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So... more progress on the whistle stop tour of the sprint car during its rebuild..

The tough bit was deciding on colour.. this was the list -

John Cooper Works - Chilli red
Tartan Red
Fiat 500 red
VW red
Vauxhall VXR red.

And a good few weeks of deliberating I decided and the first panel was painted. Was to see how the paint would work, and how it would work on the fibreglass.

This is the result


Came out pretty well, and added a few bits. Ring sticker and boot light. Single skin boot lid is so light. Its an ABS motorsport item and with a bit of reshaping the fit was good. Better than some metal!!!

Had a bit of time playing with the windows and ensuring they fit. Bought the polycarb off ebay and cut it myself. Msa thickness.



Added the sliders I bought from ACW. Great service. Started to look good.



Designed and made my aluminium dash and added some bits to it. Not sure its going to stay like this but will be OK for the time being.



Next bit I had painted was the bonnet. After a lot of messing around with bonnet pins and zues fasteners I was happy with the fit..

i will let the picture do the talking -



Another ABS Motorsport item that fits well. Wings were prepared with a metal bonnet as a template and kept checking against the fibre glass one. Very happy!!

Sooo....photos of the car in paint next - anyone wanna see?? lol

Indeed... bring it on!

Not really

only cos youve seen it finished andrew! lol

Was gonna say u painting it by panels@?.... get them up already!! Which one is it? Red red or red?

Looking good. As others have said, as long as your not competitive, these things shouldnt matter, but they could quickly become an issue if you start challenging for class wins.

Dash looks good but watch out where you position it as you might struggle to reach any of the switches once strapped in! Also bear in mind that aluminium could reflect the sun right into your eyes just at the wrong moment!

Teeside Autodrome Sprint 2 years ago.The same scrutineershad passed the car a fortnight before at Olivers Mount.

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I had the same concern about the ally reflecting at you, but my whole dash is alloy sheet and never had a single issue.

And as for those bumpers Pete.... I think it looks better with them now!!

Over the moon with the colour and quality. Top notch job.

That looks excellent James, can't wait to see it out on track in the new year.

Looks good, cant wait to see it coming together

Red minis always look goood

Looks lovely, what shade did you go for in the end?

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Looks great.

Wow looking really smart.

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Cheers lads. VW Tornado Red. At this stage I was thinking it looks really pink but you'll see in a few updates time what it looks like.

It was painted in June this year. The next few updates start to get a bit more interesting and not just a painted mini lol

Cheers. James

Mini painted by Rob I see, top bloke and great workmanship! Looks great.

998 t2 ongoing project.

So is your car all done? N your slowly releasing pics daily? Lol

Yeah thats it! Looking at small bore turbos for season 2. Next year I'll be using under 1400cc N/A

Yep Robs welding and paint. That's not to say I did nothing..I did a fair bit of grafting and prep. Trial fitting and weight saving. Dry building things etc

So now the build gets a bit more interesting and the stuff that goes back on it!



Doors painted -


Black roof looks lush.


Starting to get a few bits back on at this point. Ditched the Brake Servo so had a bit of messing around with the pedal box..


7.9'' 4 Pot Alloy Calipers..




Back on all 4. First time in 10 months at this point!!



Hope you like.. Any comments welcome

Looks great.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Looks nice

I believe the dash rail is classed as trim so has been removed by many top runners with no comeback.this is why the rear seat squab goes as it is too classed as part of the seat and seats can be removed,
Scrutinisers won't really pick it up but other competitors may , and at least one competitor now knows about it,lol

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Lol cheers lads. And cheers Carl. Well yeah can understand to some extend but if it's trim why does the pedal box and steering column hang off it

I'm not going to be quick, and I know at least one person in this thread is my competitor next year hey Harry!