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[mad4mins]

good job DM!

do you hope to have the 1380 in by winter warmer??

ps... i'll cya there!!

[Dog]

If monies go right, then I can't see why not, but in all honesty, I very very much doubt it.
I start my new job on Monday, going to Ibiza end of this month, and have quite a few things I need to sort out before I can dedicate my time to the engine etc. I really want to get the Van done, but atm too many personal issues are in my way to even think about it.

But in all honesty, all I need for my engine now, is my gearbox to have a refurb (Mr GW is doing that for me) along with my Final Drive to be swapped over. Once thats done, all I need to get is a orange pre-verto clutch kit, a transfer case, clutch cover, all the bit for a pre-verto clutch, oh and a BK450 head gasket, and some 1275 pushrods, and then its done

[Dog]

Well was up at 10am today, got the door back on, and all the trim refitted... I also started tackling other areas that were just annoying me, such as scratches, and some damage from SMD... But its all sorted now - not brilliant atm, but waiting a week or so to allow the paint to harden, so I can G3 it so it'll blend in a little better





Above is the finished work of my door repair... Looks good now, and would you believe, the door fits and shuts a lot better than it did before... I used to have to push the bottom of the door with my knee to get the door to lock, I now no longer need to do that



Hinges in the process of being prep'ed for painting, I got fed up of having black hinges as it looked tacky and horide.
Also, can you see the nice big "key" scratch? this was done when I fist got the Van...


Hinges in primer....



And fininally a finished door Both door have had the hinges done, but this door had the most scratches etc on... I think it now looks a lot smarter, and I also sprayed the sills, the whole Van now, just looks neater and tidyer.



What you think guys?

[Retro_10s]

I think it looks lovely Dog.

[millsminis]

Dog...your repairs are looking well good mate.....

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even go as saying almost pro..fessional ish!!!

[Dog]

I wouldn't go as far as a pro mate - I just knew what to do...

But I might get a new exharst for him the weekend - not sure, I've got £100 burning a hole in my pocket, will see whats at Stanford when I get there...

Edited by Ðogmatix, 07 September 2007 - 05:31 PM.

[millsminis]

Thats why I said ish mate......

Ooh new exhaust!!!!

[Dog]

Yeh - I am a little bored of have a sweet sounding exhaust - its just a little too quiet to me now... just want something that'll bark a bit more.... So might order a 2" twin box system, problem is between the Van and saloon exhausts is the tail pipe... the Vans are longer... So I think if I get a cheap bling tat, exhaust, it won't matter if I chop the tail pipe to lengthen it

[camp freddy]

Well was up at 10am today, got the door back on, and all the trim refitted... I also started tackling other areas that were just annoying me, such as scratches, and some damage from SMD... But its all sorted now - not brilliant atm, but waiting a week or so to allow the paint to harden, so I can G3 it so it'll blend in a little better





Above is the finished work of my door repair... Looks good now, and would you believe, the door fits and shuts a lot better than it did before... I used to have to push the bottom of the door with my knee to get the door to lock, I now no longer need to do that



Hinges in the process of being prep'ed for painting, I got fed up of having black hinges as it looked tacky and horide.
Also, can you see the nice big "key" scratch? this was done when I fist got the Van...




Hinges in primer....



And fininally a finished door Both door have had the hinges done, but this door had the most scratches etc on... I think it now looks a lot smarter, and I also sprayed the sills, the whole Van now, just looks neater and tidyer.



What you think guys?

you could do with some d1's on that

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Edited by camp freddy, 07 September 2007 - 09:50 PM.

[Dog]

haha, I would if I never bought my 100+ rims...

[blacktulip]

looking good there dog, any sign of the gearbox yet?

[Dog]

I have a gearbox in the shed, the one i am going to use on the 1380, but it has a 3.6FD in it at the mo, which is far to short for what I want. I am just rasing some pennies so I can send the box off, with my 3.1FD and get it rebuilt by mr.GW

[CanadianMiniFan]

looks alot better mate...

[camp freddy]

seen this at Stanford hall

http://i192.photobuc...pg?t=1189367562

but no Martin..

[Dog]

I really need to sort that front number plate out its STILL cable tied from SMD
I was floating about, looks like u took the pic not long after I got there... no flyers, and the yellow Mini is still beside me...

That blue Pickup next to me, we were having a little race down the country lanes Shame u didn't get a piccy of the Hydrolics on the back lol - or it looked like it was on hydros anyways...