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My First Mini Project

Post by knock.mini »

Well my name is kieran and i bought a mini above in galway in october and decided to put up a few pics and my progress to get it resprayed and a donor car i bought. Even tho im only 14 and it will be my first car but ill get it done :)

sorry for all the photos i just copied them all from my phone.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 129&type=3
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Re: My First Mini Project Lexus

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Any suggestions on colour of the new paint? :roll:
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My previous car was this colour, loved it
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Not too far away from the one above, but I've always liked the Britax Cooper colour scheme

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Hey man! Hope all goes well with the build! I like spuds old cars colour but for me Ive always though this purple was a real cool one off colour!!
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I was thinking lately on a dove grey with white roof , wavy grill, mk1 rear light conversion,and getting a 1275cc engine with big bore pistons , highlift cam dual carb ect :) hopefully anyway .. iv plenty of time anyway
Thanks for commenting lads :D
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More updates on the bodywork up soon :wink:
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A cupla updates on some of the bodywork i did after school :wink:
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[quote="knock.mini"]A cupla updates on some of the bodywork i did after school :wink: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 129&type=3
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Link not working for me. It says I dont have permission to access the page.

Either way great choice on an 83 city. :)
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Your under 18 I take it? It won't let us in
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ill try and post it again .. tell me if yer still not getting inot it and ya 14 :wink:
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Good news from the other day .. i was talking to the fella who will be painting the mini nd he sed it would only take about a litre of paint :D (not painting the roof its a white sticker) so it would be a cupla hundred euro he sed 8)
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Still no good on photos. You may open a photo bucket account and create a link to that. Once u r under 18 Facebook will not allow anyone to see your profile unless friends with you. It shouldnt cost that much for roof :(
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i duno wats wrong with it sure photobucket wont let me open an account someting wrong wit my email edress ... this fellla is cheap anyway and good friends with him :wink: ]
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Still not working
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Create a new email for photobucket. Knock.mini@gmail.com maybe??
You will be able to share photos then
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yeah that worked sound man .. Photos up soon :wink:
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is that ur finished mini man looks sweet eather way love the seats yellow block and the crome wing mirrors
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not atall :lol: that was when i got it haha you cant see therust in those pics :lol:
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