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  1. 8th February 2010, 07:07 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by ianking View Post
    well you are very lucky then and your car musnt have had any corossion in it.
    Minis didnt even get an ncap rating.
    Yeah I was it was restored by my Dad for my first car. What he didn't know about building cars was not worth knowing. Ask me one day about him.
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  2. 8th February 2010, 08:12 PM #32
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    Time for the Curley carbon front end

    It's progressing well
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  3. 8th February 2010, 08:38 PM #33
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    Quote Originally Posted by MrMischief View Post
    Time for the Curley carbon front end

    It's progressing well
    Nah its all going to be proper OEM, just as it left the factory. Spent a fortune getting the proper Rover panels. Not using any cheap poorly made copies.

    I like my classic minis to look as original as poss.
    Only thing that I will change is the side repeaters from orange to clear as Im not a fan of the orange.
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  4. 9th February 2010, 11:24 AM #34
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    Quote Originally Posted by ianking View Post
    Nah its all going to be proper OEM, just as it left the factory.
    I like my classic minis to look as original as poss.
    Only thing that I will change is the side repeaters from orange to clear as Im not a fan of the orange.
    By staying OEM I'd assume that you'll also get more for the car ££££ when you decide to move it on


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  5. 9th February 2010, 12:02 PM #35
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crombers View Post
    By staying OEM I'd assume that you'll also get more for the car ££££ when you decide to move it on
    Thats what I tend to think anyway and when looking at the autotrader all the late coopers that are as they came get more money than ones that have been changed.
    Certainly worked that way for me with the last 2 late coopers.
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  6. 9th February 2010, 09:27 PM #36
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    Great work Ian. Your pics are tempting me to restore another classic - must resist
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  7. 15th March 2010, 02:56 PM #37
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    Another update.

    Graeme has welded the new front end on



    Then on Saturday the car got into primer and the roof went into colour





    Rest of car should be going into colour this week. I will then be machine polishing it all to flatten it then bring it to shine. Graeme will then fit the stripes and decals then I can get it home and slowly clean everything and build it back together. Aim to have it taxed and tested at the start of May.
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  8. 15th March 2010, 02:59 PM #38
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    Nice one ! Oh to have the time, money, friends and space to do one myself
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  9. 15th March 2010, 04:09 PM #39
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    Quote Originally Posted by Craig View Post
    Nice one ! Oh to have the time, money, friends and space to do one myself
    Its OK Craig, I will be your friend.
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  10. 15th March 2010, 04:29 PM #40
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    Well I ain't giving you any money


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