65 country man

[chaucer]

started the stirp couple of months ago,buillt a trolley today,shell is off to paint next wednesday,colour will be changing to tweed grey as per heritage certificate only thing going to be changed is the engine i have a downton 1098 ready to go in

[InimiaD]

Looks to be a tidy shell to start with..

This is the Countryman that you'll be fitting some timber on.?
Are there any tell tale signs of the fixing holes in the shell as it is.?
If you want I can sort some templates for the holes if you can't find any.

Most if not all of the timber frames were fitted by the dealers and not on the assembly lines.

[chaucer]

the shell is very good just needs a really good tidying up,with regards to the wood there are no tell/tale markings at all,im toying with the idea of leaving the wood off,next issue is getting the interior made nad locating a second seat,only got the drivers seat !!

[Old English White]

That looks an excellent shell . Personally, I'd be thinking that if the Heritage Certificate says it was originally grey and had wood, then this isn't the original shell. Not that it really matters.
I've never heard of the wood being "dealer fitted". It isn't a five minute job and involved a lot of holes in the body.

[chaucer]

I hope it is it the original shell I'm pretty sure at some stage it has been chemically treated ,I have asked the body shop to take detailed photos they might be able to see some evidence of the wood but I'm not too fussed Its not going to be sold or put on show

[chaucer]

well shell went to paint yesterday morning you can follow the progress on facebook just type in "altered image coachworks" and add there page managed to strip the fuel tank today and paint it,should get the shell back in a month or so !,bit nervous about the colour change havent seen a countryman in "tweed grey" yet

[JC T ONE]

managed to strip the fuel tank today and paint it

Thats one glossy & Black fueltank , looking good

[chaucer]

well work started on the shell today it was decided to replace both front wings as rot was beginning to settle in,what is annoying a previous bodged repair had been done on the o/s/f a pillar some monkey had used an unbundance of filler so this now needs sorting

[chaucer]

apolgies for the size of the photos these were taken by duncan at the bodyshop

[chaucer]

some more pics of the restoration,a hole was evidant in the n/s/r floor pan so this will need to be repaired,just awaiting a couple of heritage wings to arrive,i really cant recommend duncan at "altered images" enough,the speed they are progressing is scary ,all i need to do now is sort the garage for its return,restore the front subframe,heater ETC the list goes on and on!!

[bpirie1000]

Well done so far....remember it's the hard work now that will pay divid ends in the long run..

[chaucer]

well some more progress,shell goes to primer next week,soem bad news the previous owner decided not to use door hinge gaskets instead opeted for bathroom sealer!!! which has caused duncan no end of trouble,why cant people just do things right first time ?

[chaucer]

well the paint is going on ,must admit i was worried about the colour but so far its looks awesome should be home within the next week all i have to do now is sort the garage !!

[Tim]

Looks amazing.

Tim

[chaucer]

well thanks, and thats just the inside cant wait for the next instalment

[chaucer]

well the next installment has arrived ,car now painted just needs flatting and roof finishing,cant wait !! should be back with next weekend then the real fun begins

[chaucer]

oops got to excited uploaded wrong pics !! sorry will try again

[JC T ONE]

Now thats one BIG Mini almost 1 to 1 scale

Looking good with the fresh paint

Notized you didnt forget to paint the bolts, for the rear doors

[chaucer]

thanks but the praise must go to my painter Duncan at Altered Images its the only job im not doing,exccept for the engine rebuild i have a 1098 downton unit going in and peter vickers has kindly offered to go over it for me ,duncan also took the pics, but i dont how to down size them,hes even created a blog a facebook about it ,hes never seen one quite so tidy!!

but thanks for looking