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Post by Miniböttcher on May 21, 2012 20:58:24 GMT
well its still slowly getting there
the underside has been acid etch primed, all has been seamed sealed up and stonechipped, ready for a coat of primer ten there starting on the outside
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Post by monkeyjim on Jun 24, 2012 13:14:01 GMT
From Cooper day 2007 but not the one I was thinking of :   |
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Post by Miniböttcher on Jun 27, 2012 21:30:50 GMT
yes i have seen that one, it one of those colours, it looks different everytime you blink
well i dont think i have to say where the mk1 is, i think you can all guess,
3 and half month and not alot has changed to last time
a date has been set between the 3-7 sept while i am off work so the best time for me to collect it , so thats 10 weeks, by then its been there for 6 months
we will see.
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Post by Stephen on Aug 14, 2012 14:07:04 GMT
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Post by biggelmo on Aug 14, 2012 18:24:15 GMT
And this one was at Mini in the Park on Sunday  |
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Post by Miniböttcher on Aug 14, 2012 21:34:06 GMT
Those photos are so good. Best photos of a FY mini I have ever seen. My car is still a long way off.
Sore subject.
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Post by AntMan on Aug 14, 2012 22:19:51 GMT
How sore...!? Ant  |
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Post by biggelmo on Aug 15, 2012 15:40:42 GMT
Also at MitP was this beauty fresh from the barn.....complete with spiders.  The original tyres were perished but placed beside the car.  |
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Post by MiniGT5 on Aug 15, 2012 19:49:23 GMT
Sweet... And now they are making old cars MOT exempt you will be able to drive one just like it.
N.
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Post by monkeyjim on Aug 25, 2012 8:19:36 GMT
Only pre 1960 vehicles and they can still be presented for a MOT if the owner wants . Although none of this is confirmed or legislation yet .
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Post by Miniböttcher on Aug 31, 2012 23:34:23 GMT
well the car has been at the paint shop for 6 months, yes 6 months, not much has changed since it was stone chipped except 2 new door skins fitted. ( about 2 days work in total)
so after a chat with them, i have decied to take the mk1 out of there.
nothing to do with there work, as thats very good, is just taking too long and now they have less time to work on it. so would sit there even more.
i still have a few jobs to finish, refitting the doors again etc, then its off to the paint shop
i have a few paint shops i can try, first will be leeds motors, literally a stones throw from my work( which is handy) plus julies son has worked for them for the last 6 years, toyota approved body shop.
its going back to matt and lisa garage for the moment, i am in the middle of building a new double garage at my sisters, and i have given up my rented garage and moved the elf to julies
so its the only dry place to store it untill i have my new garage is water tight and secure
shame really, i wanted on the road by now,
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Post by Miniböttcher on Aug 31, 2012 23:36:15 GMT
ooooh i like the photos
thanks for posting
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Post by monkeyjim on Sept 1, 2012 17:50:20 GMT
Sorry to hear this Dean .
Cannot say that I am to surprised going by what you have been telling me over the last 6 months .
How does it look after sitting around in virtually bare metal all that time ?
Due to there work commitments Fairlight Coachworks will not undertake work like this any more .
Can Highly recommend Ron and Steve at R&S Motors in Cradle Hill industrial Estate Seaford .
They are the only other people I would entrust my MK1 too
( so you know there good ) great guys and they know how to work on classics . Many many years of experiance .
ps : I couldnt open that text you sent me the other day .
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Post by Miniböttcher on Sept 1, 2012 18:06:05 GMT
The shell is fine at the moment no rust on it at all. Which is good.
New garage is coming along well so it won't be too long till I have it back and working on it again I hope.
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Post by Miniböttcher on Sept 3, 2012 20:17:29 GMT
Well I picked it up today. Thanks to help from matt and Connor.
Brought it back and put it into matts garage for a few days until my new garage is water tight and secure with should be the end of the week.
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