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[Jordie]

Now stevie mentioned it, im more and more thinking about keeping it and selling the red one. I dont know if id make my money back on the red one, but i think once this is done, it will be a nice little car in a good standard form (engine and interior wise) giving me more practicality then the rollcage bucket seated 1330 engine mayfair.

Cant keep both as I dont have anywhere to keep the 2nd one.

Keeping the red one off road and running the black one might work, but i wouldnt like parking the black one on street overnight due to jealous idiots who live down the road and parking issues.

I must have about £2k wrapped up in the red one easy, the engine rebuild and mods cost about £600 alone. Dont want to break it. It would be for sale with 12months MOT.

Will have to think about this hard.

[tuktuk]

i like the sound of that engine kid

[Jordie]

Buy the red mini, its got bucket seats too

[tuktuk]

its red tho how common

[Jordie]

haha. Could paint it for you bump the price up mind.

[Jordie]

Why they masked the rear lights baffles me. 4 nuts and 1 wiring plug and they come off easily.


Decided to make some progress. Stevie decided to paint the roof. yey!




Left to dry, then time for laquer




Now the roof is been left to harden. On wednesday, the panels will be welded in.

Weekend will see the sump plug helicoiled and a rub down. Next week will be the body painted. then week after MOT.

[Jordie]

Roof is a Ford Stardust Silver Metallic by the way.

The car will be 2pack glossy black.

[tuktuk]

looking really good jordie

will have to pop over see it again sometime

[Jordie]

be next weekend before i am down there again, but pop along

[Jordie]

Yes! we know its a cover sill, but the original was removed and you can see the rust has been cut out etc. Its because at some point the other side as been done and we decided it would look better matching.

[M44K TS]

Good job Jordie, 'tis the way it should have been done when *he who shall remain nameless* owned it

I'll have to have a spy of the black and silver, i fancied the silver and black Union Jack on the roof of mine instead of OEW with the red and blue

[Jordie]

Cheers mark. Yeah names best not said. Will post finished pictures on the site for him to see, but i felt they were ripping into him alot when i was posting regular updates.

I hope the black n silver looks good together, idea seems very swanky!

The sill is finished and when i saw steve this morning, he was doing the rear valence and repairs, so hopefully hes got that mostly finished too.

[Jordie]

Rear valence repairs done

[Pie]

Looking good Jordie.

That last picture of the rear valance. Ive left the cover off. Oki so mud can get in but its not an MOT failure. And if water gets in then its gonna start to rot. So water can get in and out of mine very freely.

but yeah, looking very good.

[Jordie]

I thought closing panels were a MOT item, didnt know why but i asked stevie to weld one in anyway.