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[Mincento]

Looks a really nice project, the black bodywork and wheels are something ive never seen done before on a mini and the paintjob looks good, is it 2k?

wayne

[miniman86]

your mini is definately coming along quickly now! i want mine done for sothern mini days! doubt that will happen somehow though!!

[Dave 1293]

Yeah its Super Black in 2k...

How much gotta do on yours then mate?? SMD's is ages away!!

[miniman86]

having the engine built as we speak, 1275 with stg 3 head, no gearbosx as yet though so i gotta source one of them plus clutch n clutch housing, rocker gear etc! then jus afew ova lil bits

sothern mini days is only just over a month!! ru going to it?

[dougie_10 :D]

Sounds like that is going to be a tasty engine when completed. How long until you get it back? Project coming on great

[Dave 1293]

Hello peeps

Been a while since i was on here last... still recovering from The Red Hot Chili Pepper Concert... which was really really cool!!!

Today i made my mother very happy by removing my carbon roof from the back room of our house... the plants can now get watered..

I hired a nibbler device from the local Tool hire place and nibbled my mini roof off, which was fun...

Left a 2" lip of the original roof, something to bond the carbon skin too.

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Then used a load of Sikaflex and stuck my carbon roof skin on... took a while to line up but it looks ok now.. going to go round it again tomorrow with the sikaflex and fill in the gaps.

But this is it so far..

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I didn't think the roof was so heavy... its only thin but the carbon is so much lighter..

Hope u all like

[bert998]

im not jealous at all

nice garage you have there

[Turbo Tom]

Very nice.

[dougie_10 :D]

looks great. Definate improvement

[Dave 1293]

Thank you... well worth the £200.

I forgot to say earlier... my front end arrived on thursday..

2 piece Curley Fiberglass front.. fits nice, just need something to fix it on with..

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the light and grille holes were already cut out for me by curley

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which was nice...

Starting to look like a mini again... after about 2 years

[Dom]

Well done dave... will it be similar to your last one?

[Mincento]

Looking nice, love the roof and especially the front end, are you planning on painting the front or doing a paint job to incorporate the weave? only criticism is im not keen on the idea still of cutting out a sheet of metal that makes a solid metal frame and replacing it with a sikaflexed on piece of carbon which shatters on impact

still it looks damn nice, whats next?

wayne

[miniman86]

i bet your mums pleased now!! just make sure youve bonded it well, otherwise youll be going along the A127 and it'll turn itself into a convertaible!! looks good though, keep up the good work!!!

[McGoo 69]

wow mate

thats going to be such a nice car

loving the carbon roof think ill be getting one of those Do you have a link to the shop where you got it from?

Also the ali doors where were they from

Ive jst turned 17 and wanted to get a mini and get it road worthy asap but i think ill buy a 2nd car for the time being and do it proper like a full strip down

Proper good job mate

[Dave 1293]

Cheers again... It will be like the old one in the sense its black... all the good stuff my old one has been put into this, mainly engine and wheels. everything else is new.

I got the roof of a mate.. but he got it from Curley... Curley Website

As for cuttin out the metal roof... its no different to puttin a full lenth sunroof in, i have a full cage to put in so it should still be as strong.. if not stronger than standard.

I've used 2 tubes of sikaflex so that roof aint going nowhere!!

Ally doors came from the same guy as the roof, but i think there from The Mini Door Company near Blackpool... but i've seen ally door skins go for about £45 a side.. not sure where tho.
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