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[Mini_Magic]

Next plans are to install two air vents and a cigerette lighter into the centre console, might also be getting a negative camber kit very soon. Possibly a Mk1 grille conversion in the future as well.

[Mini_Magic]

Well as some of you may have seen in my thread titled "I Messed Up", I did a terrible job of spraying a small section and it needs rubbing down/redoing. So of course I did what any sensible person would do and removed the lip from the bonnet for a Mk1 grille.



I will get round to redoing the bit that I sprayed badly at some point.

Edited by Mini_Magic, 10 March 2008 - 12:08 AM.

[Mini_Magic]

Before.



After.



Bonnet stripes painted on and Mk1 grille fitted.



Cigarette lighter installed, although it will blow the fuse if I actually try to use it as a lighter.



Handbrake gaitor I bought at Malvern, although annoyingly the colour doesn't quite match the rest of the interior.





I'm just showing off now.

[sazal]

That new grille looks very koolio! And I like the longer stripes too and also love your snazzy interior!

[Mini_Magic]

That new grille looks very koolio! And I like the longer stripes too and also love your snazzy interior!

Thank you, the interior is even better now as I have just installed the Burr wood door capping along the sides.

[sazal]

That new grille looks very koolio! And I like the longer stripes too and also love your snazzy interior!

Thank you, the interior is even better now as I have just installed the Burr wood door capping along the sides.

Very posh! piccys?!

[Juju]

Nice job, Jimbo!
How was it removing the lip?

[Mini_Magic]

I can put some photos up when I'm back at home.

Removing the lip wasn't too bad, just requires a good set of metal drills and an electric drill to remove each of the spot welds. Don't try and bend the lip of like I did as this will just make a mess of it. The spot welds are quite large and if you have a big enough metal drill, you can just drill the spot welds and the lip should just come off without any force required.

I'm really pleased with how the bonnet stripes came out, as the stickers did not go all the way under the lip and would have looked silly.

[MiNi FiZ]

that grill looks alot nicer, i prefer it without the bonnet stripes, looks beautiful though mate

[sazal]

Did you say you painted the new bonnet stripes on?

[Mini_Magic]

Did you say you painted the new bonnet stripes on?

Yes, in the same colour as the standard stripes as to look as though they were factory sprayed on.

[sazal]

Thats koolio! Its kool when they're painted on, makes a difference to the stickers!

[Mini_Magic]

They do look a lot better than the stickers in my opinion, much smoother too.

[Elisha-The-Cooper]

not a fan of them going on your scuttle, lol but its your car, love the mk1 grill, buy an external realease one though ??

xx

[Mini_Magic]

Title change.

That new grille looks very koolio! And I like the longer stripes too and also love your snazzy interior!

Thank you, the interior is even better now as I have just installed the Burr wood door capping along the sides.

Very posh! piccys?!

I completly forgot about this, I'll take some photos when I have some spare time.

Next on the list of things to do is to install the air vents into the centre console, also planning on fitting a full negative camber kit very soon.

Got it on a rolling road on Saturday. 54bhp at 4750rpm, would have been 55bhp if it weren't for my wheels bearings needing replacing.

A couple of gorgeous photos from the weekend, credit for these goes to wolfys mini.

Edited by Mini_Magic, 07 April 2008 - 09:47 AM.