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[mowgli]

honestly, i think you are in the wrong line of work, you have a real aptitude for this...

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[AlexW]

****ing lol at the drive just full of dirt.

Wall going right up or just high enough to retain the earth?

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[AlexW]

Sounds good, Crack on lol

[mowgli]

Will look nice once it's finished, i have it in my mind and should be awesome, just looks a mess until then lol

mental visualisation is one of the most important things to have in a building job like this... a lot of people do not possess it...

[scott.parker]

Been watching what you been up to mate, but not posted, its a very good idea what your doing, at first i thought you had lost the plot! lol

My advise is move the soil/clay off the drive while we have some dry frosty weather, obviously essayer to move if its frozen and not a sticky mess etc..

Good work keep it up, and then start work on your nova again once its in there.

Scott

[Edd]

lol nice work on the garage extension

the things we do for cars lol

[davidfox280585]

bloody hell!
when i first saw the pics lee it was like the mtv cribs josef fritzel episode!!!

[Mike]

Aye thats gonna be one seriously cool garage for sure.

[brainsnova]

Nice extension I ll just need to stick to working in the street lol

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[Mike]

Grand old job sonlips.

[pikey1986]

looks great, i wish i had a garage :cry:

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[davidfox280585]

definately recommending you change your user name to josef fritzel with that cellar build!!!!!!! keep up the good work

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[brainsnova]

To understand fritzel you must become fritzel lol

[Nova_Sean]

^ that reminds me of Reginal D Hunter LMAO



4.20Onwards (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuq8ZU2Uf_0)

Even has a Joseph fritzel reference! EPIC!

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[mowgli]

get one of those on site concrete companies....it is way cheaper than trying to mix it yourself....

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[mowgli]

2m3 concrete.... £300 from a mini mix onto a sheet or in 2 barrows down into your garage that will take 30 mins or less (but if you pay cash on order, there is no waiting time)

2 bags sand £80
2 bags stone £80
40 bags cement £160
time taken for L33LEG to mix it at 100kg a time.......5 hrs??

are you beginning to see my argument??

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[Maka]

Garage build is looking absolutely awesome mate!
Havent been on PNG for a while and didnt even know you were on with this..!

Top effort mate, building skills are looking spot on.

I have a lot of respect for people who get stuck in themselves, you'll be really happy when it all done and you see the finished product!

Will have a come down and have a look sometime pal

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[Connor]

Ohh what car you saving for :)

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[mrT]

Dont really want to say just incase i get someting else and look like a dick lol Have a few in mind but i have a main contender and am 99% getting one. It will definetly be something which isnt a common choice for most people and seen as i do hardly any miles i dont need to worry about running costs, etc.

Looking to buy at the end of summer and then knowing me will be spending a few months wages modifying it before getting it out on the road :)



R5 gt turbo? :p

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[mrT]

I wouldnt mind one of them one day but the new car is going to cost around £14k. Need something that i can be happy with for 10 years and concentrate on other things rather than always having cars on my mind and looking to change a few times a year.

so i take it your getting a honda then? you'd get a type s gt tdi (blue) with low milage for that, quite a nice car in will last you years, or get a low millage ep3, there built to last and prices are reasonably on a good 2nd hand one also:thumb:

[L14MNP]

The garage is looking amazing Lee! Awesome job so far. I wouldn't know where to start - well, except for smashing the old stuff out! lol

Potential new car; What could it possibly be? ;) lol

[scott.parker]

The garage is looking amazing Lee! Awesome job so far. I wouldn't know where to start - well, except for smashing the old stuff out! lol

Potential new car; What could it possibly be? ;) lol

Humm, with your past history i would say it could be a E46 M3?

Or an early R34 Skyline??

Garage looks to be coming on good mate, glad your shifting that ****! lol

Scott

[MattBrown]

R33, R34, E46 m3, M5.

Im think escort cosworth or sierra 3 door for some reason lol

[LEWI007]

If your keeping it for 10 years i doubt itll be an escort or a sierra lol

Id say its something new like an Evo, or maybe something german.

[MattBrown]

If your keeping it for 10 years i doubt itll be an escort or a sierra lol

Id say its something new like an Evo, or maybe something german.


