My mini thirty project (non turbo)
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Hey, been a while since i posted on here, thought i'd show yall some pics of how the thirty project is coming along













Luke

Edited by lukemini30 on 7th Jun, 2006.

a few during pics i found

excellent luke you have nearly finished it

why dont you pop around for a look at my mini turbo say saturday i dont think you have seen it ??
i can then take you for a blast
mind you it would be better with tom fenton driving it .....eeek

We are just a few weeks behind you by the look of it.

We have been restoring my lads Mini 30.

This was the starting point:


This was a few weeks ago:


As you can see, we have replaced all the normal front panel, both doors skins and the O/S inner and outer rear wings.

This was the end result of four weekends of prepping and painting.



Now I can get back to "Project Turbo"

Edited by Paul S on 22nd May, 2006.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Its funny i just bought a Mulberry Red Mini 30 myself. Gonna keep it standard though and try to get it concours!!! Was previously owned by the manager of the local bodyshop, so the paintwork is second to none.

Hi am nearly ready to paint my car in my garage :S

I was wondering did you use 2packpaint if so what kind of space did u have to paint it and how was the smell did u have a source of ventilation, just generally wondering how it went as i am worried about the smell et?

Thanks

how you get on with bits i can't seem to get rid of them any idea how to cut down or tell me where they come from

http://www.Zeemax.com

I used a polyester basecoat mixed 1:1 with 2K thinners, no hardener, so it was safe to use with a normal mask.

I then went over the top with normal cellulose laquer, thinned 1:1.

I stuggled with "bits" presumably you mean dust. Particularly the doors which I painted separately in the drfaty end of the barn.

Best make a tent out of polythene and damp the floor down.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

i prepped mine then had a go painting it myself but really did struggle with dust and couldnt get the finish i wanted so took it to a fairly local painter who does jobs from home, he charged me £250 to paint it and put al the glass in again so i was happy with that

would be cool if you painted that rocker cover too same colour

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

i love my 30, although it does need some tlc on the bodywork. :/

Nice work btw.