tensioner.

It has been driving great so a bit reluctant to go pulling the timing cover off.

[lsto]

Love the bonnet stripe, sets it off perfectly

[70K1100]

Love the bonnet stripe, sets it off perfectly

I agree that bonnet stripe looks good.