What a silly statement:gay: :gay: :gay:


If a 20 year old sierra is still going strong today, theres no reason it cant last another 10lol

[LEWI007]

What a silly statement:gay: :gay: :gay:


If a 20 year old sierra is still going strong today, theres no reason it cant last another 10lol

Well it could and if it was me i would buy a classic car and not something new.

But judging by the BMW's he's got i think he'd buy something a bit more upper class like an audi quattro :wtf: .

But who knows lol .

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[Mike]

Buying yourself an Evo 6 TME then lol lol

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[AlexW]

Looks good dude :) :thumb:

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[AlexW]

Looking good dude, Plans sound good too, Should be awesome :)

[16v Nova Kev]

my garage back and side wall are back filled i.e dirt 5ft up the sides and used to get really wet. until my and my bro cut a channel out about 2inch wide and an inch deep and works a treat.

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[brownbear]

Looks freaking amazing!!

[Count Vaux Alot]

Good work mate looks good!

[steviegsi]

You should be doing this sort of thing for a living mate. Looks great!

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[mowgli]

lee, go to a builders merchants & see just how cheap you can get some plastic 'aco' style drainage, it comes in 3m lengths & has an integral grid on the top, which would be dead easy to cover in plywood instead..... you'll trip over the groove so many times & wish you never did it..

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[mowgli]

oh, i thought you were just running a lowered channel out to the door....

i was on about this stuff...

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSNruko2GH5bdT370zOudeoSxgERf3G1 FPxQhDY9MuxAEPksC90wcBdaAI

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[mowgli]

just remember that the drain pipe will be needing some form of anchorage, or it will float up thru the concrete, and the concret will be quite weak there too.

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[mowgli]

what we usually do is saw cut it wider for a start, then rattle some out with a kango then use the saw to cut it further in. you end up with a stepped edge, whic helps support the repair section afterwards.

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[mowgli]

just get a cheap sds type thingy from a diy store & when it knackers up , get a new one on warranty, then sell it

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[Derick-Sport]

good man looks a top job pal

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[brainsnova]

Cheers, can't wait for it to be finished. Taking way too long lol

What for all the cement to dry lol

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[G-nova]

Just get a big heater in their, will dry out in no time.

Top job mate will be a well nice garage when finished.
I've always found its easier, less stressful and altogether better when working in a nice clean garage.

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[Angus Closier]

Im not in any rush for it to dry, im sure in a few days it will be dry enough to put things on.

I always like working in a clean space but i think im going to go over the top with this and make it too tidy to work in :wtf:


Dont rush it too much, pulling the moisture out too fast will just make it crack??

Having a really clean workshop makes everything so much easier and more enjoyable! It also helps stopping dirt from getting places you dont want!!

Keep up with the good work, will be well worth it at the end!:thumb:

[Mazz]

top bombing mr.leg - looking good!

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[AlexW]

Amazing.

[Edd]

Proper job

I dont know what you do for a living but you could make some cash out stuff like this IMO

[Connor]

Awesome, its coming together nicely, wish i had a garage :(

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[Nova_Sean]

Have you not thought about using latex to smooth the floor? Would be easier than having to chip everything away, you would also know that the floor will be level and your tiles wont be bumpy.

With regards to the tiles, id fit them the same as carpet tiles. Mark the middle of the room, so you end up with a '+' in the middle, and put the first tile but against 2 lines. Then go up and across from that tile and work from there. Im sure you can find a guide on the net that shows you how to do it!

Im a floor fitter by trade btw! (trainee)

[AdamK]

looking good mate i bet your happy with it, wish i had somewhere like that to work in would make things much easier lol

[Derick-Sport]

looks ace mate!

[maddogdaz666]

Have you not thought about using latex to smooth the floor? Would be easier than having to chip everything away, you would also know that the floor will be level and your tiles wont be bumpy.

With regards to the tiles, id fit them the same as carpet tiles. Mark the middle of the room, so you end up with a '+' in the middle, and put the first tile but against 2 lines. Then go up and across from that tile and work from there. Im sure you can find a guide on the net that shows you how to do it!

