slater
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Club RR Member Number: 78
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Mar 27, 2006 20:48:16 GMT
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Inspired by daves post on sanding  Well ive totaly lost the thread for this car in readers rides now so il post some pics here. The bodyshells almost done. 1 more coat of primer and then top coat. Trouble is i don't have a new roof yet so i cant relly go any further on the shell  Some quite substantial wagging on the rear quaters/ drivers a-panel/rear light area/filler cap was required as suspected   Filler primer and stone chip on the door steps/valance (i love stone chip! no prep!  )   Got to do it all again on this bit now! and its worse  Its times like this when i relise how much i like welding, I think I'm going to finsih the fuel tank tomorrow as a nice break |
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thevert
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Mar 27, 2006 20:52:08 GMT
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NICE! body putty gives a nice finnish to! looks very clean job man, this is going to be one hell of a good looking mini when its done!
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Mar 27, 2006 20:52:09 GMT
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fappin eck!
Top work that man
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The lurker formerly known as Cappuccinocruiser.. or wedgedout..
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Mar 27, 2006 21:04:56 GMT
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sweet mate, i really am looking forward to seeing this all finished!  |
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Mar 27, 2006 21:55:31 GMT
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Looking the doggies-doodah's mate.
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Mar 27, 2006 22:01:27 GMT
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Can i just say...
YUM!!
Makes me all itchy and wanting to buy a mini again!!
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Mar 27, 2006 22:02:58 GMT
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Worrying thread title but good progress ;D
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Philj
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Love those wheels, what size are they?
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Looking good, got to get back into mine which is languishing a bit now.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Mar 28, 2006 12:34:06 GMT
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Cool, there's something nice about seeing a car down to the bare metal, so long as it hasn't been bodged to death over the years. I'm in the process of doing bodywork on the Imp at the moment, but I reckon I won't be doing bare metal for a couple of reasons: 1-There's a frightening amount of paint on there, it seems to have been maroon originally, then it's been painted quite thickly in turquoise paint, then dark green paint, then it's had the dihorrea gold paint it wears now applied with a trowel by the looks of it, so going bare metal would be a total b*stard of a job, and 2-based on the quality of worksmanship I've found on the rear wheelarches and a couple of other bits of the car so far, I'm slightly frightened of what I'll find under the 8" thick paint! ;D ;D But your Mini looks pretty cool, it'll be gorgeous when its done. |
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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tenman
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Mar 28, 2006 14:54:35 GMT
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damn, and I whinged at sanding back to the metal round my rusty sunroof....
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RWD Fanatic...
2003 BMW 320d Wagon (getting old and boring)
1996 Mini Kensington (SWMBO's)
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Mar 28, 2006 15:00:12 GMT
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Looks good - it seems a few of us are prepping and painting now, it must be the inspirational good weather!
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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Mar 28, 2006 16:01:11 GMT
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sweet u keeping standard motor? or sprucing it up to go with cage??  |
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slater
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 78
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Mar 28, 2006 17:24:47 GMT
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Its been 'spruced' quite a bit tbh I'm glad i went back to bare metal, it only took a few days of scraping with stripper and then go over it all with wire brush on a grinder. It saved loads of sanding around the doorshuts and bits like that. After seeing the result of bad prep on these bits on loads of cars (the paint just flakes off the fiesta where who ever painted it didnt bother with sanding it properly!) |
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