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[dan_up850]

cant see any pictures mate!?!?! sounds good though! lol

[Southy]

Hmmm they seem to be working for me fella, dunno why its doing that for you.
Haha glad you think it sounds good
I still aint seen the paint yet as i was busy working on car when my dad and mate went paint shop so i am really excited for tues/weds when we paint it

[GreaseMonkey]

I can see the pics,

Looking good, will be nice to see it in paint

All the best!

[Southy]

Cheers for the comments GreaseMonkey, should be really good, will be doing nothing on it for the next 2 weeks after weds night as my mate is off on his holidays, but means i cant get everything together so when he comes back its just gotta be put back together and the paint is going to be plenty dry enough to flat and polish it

[dan_up850]

ahh i can see them now! haha, looks awesome mate, really coming along well, what colour you going to paint her?

[roxy28]

coming along a treat mate, looking good !!!!

[Southy]

ahh i can see them now! haha, looks awesome mate, really coming along well, what colour you going to paint her?

Cheers fella, its being painted Forf Focus ST orange with a black roof with a tint of orange pearl dropped into the clear to make it shimmer in the sunlight

[Down&Out]

looks good but some people will notice you have filled the front because theres no panel lines other than that top work

[sweetser]

its looking lovely mate cant wait to see it all painted up and back together!!

[JohnGordon]

Yeh looking really good mate! well you not the only one that isn't going to be done for the deadline. Im booked in for the mot tomorrow but that now depends what time the sparkey turns up to sort out the major lighting problem, either way I'll see ya on burnley road soon! Gud luck mate

Edited by JohnGordon, 11 August 2008 - 12:23 PM.

[Southy]

looks good but some people will notice you have filled the front because theres no panel lines other than that top work

Well thats is very true but some people will also noticed (if they get underneth that is) that all the front floor pans have been seam welded to the bulkhead panels and that the floor jacking plates have been removed and replaced with thicker steal and seam welded all round and....i could go on, nothing on this car is going to be standard, at the end of the day this car is being built to last and i want it too be practical for everyday use and withstand what can be thrown at it from the road of england and where ever else i might travel.

The main reason behind welding and then filling the panel lines (Only on the front end) was to add strength as ive had cars come apart there before and with everything being solid mounted it needs to withstand the bumps and shakes of the car and then the bhp its going to have later on next year. Another reason why the front wings have been seam welded to the front end and plates put over the shocker mounts to stop them from cracking

Best of luck John hope you manage to pass the MOT need to see you in your mini so its more easy to spot you than in a great big van

[dan_up850]

when i get a larger spec engine for mine im going to do the same, seam weld all the..........seams? looks smoother and like you said, it will last a hell of alot longer.
looking forward to seeing some paint on her, sounds like a ace colour too!

[Southy]

Well the plan was to get some paint on her tonight (well at least one of the 3 basecoats needed) but we kept getting distracted by people come visiting us from our mini club inspecting our work haha so we just got it all flatted down and turned back on its side ready to spray the underneath then back on the stands to do the inside and the exterior of the car.

Well the plan is for the start of next year to make a 1380 all singing and dancing and that way i can say ive done everything on the car as i will be doing the block work and build the engine myself seen as ive been taught how to now at work

[minirock]

really nice. your only in rossendale i work there hope to see you rummbling past our works one saturday lol
keep it going!!!

[Southy]

Ah right no doubt you will see me minirock, where abouts in Rossendale do you work?
You might even see me going through Rochdale sometime as i go down that way for my mini club meetings and convoy nights