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Post by Minillew on Jun 19, 2009 23:14:17 GMT 1
Have you been given a price on the fake hinges phil. a set of those would finishoff the mk1 look of my car. i'm not bothered about them being fake, its a mini so you can get away with it, haha. u can get away with almost anything on a mini....within reason.
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Post by Phil J on Jun 19, 2009 23:21:04 GMT 1
£50 for both sides mate, I'll find the link to the company now, they were at Bristol with a load of gear, but they wont release the hinges untill they are 100% happy
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Post by Phil J on Jun 19, 2009 23:26:36 GMT 1
there was a company making perspex window kits ala mk1 style a few years ago , they did a full kit, havnt seen them advertised for years though  |
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Post by danielbdavies on Jun 20, 2009 11:13:54 GMT 1
thats cool, external hinges would be very nice Sebz has photocopied one of the old Mini Mag for me because there is a How to do the external hinge conversion in there, but if the dummy ones look good i'll go for them i think.
I'm definetly getting overriders and corner bar thou, i think they look really good!
I ain't sure about the sliding window for now, i think its probably something for the later stages.
I'm really liking all the ideas thou, What does everyone think about my Tahiti Blue Mini with black Group 2 arches and a black roof?
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Post by exuptoy on Jun 20, 2009 11:48:55 GMT 1
The general missconception about coopers is that they all had different coloured roofs and I don't think thats correct. They were generally one colour (watch the italian job!) I think a period reg number from one of the reg plate companies and get the plates made up in black/silver pressed jobbies would be far more authentic.
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Post by exuptoy on Jun 20, 2009 12:03:23 GMT 1
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Post by Phil J on Jun 20, 2009 12:07:27 GMT 1
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Post by irish on Jun 20, 2009 13:52:53 GMT 1
the false twin tank looks way cool,  |
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Post by danielbdavies on Jun 20, 2009 14:00:05 GMT 1
Yeah, thats a good idea to, and it's a nice cheap and easy one to do! Here's what my car would look like with black group 2's and a black roof:  I quite like it! |
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Post by Phil J on Jun 20, 2009 15:25:33 GMT 1
I think the arches are a must ! suit the wheels much better  |
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Post by Minillew on Jun 20, 2009 15:39:11 GMT 1
agree with phil do the arches but i'd leave the roof blue.
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Post by taffy1967 on Jun 20, 2009 16:29:57 GMT 1
The general missconception about coopers is that they all had different coloured roofs and I don't think thats correct. They were generally one colour (watch the italian job!) I think a period reg number from one of the reg plate companies and get the plates made up in black/silver pressed jobbies would be far more authentic. The 'Mini Cooper Register' would probably have the final word on this, but for years I believed that the Cooper variants had different colour roofs, where as the Cooper S didn't. But I've heard that they all came with coloured roofs, yet the ones for 'The Italian Job' were specified in one colour to look more patriotic? Either way the MKIII Mini Cooper S tended to only come in one colour anyway. |
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