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dougie
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Good progress and attention to detail in this build
A bit of ivy growing out of the body work then??
Looking forward to seeing where your imagination takes you.
When I was a boy a few years back my school mate changed his Mini steering wheel to one that was about 12 inches across. You could nearly touch each of your knuckles when driving it. It didnt last long as we soon wrapped it around a tree one night
Oh my god, did we really look like that, I have a pair of flairs still. Keep telling Management they will be collectors items one day.I was more of a cut the flares off and have knee high shorts with bits of denim thread hanging down. This was because my mum would lower the hem on them as I grew taller and ended up with multiple shades of blue along the lower half of the trousers. Not a good look for a teenage lad. Don't forget the blue vest with yellow trim and the Freddie Mercury three strip white ADIDAS trainers. Well I thought I looked cool anyway. That's when summer lasted for weeks without rain
Nice Simon.Looking at the dates it's been a while
Did a little more on this one yesterday
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more damage inflicted - roof corner
The roof guttering also got the channel opened out with an Olfa P cutter as it is moulded without much of a channel
scuttle corner panel got rust holes - another typical rust spot
rear side windows got the frame flange added
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rear valance corner rusted out
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and the other corner
petrol tank filler cap positions drilled out
rear light mounting holes drilled out
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A panel damage
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holes for seatbelt reels opened out in rear companion boxes and boxes installed
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spare wheel well rusted out
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rear seat comes moulded with the rear parcel shelf so a bit of work was required with the Olfa cutter to separate the seat back without damaging it
the base squab was removed from the back in the same way
the parcel shelf was then extended and filled to add the bit lost by removal of the seat back
seat base will also require a bit of work to extend the back edge
A bit of progress but still a long way to go
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