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[Prawn]

Yea I saw the sprite! Much more shiney than yours

Didn't recognise it from here though, or I would have mentioned it!

What colour is it being sprayed?

Looking at your pics again, your front arches are very low indeed, mine end dead in line with the centre of the indicators!

[minimotor_JD]

Nice job on the project, i've just started my project, i'm going for the miglia look too.

Cant wait to see the finished car.

Keep it up dude.

[mad4mins]

cheers

i bought and fitted heavy duty tie bars and adjutable bottom arms, so the camber is better now..

replaced the grill with a less battered one! and moved the number plate over slightly i think it looks a bit better but its going on the bonnet after its sprayed..

ive got loads of projects on the go at the minute and the dead line to have it sprayed is a local show called Minis4Kids on the 11th oct



aaron

Edited by mad4mins, 22 August 2009 - 07:13 PM.

[ferrit]

If that were mine I would be tempted to respray it in the original Rose metallic and bang the vinyl roof back on. Nice

[mad4mins]

yeah i kinda would but ive gone a little past the point of no return!

if i got the car as a shell no i would of def put it back to standard!

one day i will put one back as it should be to make up for it hehe

Edited by mad4mins, 22 August 2009 - 07:33 PM.

[ferrit]

yeah i kinda would but ive got a little past the point of no return!

if i got the car as a shell no i would of def put it back to standard!

one day i will put one back as it should be to make up for it hehe

Why past that point, the rose colours great and quite a rarity and the side stripes look the dogs. Plus would look wicked with fat arches.

Maybe I have a soft spot for 1100 Specials

[Prawn]

I think I also saw stacey in her advantage going around the ring road a few days ago I did wave, but I don't think I was noticed.

Car looks cool dude

[mad4mins]

yikes i havent been here a while!!

well made it to all the mini shows this year (not including santa pod as i couldnt be bothered lol) so im really pleased

bought new adjustable bottom arms, and new dunlops all around. full geometry set up before Imm.. its all going ok, some teething problems, but its prob always gonna have them its a mini! lol

but the biggest change has to be........









got really fed up with way my car looked and sooo annoyed at not having any money for a pro spray or ever likely having the money to get it sprayed soon. so i decided to do it my self

i didnt have access to a big enough portable compressor so i decided to use the new pro paint shop aerosols! yes rattle cans! with a special fan shaped nozzle (which was ace! really usable and precise) unfortunatley you can only get the cans mixed up in celulose so the final finish is a bit flatter than i hoped but it kinda looks like a custom job! *thumbs*

masked up and beginings of prep






white primer


first coat! scary!


second


third


unmasking




nearly back together with new bonnet plate!!


done and tested




im really please with it

and the 1098 is a really brilliant engine!! it'll keep up with my gf's 1275 easily!

anyway happy xmas all..

[luiji89]

actually a good finish for rattle cans, im tempted now good effort!

[paul6266]

good progress with the car, and i like the colour only thing i would say is give it a good cut back and a polish and i reckon that will give a blinding finish