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[Marroon]

And now its fully MOT'ed for a year got my driving test today at 1.00 and then all it needs is for me to insure and tax it and ill have completed the main part of my "mini" mission!!

[Marroon]

ahh i failed my test, but shes now insured and i have been driving her around on my provisional, thinking of a black pinstripe down the side and a leyland logo on the back arches where the "city" text used to be. (small one to make it look factory fitted)

and also clip on mirrors to the window frame as the current ones are useless (but will make the car look a mess when the current ones are removed :/ )

but apart from that its a beutiful car..

what do people think about the stripe?
or any other ideas? i want it to be unique but look like its original too.

[Marroon]

Heres some more pictures... if anyones interested 8-)

Ive got my driving licence now, so have been giving it a good drive, its running abit rich on fuel and it looses power up hills but hopeuflly will be able to sort it out one weekend.. also got a decent headunit and speakers waiting to be fit, but i need another weekend for that, so that dad can help me. The first picture is of a vynal sticker i made using a vynal cutter ive jstu bought, i think it looks pretty trick.





What you guys think?

[1987_ParkLane]

Yer its looking really good now, and well done on passing your test. Do you have any more plans for it?

[Marroon]

Got abit of ICE for it, should be going in next week.+ the carb needs setting up, apart from that.. thats it for now.
got some more pics which ill upload soon.

[Marroon]

Heres some pics

isnt she beutiful

[minirock]

yes, yes it is and very fun to be in
very well done

[Marroon]

haha cheers went for a nuts drive last night with some mates, got onto the tops and visibilty was seriously like 4 metres max
+ high beam just made it worse
So i did 30 all the way down into hebden bridge... some of that with my head out of the window so i could see better! lol.

+ then we went to a party at some random guys house, and it was well funny, driving home sucked though mini started spluttering

Hopefully going to fit my CD player today, dont have a clue where to start though.

[Marroon]

Well, update time...

got the heater working.. ( turned out the were no water in the radiator!!)

Stopped the sticking clutch by lubricating the joints.

+ iv got my speakers + speaker board + CD player tray + cd player ready, and tomrrow. i am hopefully DEFINATLY going to get some music put in my car.

I also re-sprayd parts of the dash in teh same colour as the car, pictures to come tomrrow.

[mighty mini jack]

Loving the mini Nice, simple and fantabulous!

Like the sticker aswell! Is it a inner cut one or normal stick on outside one?

Think you should make a few and sell em, i'd have one !

[zebidee]

Mini looks great! Mind, so does that road, definetly looks like a mini type of road to me!

[Marroon]

Hi, sorry for the reply thats taken ages, adn teh sticker goes on the inside, i will make one to sell if you like. The only problem being is that i dont have any applicator tape, so tyhey could be pretty filly to fit, however, what i usually use is masking tape, .(pu tmasking tape over the top of the cut vynal, peel the back off the vynal and pull off all teh other bits of cut off vynal (so your just left with the logo) and then stick that back down onto the vynal backing if that makes sense?

Also, i can create the logo in different colours, silver, yellow, blue, red, black, white, grey,

If anyone would like one PM me, and how much do you think its worth? £3 posted for 2?
(i can also do any kind of design, eg cooper stripes, unique roof decals, side graphics)
im only restricted by what vynal i have in and the width can be no wider than a potrait A4 but it can be aslong as you want..

Need any and just PM me, ill be more than happy to help, as it will also be somthing i can put on my college portfolio.


Also, in relation to my mini, its currently dead, the engines splutering too much and its almost impossible to drive and one wheel locks up more than others under breaking.
However ive fitted a CD player into the car, and added a retro "mini city 998cc" vynal to the side, but im not too sur on wether its staying or not yet, ill get some picks soon.

Oh, i also sprayed the spedo dial rings red + the air vent rings red, looks very good in my opinion.

Edited by Marroon, 20 December 2008 - 11:54 PM.

[buddylove]

Shame about the engine, hope you get it sorted soon! She is looking good otherwise.

[Marroon]

Wish me luck!, however dad drov it a little today and thinks its too big a job for us to do without a garage ( if its the valves that are burnt otu by useing unleaded) and i saw him loknig at cars for me on ebay earlier
so its not a good sign!

but well hav a look tomrrow lol, Anyone selling a unleaded head?

[Marroon]

Whey, things went mint today!, Turns out the engines already unleaded, put on new points, plugs, rocker cover gasket (and mg rocker cover) tuned it a little and its running alot smoother!

Ive also added some mini city decals, dunno about them yet though, they look a little lost on my car.