groovylee Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 And so it begins.... ? Nyphur and privatewire 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Is that on 10 inch wheels? Must have aftermarket smaller brakes then to clear the wheels, the 80s disc brake set up was too big for anything smaller than 12 inch wheels. groovylee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 that metalwork is clean groovylee and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 4 hours ago, warch said: Is that on 10 inch wheels? Must have aftermarket smaller brakes then to clear the wheels, the 80s disc brake set up was too big for anything smaller than 12 inch wheels. 12x6" at the moment. they're going in favour of slimmer silver ones. MorrisItalSLX and warch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 New shiny thing has been acquired from fleabay for much cheapness ? BorniteIdentity, Twiggy and privatewire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 This is an excellent thread, unbelievably clean looking car too, although I think the 80s Minis did at least have decent underseal on the floors. My C plate Mini Chelsea had a good floorpan, and largely superficial rust on the bodywork, whereas my R reg one from the 70s looked mint but had no floor to speak of (as I discovered after conking out in a flood). groovylee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 An even smoller mini arrived today courtesy of our very own Eddy ? thabks mate, it’s perfect! 500tops, Dick Longbridge, Nyphur and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 Also, new front and rear heated screens fitted. Had a small moment where I lost the front windscreen seal... spent 20 mins searching the house and surrounding streets for it before my mum remembered I’d put it in the airing cupboard to warm up! ? rainagain, big_al_granvia, Coprolalia and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 that is a braw wee real mini groovylee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Today I have mostly been stickering ? just the other side to do now. Coprolalia, Nyphur, Landy Mann and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I always remember my mate had a mini around the millennium. I spent many weekends welding it up for him. He lost interest when he went to uni and his mum made him sell it for pennies shortly after just to get it out her garage. He didn’t even give me a shout to see if I wanted it, which I would have! groovylee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Unusually for me, I actually like it on those black (anthracite?) wheels, with the black roof. Sort of gives the little car an "edge" that makes one think "hey up, this might be a bit tasty..." Obviously the stickers help too. I think you've scored here. Dick Longbridge and groovylee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 12 hours ago, eddyramrod said: Unusually for me, I actually like it on those black (anthracite?) wheels, with the black roof. Sort of gives the little car an "edge" that makes one think "hey up, this might be a bit tasty..." Obviously the stickers help too. I think you've scored here. cheers Eddy. Kerry wants it on silver minilites, rather than the anthracite... im really unsure which way to go. i think the wheels look a little too wide as they are, so will be going back to 5" wide either way. the bl;ack roof will be staying ? eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 As an aside, the mini needs a name. i cant think of one. family friendly options please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 I understand her logic! I'm no fan of a black wheel normally, but sometimes they just look right. Not very often! I'm sure it'll be a delight once it's in use, like my 998 Mayfair I had in 2002. I had a 4.2 Daimler Sovereign at the same time, and a six mile commute down country lanes at 6am. You can imagine.... Amazingly, there was nothing between my lap times whichever car I took. Name? Have you (has Kerry) decided yet if it's male or female? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Excellent car, excellent thread, excellent direction with the car. In a word...excellent. groovylee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, eddyramrod said: Name? Have you (has Kerry) decided yet if it's male or female? hmm, not yet. if it doesn't stop leaking then it's going to be deemed female.... ? I'll have to ask kerry later lol off to minispares later to get a new under bonnet seal. hopefully that'll fix it. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Bit of an update - the new interior arrived on Friday, so we got a bit busy... eddyramrod, ProgRocker, Craig the Princess and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 The frames on the front seats needed touching up, so I drafted in mrs groovy 😎 found some random things in the bowels of the seats 🤣 eddyramrod, Coprolalia, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 And lastly, we trial fitted one of the new wheels. I’m 50/50 with them, but kez says the silver ones are best, so decision made 👍 LightBulbFun, Mr Laurence, RayMK and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 I'm with Kez, silver looks better.. sporty-shite, ProgRocker, groovylee and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 28 minutes ago, Floatylight said: I'm with Kez, silver looks better.. Correct. groovylee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Back from work for the weekend, so much busyness ensued today! The handles are some sort of wood that isn’t burr walnut, and it’s kind of grey/black, so goes great with the door cards. I really can’t wait to get the interior back together. Some wiring to do first.... eddyramrod, DVee8, Agila and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 Got busy with the new carpets today. Much gluing of hands to Floor, jeans to doors, in fact just about everything except carpet to car! Got there in the end though, so the newly retrimmed front seats and door cards went in 😎👍 Mr Laurence, Craig the Princess, grizgut and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 What a beautiful little thing. Really tastefully done and great colour combo. groovylee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 Thanks Agila, it won’t be perfect, but it will hopefully look nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 It's looking good. It must be satisfying to have bought a good starting point that needs little or no 'fixing', so you can get straight on with the interesting stuff! eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, spartacus said: It's looking good. It must be satisfying to have bought a good starting point that needs little or no 'fixing', so you can get straight on with the interesting stuff! indeed. my main stipulation was - no bodywork! there are mechanical things that need dealing with, but that doesn't worry me at all. the interior has been a welcome distraction from sorting out the ignition side of things (there were some interesting things going on there...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 Not much to add on this as yet, working away has put a stop to much activity, not a lot will happen until my next batch of holiday. BUT... mrs Groovy did get a very good present from my parents for Xmas 😎👍 Shite Ron, Craig the Princess, DVee8 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Great car. Nice to see it being given the love it deserves. Also nice to see one that doesn't need hundreds of hours welding on it. Looks like a good one there. groovylee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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