Im a floor fitter by trade btw! (trainee)

i doubt the latex floor leveller would be stong enough, its only a thin layer and once youve dropped tools on it and dragged the jack around it would possibly crack and chip off. even under the protective floor tiles.

But its looking spot on L33LEG, i cant wait to get into my new house so i can flatten the small garage and build a proper one! i might do a little thread on the garage lol

[scott.parker]

Lee thats looking bang on mate, only one thing i might change, i would add more of a lip coming out from your work surface, then if you even wish to add a vice, or use solo clamps you have a over hang to use to clap down onto.

And as for doing building work for a living, i think its like anything really, you do it for living means you don't want to do it on a weekend/week night etc, i hate having to any carpentry outside work! lol

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i doubt the latex floor leveller would be stong enough, its only a thin layer and once youve dropped tools on it and dragged the jack around it would possibly crack and chip off. even under the protective floor tiles.




You can put more than a skim down!! just float it, would b easier for a novice (no offence lee!!) to put down! Aslong as its left to go off properly it will be fine!

[mowgli]

you could rent a floor grinder/polisher...

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[scott.parker]

Ah bugger! wish you had said about putting the chipboard down, i don't want to pee you off at all mate, but i personally would have sealed them on the back (underside) with a lightly wartered down mix of PVA glue, this would obviously act as a damp/or water barrier even more then the wbp resistance thats in green compound chip board (normally used in bathrooms etc..)

BUT its done now, and looks smart with them tiles onto.

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[bazil]

im not jelous at all !!

:cry: :cry: WANT!!! lol

[srs1]

i think scott is thinking more along the lines of condensation that can creep up throught the floor. the concrete gets hot and cold throughout the day and night and causes it to get surface damp. so it can get slightly damp

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poundland masking tape lol dos'nt stick very well l

[Plug]

pimp my garage lol

looking good mate :thumb:

[srs1]

seen a advert on tv of some stuff called frog tape. forms a liquid edge so it doesn't rip the paint off. worth a nosey at

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[AdamK]

looking good mate suitable home for the nova:)

[Mazz]

Very nice work, well done..

[steviegsi]

Looks absolutely brilliant mate. Well done. :thumb:

[Plug]

thats not a garage lol all you need is a bar and disco ball and use it as a club lol

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[Nova_Sean]

Colour coded to the nova aswell! Love it!

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[steviegsi]

Love those! Fella down the road from us had one about 15 years ago on anteras iirc..... Silver for the wheels IMO.

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[MK1_Ben]

Garage looks awesome, so does the CRX :)

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[Mazz]

Fancy sending a clipping of that money tree you've got please?

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[Connor]

Deffo keep them red, looks spot on

[MK1_Ben]

Ride height is spot on, wheels look good but I reckon paint them white. A friend drives an identical CRX with white MO's and it looks awesome :)

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[Connor]

Its your car, if you like em red keep em red.
Plus as you said its more convenient in terms of they would suit either cars

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[mrT]

i'd paint them just plain silver and attach new decals on them, i dont know what the deal is with all the weird coloured combinations you see now adays but looks stupid imo,them crx's are very quick for an old car if its a decent one, oh in it will beat your nova:p

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[MK1_Ben]

These cars are very quick, it's standard apart from the exhaust but pulls like fcuk. I would say that a standard xe nova wouldnt keep up, but let's not get into that argument lol

Coming back from Plymouth cruise one of the guys in our convoy had a little "blast" against a standard XE Nova (just exhaust and mani on it) in his CRX (as mentioned previously), and they were pretty much on par with each other, if given enough space I reckon the CRX would have pulled away from it, but that's purely down to having more power, higher rev range etc.

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[steviegsi]

Awesome cars mate! Nearly financed one myself last year , but just saved up and bought an e39 540i instead. Automatic is perfect for mincing around town in! What's it like on juice out of interest?

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[Maka]

Sweet motor that 330 mate! Seem to be bumping into you quite alot recently..

Presume that was you who beeped at me today near Knowles Arms?

[steviegsi]

I was tempted by a 5 series of somesort but think this was the perfect choice for a daily.

Driving it as sensibly as i can it's doing around 21-23mpg, when i put it in sport mode im expecting it to go down to 15mpg lol, waiting for some dry weather to try it though.

