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guru_1071
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by guru_1071 » Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:51 pm
jeff ruggles emailed me this, but its so good i think its fair to share!
check out the restoration of this mini - the skills of the 'beater' are a thing to behold!
some real skills on display
http://www.pakwheels.com/forums/d-i-y-p ... mini-minor
nice use of child labour, but hell, start em young i say!
that boot lid and back valance are an amazing display of metal beating skills!!!
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Vegard
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by Vegard » Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:07 pm
That is amazing....
The perfect Mini??
Notice the high rust to metal ratio
What? Is this something that exists??
I'm considering having my 62 sent to Pakistan for restoring
guru_1071
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by guru_1071 » Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:19 pm
im going to get him to make me some alloy doors
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ceejam
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by ceejam » Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:20 pm
I wonder how long it took to make that bootlid?!?
Rich, how about gettting a batch of Bentley wings
guru_1071
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by guru_1071 » Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:31 pm
please note, these are my own, individual sales, nothing whatsoever to do with my employer, minispares
mk1
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by mk1 » Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:57 pm
There are some serious skill on show there!
Doesn't it go to show that where there is a will there is always a way, I hope it makes the folks who moan about the crap quality of panels available in the UK think twice!
I wonder how much it would cost to get the speedwell car sent over to Pakistan?
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by Pete » Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:03 pm
Someone's sooo got to get him to make some ally ones !
tomkidd
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by tomkidd » Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:06 pm
Awesome, guru is that your old saxo in for a bodykit and resto in the background?
Classic Mini Steering Drop Brackets here
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Matty
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by Matty » Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:23 pm
Truely amazing! I dread to think how long that would take to make even the simplest of panels.
Ive seen a similar beater job before done on a VW camper. I'll try and find a link.
guru_1071
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by guru_1071 » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:02 am
tomkidd wrote: Awesome, guru is that your old saxo in for a bodykit and resto in the background?
tom
i doubt even the skills of the beater would have returned that bad boy to the road.
i suppose he could have modified what was left....
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by tomkidd » Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:05 pm
Classic Mini Steering Drop Brackets here
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