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[speedingorange]

Thanks for all the great comments! will be throwing a website up for this whole build soon fingers crossed!

[alexcrosse]

looking great man, just been flicking through the project. I notice you have an oil temp guage, but not a water temp. Where do you plan on puttin the oil temp sender?

[speedingorange]

I do have a water temp you cant of been looking Hard enough,

Im not sure as of the moment where the sender will be mounted, i guess wherever it will be easiest to pipe it into the dash, and still give accurate readings.

James

[alexcrosse]

"flicking through your project" LOL!

yer... always wanted to put an oil temp on my mini but... never wanted to drill a hole in my sump and tap it to fit.

[dan_w]

What an amazing restoration and what an amazing thread.

I love that colour, if you don’t mind me asking what is it and where did you get it from, its a similar colour to what i am thinking for mine. I just cant get over the quality of the work and the time you must have put in. Hats off to you, im sure mine wont be as well restored as yours but i have defiantly picked up some advice and ideas.

Cant wait to see it all finished.

[speedingorange]

The colour is actually an original mini colour, its nordic Blue, Was used on the mini neon minis in the 90's

james

[speedingorange]

Look people... top tip... dont run whilst holding a running angle grinder... if you trip you could do this...




think i better book an apointment in with Mr powdercoater.

Edited by speedingorange, 05 June 2008 - 08:47 PM.

[mighty mini jack]

eeeek!

[speedingorange]

should looka lot better once i get it cleaned up a bit with the grinder and then powder coat it. thats a job for this weekend though me thinks

[dezshearer]

I think you're using the wrong haynes manual!

[speedingorange]

that would explain a lot! lol

[speedingorange]

Did a small amount of tatting with the bonet straps today...

went from this...



Note scruffy leather and scruffy screws

too...



comparison...





should look cool no? made rubber feets also

[mighty mini jack]

You really do know how to clean and sort things out dont you !

think they look really good dude, well done

[speedingorange]

They where surprisingly easy to do too!

cant recommend the ebay seller boltmeup enough also. top notch stainless A2 grade and lightning deliverly

[stevet4361]

Any more progress? This is really amazing work, can't wait to see it finished, keep up the good work.