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rustyarchs
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10th Aug 07 at 23:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
heres murdoch my wee mini that i got bumped with from ebay, short story went from edinburgh to london to get it found it was a shed but was there so stuck and bought it anyway, drove 12 hours on 3 cylinders and finally made it home

how it was when i got it home



rustyarchs
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10th Aug 07 at 23:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
changed most of the electrics then i had it for nearly 6 months and it done its fair share of driving when i wrote of my fto and getting every 2nd day off so i could use the 944, in all that time it has broke down twice which is not bad for an old car! anyway my holidays were coming up so plan was to spend 2 weeks of my 3 and get a good bit done to the car, sadly found out that half a ton of catty had been used to cover up bits that i didnt even know were rusty or dented so spent most of my time sorting them out, im now 6 weeks into the project so thought id stick up pics... there isnt many as im not into taking pics of every little bit i do



so much bloody filler round both rear lights
rustyarchs
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iv been buying bits for a while now - stage 1 kit,alloys,new suspension,italian job seats/door cards, seals,chrome everything i then went about getting it all preped up, 7 big dents on my roof took ages to get good enough that it looks just ok

slowly getting there
ash87
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Location: West Wiltshire Drives: Clio 172
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11th Aug 07 at 00:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
minis are
rustyarchs
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got a fair bit more done to it now but not got any other pics uploaded cept one of my roof, its 2 different metal flakes- black nightfire mixed in with a black holographic, flake size was 200 microns so very fine and not like the big chavvy ones, hard to take a picture of thou as it doesnt do it any justice! when looking at the paint its black with a very deep intence purple where the light hits it but also has the holo braking through so brake sit up with a bit of colour

heres a crap pic
rustyarchs
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8th Sep 07 at 19:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lil update not long till mot time now but im waiting for delivery of a carbon fibre rear valence so im pretty much stuck for now






hard trying to get a pic of the roof lol
Neo
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8th Sep 07 at 20:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Very nice, come a LONG WAY !
rustyarchs
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8th Sep 07 at 21:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers buddy
SVM 286
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8th Sep 07 at 21:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
F*CK ME!!!

What a bloody transformation.

Superb work sir

I bloody love Minis me

I have lots of small ones

loving the GYTF plate

(get yerself tae fook )

Btw, I saw the pics of this when you first posted a while ago and had no idea it would come this far. I thought you'd just tidy a little and use it as a thrash. Really really REALLY well done Mr archs. It's a pleasure to see the little old girl getting the love and care she deserves.

When you doing the RWD 'busa conversion?

[Edited on 08-09-2007 by SVM 286]
Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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8th Sep 07 at 21:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks great Stu, not sure abot the rear lights though, but it's not my car Roof looks better than I thought it would when Kirsty was asking if it should be done or not
Dan Lewis
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9th Sep 07 at 11:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
that is very very nice, a work mate has bought an old mini and is converting it to electric!!
Rob E
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9th Sep 07 at 12:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lovely, i like that a lot
rustyarchs
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9th Sep 07 at 12:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers guy

never noticed the GYTF before

its not an old girl this is a boy my first one but thought the way it deserves and the fact its a cheeky wee shite it had to be a boy

and aint no busa conversion coming lol

cheers robin i was thinking the same about the lights when i bought them (in fact i bought a crystal set and sold them again because i thought it would be to chavy ) looks good in real life though buddy

dan whatdya mean converting it to electric is he taking out the petrol engine?
Dan Lewis
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9th Sep 07 at 13:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Taking out the petrol engine and putting in an electric engine, a small generator to charge it. all automatic the engine has enough tourqe to pull a 1 1/2 tonne
JM_16v
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9th Sep 07 at 13:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lovely lil thing, love the roof
Marc
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9th Sep 07 at 13:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks good apart from the lights.
ed
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11th Sep 07 at 13:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice job, well done for bringing it back to life
flybikeslee
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11th Sep 07 at 13:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
this prokect looks awesome love the roof!
SVM 286
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12th Sep 07 at 20:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSO need a late Sport pack Cooper with a KAD lump now
sri_davie
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12th Sep 07 at 21:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
good job mate been looking forward to seeing the pics of the wee car


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rustyarchs
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17th Sep 07 at 17:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers lads

now the guy who has my money for carbon fibre boot and rear valence is no longer replying to my txts or calls, hes nearly 2 months late with the goods! didnt buy them of ebay and paid them by cheque so im just hoping he delivers the goods grrr
Whittie
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17th Sep 07 at 18:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Threads like this make me want to do the following:

1. Get a garage and restore a car.
2. Get a mini.
3. Enjoy it.
lil_g
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17th Sep 07 at 19:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Love it Always wanted a mini with a bigger engine
jamesvalver
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17th Sep 07 at 20:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats a hell of a transformation in not alot of time! hats off to you rusty!
rustyarchs
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24th Sep 07 at 17:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my valence and boot lid have arrived today......but the cunts gave me a fibreglass rear valence instead of the carbon fibre one i orderd!!!!!

my cars been ready for a month just waiting on that 1 part and when i finally get it its the wrong bloody thing!!!!!

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