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Stunning! love the dark green and the tan interior!

Ed

if its a mk1 it should not have a cat on it

BRI MK1 wrote:if its a mk1 it should not have a cat on it

On the fresh paint too haha I love a bit of pussy, but that's to far for me.. Hahaaaa

Bit more progress over the last few weeks, carb on, wheels on ready to pump up the hydro, screen in, pedal box in, steering done, rear side screens in, boot ready, just need to buy a few bits before the tank can go in. Got the back end of the wiring in but had to pull it down the pilar two wires at a time as it was blocked/tight. Got the side trim on too but it looks a dogs d1ck round the corners so will be coming off to be replaced...

that paint is like glass


all you need is a sunny day and its really going to shine!

its certainly a good advert for the guy who sprayed it for you

BRI MK1 wrote:if its a mk1 it should not have a cat on it

which ones should ? MK II,s ?

If I may ask, who is your supplier of wire hose camps? I spy one on your PCV valve, exactly like the ones I'm looking for

AndyB72 wrote:

Here we see proff on just how original & unmolested this car was =
that rubber type fixing "thingie" that you see sitting around the hose for the breather (not cleaned yet = have some rust stains on it)
are only found on highly original / lowmilage BMC / BL cars

Not sure on all Mini,s that had them, but have seen them on 2 different Mini types so far.

guru_1071 wrote:that paint is like glass


all you need is a sunny day and its really going to shine!

its certainly a good advert for the guy who sprayed it for you

Top notch work by the Whight brothers

Abri - the wire clip is an original item from the car that I've had zinc plated. I've seen a few for sale at autojumbles over the year but they've always been too big/small.

JC - ye that's a rare rubber thingy, and in very poor condition, only just holding together, I doubt I'll be using it on the final build.

Yup, great paint from the whights.co.uk

AndyB72 wrote:
JC - ye that's a rare rubber thingy, and in very poor condition, only just holding together,
I doubt I'll be using it on the final build.

Hi Andy,

so its not in good condition ? shame, as they are hard to find .

Is it the hole thats broken ?

I was very lucky to find a nice soft one, on a lowmilage car (already scrapped )

The hole is complete but the rubber is very brittle.

Here are a few photos for the clip geeks...

AndyB72 wrote:
The hole is complete but the rubber is very brittle.

Try clean it with cellulose thinners, and then smear it with a thick layer of vaseline, and leave it for a long time.

the Swedish Volvo owners restore the early & ultra rare Grey rubber floor mats his way.

AndyB72 wrote:
Here are a few photos for the clip geeks...

Nice to know I am not alone that just looks SOO RIGHT

I carefully removed & expanded all the quick fit clamps on the fuel & brake servo system on my car, and had them zinkplated.

4 years later I bought a magazine dating from JanSpeed,s 25th anniversary in 1987.

One of the congratulations advert,s in it was from Norma hose clips, guess what the name on my hose clip,s are

Thanks alot, I'm sure my brother will be pleased by your nice comments about the paint job, we did spend a hell of a long time flatting and trizacting Andy's shell and panels as he was one of our main first full restoration customers but also is a very good long time serving family freind who believed in Chris and me doing the work, and helped my brother with ( spreading the word ) flyer's etc for the business.

It's good see it's getting some fast progress, as I remember while we where cracking on with the car, more and more parts were ready to fit on before we'd even painted it.

Only downside is wish my car was at the same stage or even at the painting stage.

Oooof.. That's going to look nice..

I cannot wait to see the finished car out in the sun,thats a fantastic colour.

Thanks for the vaseline tip JC!

Can't wait to pull the car out into the sun!

AndyB72 wrote:Thanks for the vaselined tip JC!

will you two keep your nights out private.....

guru_1071 wrote:

AndyB72 wrote:Thanks for the vaselined tip JC!

will you two keep your nights out private.....

I was only waiting for a comment on that one

This stuff works wonders thou, I will see if I can find a link to the Volvo forum.

Apparently the cellulose thinner, opens the pores in the rubber, so it absorbes the vaseline, and get all soft again.

They restore all kind a of rare rubber parts this way.

AndyB72 wrote:
JC - ye that's a rare rubber thingy, and in very poor condition, only just holding together, I doubt I'll be using it on the final build.

im sure ive seen rubber 'tie-straps' like that on peugeots or citroens or something like that?