I was going to put my other private reg on it this morning but i cant find my retention form :(


lol well at least that ain't tooo bad. Will it be slammed on it's @rse to match to black one ? Crx looks great too.

[Mazz]

An auto's make ruddy awesome daily imo, I quite miss mine :cry:

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[mowgli]

ok, write to the care home manager holding them responsible & demanding payment, then write to the local social services dept too. if you get no response from either, then get legal on them. does your unsurance have legal cover? you could get them to pursue it..

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[steviegsi]

Absolutely sh1te luck mate hope you get it all sorted. That is some load of damage , at least no one is pointing the finger at you though!

[Mieran]

I like the CRX a lot

Nova is best car in your collection though :p

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[scott.parker]

Looks beutifull mate!
How the hell can you afford all these nice cars? eilegal activitys outside work!? lol

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[Mk1'SR'Dan]

Like i have said plenty of times mate, i spend my money very wisely and the majority of the time i make money when selling a car or at least break even. The money that i have spent over the past month or so on the two new cars were actually from the money i have been saving for the past year to buy me a more expensive car, this way i am still saving (i will just sell whatever cars i buy for more than i paid) and enjoy it at the same time. However i am very tempted to keep this car for a while because for me it's such a perfect daily car.

I also am very lucky still living with my parents so dont have to pay bills lol not so good in the longterm but at least im enjoying life at the moment and have it cushy as hell here and even have the house to myself for half of the year, makes sense to stay really. One day soon though i will have to get a proper job and start my life properly :cool:

Thanks by the way :thumb:

You jammy bar-steward...!! i still live at home but life aint made so easy for me!!

[Mazz]

I also am very lucky still living with my parents

phew! That makes me feel slightly better!!

I always wondered how you could afford all these cars and that house while working in a petrol station! :p

[scott.parker]

Ah don't get me wrong mate, weren't knocking you, just impressed, and slightly jealous, but as Mazz Say's now i understand, as if was still at home I'm sure i would have more cars then i do now! lol

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[pie]

skirts aint going to last long in the snow lol

looking good tho lee

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[scott.parker]

Dimma front end makes it look like 106 GTi, nice though..

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[pie]

the front bumper suits it

what bumper is it aint clued up on saxos lol

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[pie]

lol does look kool

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[pie]

i dont do french mr leg lol

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[pie]

lol lol lol

[shed-on-wheels]

pies our main vauxhall suplyer around south wales lol

[pie]

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[pie]

that e36 is porn :thumb: f lol

[Mazz]

Nice update, shame about the Nova though..still one of my favourite threads!

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[pie]

great update mr leg :thumb:

i do love the black e36 looks tidy with yellow fogs :)

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[pie]

lol sweet did think of doing my cav ones yellow or fitting yellow bulbs but aint sure lol

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[pie]

umm got me thinking now as i got a spare set of gsi fogs now as i got turbo clear ones fitted :)

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[Nova-nation]

That e36 is stunning! good work!

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Whats in it, 2.5?

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[Nova-nation]

If you want more power, and you want to spend the same amount as an m3 evo, Go for a Toyota 1JZ-GTE (out of a soarer/chaser) 2.5 twin turbo, my brother is currently building one, you can buy the conversion kits on ebay! Will go well too

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[Nova-nation]

Fair enough, it is a fair bit of work, but should be worth it. Ill post a pic or two up on a thread when its done

[pie]

any plans to change the rims dude? ac schnitzer wheels ect?

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[pie]

love it dude :thumb:

looks sweet slammed lee :)

i had the same prob when i dropped cav fronts are so wide and close to the outer arch

bks were fine as it got IRS so camber lol

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[steviegsi]

i absolutely love those seats. :thumb:

[pie]

they propper old skool tints they are lol

i had the purple type on my old xr2 lol

[Mike]

Much love for the Vader interior!!

[LEWI007]

Class mate, love the car and the garage.

On a whole different level to a nova!

