My Project

[redvanman]

Hi all, Richy ere from Snowdon Mini's - just realised i've never actually posted a picture over here so here you go :

About a week after i got her - stripped interior and front end fell off
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g301/redvanman99/K913%20REY/22052006121.jpg

As she stands now over at Arfon Bodycraft where some of you saw me working.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g301/redvanman99/K913%20REY/27102007027.jpg

And yes I know I need to clean my wheels on the Mercedes but how can I when theres a mini to finish.

Let me know what you think.
R.

[steven_jones]

looks better in the day ive only seen it at night when i come over with aron !!! well done rich has all the hard work payed off??wb steve

[redvanman]

Just finished fitting the brake servo and pedal box, suspension damper top mounts and slapping some more cavity wax around the place....time to pack up and head home I think....

R.

[Gr4H4m]

I love the colour.. looks great

[redvanman]

Cheers, I wanted a different colour than rover could offer yet keeping the same era so the car is a 1992 so I hunted round for a suitable colour and the result was 1992 Ford Mercury Grey metallic - its grey with a heavy metallic and a fair bit of blue in there too - the roof, seam strips and doorlocks are a one off colour made up of some old tinters we had knocking about....Gloss black, Aluminium and blue pearl and it comes alive on a sunny day.The wheel arches will be painted body colour with the thin black seam trim between the body and arch.The whole lot was then laquered with Max Meyer high solids laquer. She was sprayed by Paul Fleetwood (woody's son) of Arfon Bodycraft who is quickly building himself a nice portfolio of mini's and custom paintwork.

Heres the pictures of tonights efforts...

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g301/redvanman99/29102007033.jpg
fitted the strips to protect the flip front.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g301/redvanman99/29102007034.jpg

what do you guys think?

R.

[TONYELF]

Very smart Richie:)

[Steve]

Looking very good

[redvanman]

fitted my coil spring (donut replacement) springs this weekend, not difficult at all, tony (& friend) called in as I was half way through - nice to see you and your mate (cant remember names) also polybushed the entire car! no more rubber bushes yay!fitted new brake shoes and handbrake cables also.

pics will follow sometime this week.

[TONYELF]

Thanks for your hospitality Richie. Dan, my American e-mail pal Paul's son (PAUL is mini mouse on minaddicts forum) thought that your mini looked ace and so did I .You have made a cracking job so far. Looking forward to seeing the new engine insitu, should be great:)

[charlie_mini]

looks really good mate! keep it up!

[@lex]

love the colour mate and i think flip fronts look excellent.

cheers

[TONYELF]

You will love the lockable bonnet lock he has fitted, really neat, and the door mirrors, cute!

[redvanman]

Cheers guys, its so much of a buzz getting feedback! (good and bad)

Found out today that I have to cut my arches for wheel clearance, stress inducing believe me!

The mirrors, as tony said are purely aesthetic theyre useless! The foglamp disguised into the reverse lamp is my favourite stealth mod...the flip front catches were a doddle to do :D

Thanks again for the comments, it is all welcome.had a guy saying he hated the front today so you've restored the balance :D

R.