Reedy
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Registered: 11th Apr 04
Location: Hammersmith
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I bought a mini quite a few years ago now which was gonna become a run around i then decided to restore it and keep it in pristine condition as it has a very very low mileage on the engine ( only 7k ) and it still smells like a mini 
This is the oldest picture i have:
I put the chrome arches on and then decided it needed some alloys so out comes the wallet
Then i thought that the dash was very very basic so i ordered a new dash:
then i looked at the steering wheel and decided it was abit tatty.
Looking pretty cool at the mo eh? 
Anyway, i went to uni so i didnt give it much attention ( i let my mum drive it to keep it running still )
I got back to uni and was shocked how much rust had appeared.
So i got some paint and a load of wet and dry.
The applied paint:
The i decided i wanted more chrome So i bought a new grill
Pretty good job for saying i did it on my own and never really attempted to do something like this before.
FInally to stop rust coming back i used some tetroseal stuff.
Phew!!!! Finally done, that should last a few years
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Reedy
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Oh and finally i cleaned up my engine bay:
How clean is that sump!!!!!
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Pretty cool. Lose the City decal if you can.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Ouside is very nice, I'm not so sure on the interior though! 
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Reedy
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Ouside is very nice, I'm not so sure on the interior though!
original seats, was looking at some cooper interior 
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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get a ritz interior  it's half leather.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Or Mini 35 interior.
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Robin
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I can't believe it rusted that much in a short time 
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
Location: Jimmy Bennett's la la land.
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loving that, not sure i'd want to drive it but its an ace little project.
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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very nice mate good work 
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Reedy
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quote:
Originally posted by Carl
loving that, not sure i'd want to drive it but its an ace little project.
haha its so fun to drive. You get let out all the time, eveyrbody loves mini's and also they are like freaking go karts - well fun to drive.
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Reedy
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Thanks for all the positive responses.
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12vMatt
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looks great
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shane_o
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Registered: 15th Sep 05
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
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looks exactly like mine did, freaky lol, rusted in all the same places as yours at the front ill put sum pics of it in my garage so u can take a look
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Reedy
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quote:
Originally posted by shane_o
looks exactly like mine did, freaky lol, rusted in all the same places as yours at the front ill put sum pics of it in my garage so u can take a look
sun roof??? wtf, that cant be factory.
Also not sure on your rear lights. Im liking the indicators tho, might consider getting a pair but then again it might change that "standard" kinda look.
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shane_o
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just put some more on of the rust and that, it was a city e i belive dunno about the sunroof a lot of people asked about the sunroof, i sold it to a guy just down the road from me im thinking of trying to buy it back as it looks a bit misstreated noww  , urs tho 7k miles that genuine?
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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Reedy, Clear fronts yes, clear rears, no.
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Reedy
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quote:
Originally posted by shane_o
just put some more on of the rust and that, it was a city e i belive dunno about the sunroof a lot of people asked about the sunroof, i sold it to a guy just down the road from me im thinking of trying to buy it back as it looks a bit misstreated noww , urs tho 7k miles that genuine?
I have proof.
1 Previous owner, was an old women
Found it at my local garage ( i know the owner ) and i told him to keep an eye for little bargains like this.
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