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[Eastham]

Makes me want a BMW everytime i see both of yours c**t lol

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[pie]

this pic is ummm ...be back now f lol

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/L33LEG/the%20BMW%20project/bmw234.jpg

looks sweet as mr leg slammed.com :thumb:

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[pie]

how long are them splitters going to last you dude lol

or are you lucky and not live by any bumps lol

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[pie]

x brace? i aint clued on on bm's dude

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[pie]

go and "borrow" some roads signs f lol

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[pie]

looks stunning mr leg :thumb:

ever thought of smoking the back lights? to darken it down the bit ?

would go well with the darkened front end imo :)

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[pie]

ya i sure the tint spray is removable etc

im **** at photoshop myself f lol i ask mr southie :thumb:

dont they do a tinted light for the e36?

i reckon the tint'd look would look sweet

yes i know they aint tintd think but you get the idea lol
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[pie]

id love a yellow m3 one day i think the stand out more, not many people like them tho lol

i like the orange indicator look on them to :)

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[pie]

agree yours need to be smoked as the car has a stealth look to it :thumb:

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[pie]

lol true mr leg :)

[Liam]

I know it doesnt match the front perfectly but anything other than standard rears look a bit crap tbh. Feel free to do a photoshop to change my mind though. IF i did tint the clear lense would i be able to get the tint off if i didnt like it?

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http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll121/liampoulton/Untitled-1-1.jpg
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[Nova-nation]

When I saw the mini I thought oh no... Now I'm starting to like it, you not thought about works bucket seats?

[Rickyb]

lee now i know your defo a bender lol but you have your reasons so fair play buddy. doesnt look to bad in the end eather.
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[Mike]

Looks soooo much better as a Cooper rep then a ghey 1.6 or what ever it is.

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[SimonTW]

Mini looks great. Glad to see you modified the lower grill/bumper to fit it properly. I see so many on the Mini forums where they just fit them hanging out.

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[SimonTW]

I trimmed all the way around the grill on mine so I didn't have to touch the bumper. Alot of the Mini owners class a highly modified Mini as one covered in ****e stickers so doubt they would go cutting parts up lol! A set of face lift Xenon headlights and facelift rear lights will make a nice upgrade with the mods you are doing.

Do you know roughy how many miles you are getting from a tank in it.

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[iby]

WOW! thats some serious nova stuff right there! Great setup! :)

[turbojolt]

how much money do you acculy have lol

[Andy]

Those proper cooper s' are great cars,ones are proper fail.

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[brainsnova]

It looks good I used my mates cooper for a while and they are nice cars to drive

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[pie]

looking good dude :)

[SimonTW]

The engines are surprisingly easy to work on. Serious jobs need the front of the car taking off but it uses a modular front end so it just unbolts with the radiator etc still attached exposing the front of the engine.

The exhaust should be fairly simple but you might need to ditch the spare wheel. If the exhaust is from a pre 2005 car it will be okay. late 2004 onwards cars used different hangers.

Springs bring them down a little but looking at your previous cars I think you will end up on coilovers soon lol

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[LEWI007]

The Mini should have been a 1275 GT :thumb: But you know what iM like with the 90s. lol (or old school in this case)

Loving the garage !!!! :cool:

EDIT: Oh BTW, i thought youd of had soMe dirty calendars up in there by now rather than just a fire exit sign lol

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[brainsnova]

At least the BMW mini doesn't rust with a passion and in an original mini going to be dead in a carpark crash lol

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[mowgli]

I used to be a massive mini fan when i was a kid. When i was 16 looking to buy my first car i even went to buy a 2000 plate red cooper with silver roof and strips with the sportspack. My dad test drove it and said that there's no way im learning in one of them because of how old they felt lol

The old ones are very cool but over the past year or so iv realised that it was a good thing it moved onto a new one. Although i wouldnt mind a classic one with a vtec engine in for a laugh lol

Im loving working in the garage, apart from needing to paint the bottom of the walls with a more waterproof or better paint it's all good (i knew it was going to show anyway).

i learnt to spanner things when i was in my early teens cos my sister bought a 1973 850 mini... and it promptly fell apart..

old mini's are in no way safe in a crash, but in their day they were great fun to drive, but issigonis really got the rust traps right on this design...why do you see more moggie minors than minis??

as for the garage wall paint.. if damp is coming out, don't try to stop it, or the wall will fail.. decent masonry paints breathe.