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miniman
16,015 posts
131 months
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 that is fabulous!
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Pixel-Snapper
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61 months
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Thats really neat Russell. 
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Daggsy
295 posts
121 months
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When its complete can I be top of the want to buy list.
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JC T ONE
122 posts
62 months
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Nice bit of engineering there, looks good in the video,s .
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fatpasty
1,560 posts
35 months
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First time seeing this thread. Splendid work.
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RussellG
Original Poster
489 posts
54 months
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Thanks for the response everyone. Its always good to get feedback be it positive or negative. I have had a hectic week so haven't done anymore yet and there is some work needing done around the house so I doubt the mini will get much attention this weekend.
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Pixel-Snapper
3,517 posts
61 months
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 Taps table for updates
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RussellG
Original Poster
489 posts
54 months
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Nothing to report since the last update yet  Been having a new heating system installed in the house which has meant I have had to pull up floors and demolish walls in the process. So half the house contents were moved to the garage and I have been decorating the house. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now so hopefully by the weekend the house will be finished and the garage will get a tidy then its back too the mini 
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Pixel-Snapper
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61 months
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aye aye captain
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quattrophenia
916 posts
67 months
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More car porn required in this thread please!
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holmesy9
25 posts
62 months
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hey looks great, i thought about doing a flip front with motors but was put off about finding a friendly MOT guy, can i ask where you got the hinges and actuators from?
college crashed mine so need new front end and a full respray :/
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RussellG
Original Poster
489 posts
54 months
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The hinges are boot hinges from an e46 bmw 3 series and the actuator were ordered from a seller on ebay.
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RussellG
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489 posts
54 months
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rabbitstew
58 posts
27 months
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Awesome work!!! Makes me wish id kept my 1990 Cooper now, but unfortunately I just didnt have the spare time to work on it. Keep up the good work, cant wait to see the finished item.
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Pixel-Snapper
3,517 posts
61 months
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looking good Russell I've not progressed on mine much recently. Should be back on all fours by the end of this week with luck. 
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RussellG
Original Poster
489 posts
54 months
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Managed a few hours on the mini yesterday. I have dressed up the edge between the wings and the a panels now to give me a nice neat fit. Then set to work on tidying up the gap between the bonnet edge and the scuttle panel. I always knew that this was going to be a pain to fix but I felt it was important to make the bonnet fit well at the front since I was going to use a mk1 style grille which meant the fit along the rear wasn't exactly perfect. A bit of welding in of extra metal in a similar style to my door skins has sorted this though.
I forgot to take pictures when I finished for the day but will try to get some up soon.
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RussellG
Original Poster
489 posts
54 months
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Today has seen a decent amount of work on the mini Started filling and rubbing down the front end and blending the flip front with the a panels and scuttle panel. I also welded up all the mounting holes on the front end for the grille that are not required anymore.  9/6/12.1 by russell.grant, on Flickr  9/6/12.2 by russell.grant, on Flickr  9/6/12.3 by russell.grant, on Flickr Then I decided to take a break from filling and instead tested fitted the grille, surround and indicators.  9/6/12.4 by russell.grant, on Flickr  9/6/12.5 by russell.grant, on Flickr Hopefully some more updates in the pipeline tomorrow.
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quattrophenia
916 posts
67 months
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Liking that Russell, your making me want to rush out and buy an old mini for myself.....if only I had the garage space!
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RussellG
Original Poster
489 posts
54 months
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quattrophenia said: Liking that Russell, your making me want to rush out and buy an old mini for myself.....if only I had the garage space! Don't forget a mini is only small. I'm sure you could find a space for one
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RussellG
Original Poster
489 posts
54 months
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Not really worth taking new photos today. I have spent the afternoon doing a lot of filling and sanding down. This is the bit of the build I'm not so fond of.
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