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looks realy nice that wot u got planed for the inside of the car

one word, sweet! well done stu, when u puttin the engine in??

inside of the car is going to be a stripped out look with buckets and 4 point harnesses, and abit of carbon fiber. engine ain't going in for a while! still got to buy it yet! still deciding whether to build it myself or not.

think it wud be better to buy it ready built an jus drop it in . i might be doing that with my next car will cost a bit more but at least if u buy from a desent suplyer u know that u wont have any problems

The car is coming along amazingly Steve,
i'm not sure if i missed it but
what are your plans once complete?

Do you have plans to sell it?
Or Keep it forever?

You should keep it for a while at least,
after all the hard work that has
gone into it.

am deffo keeping this car forever! well maybe till i get bored or want something with more give in the suspension! thought i'd done every thing that i could do without buying more stuff but i was wrong! started to re-glaze the car passanger rear is in also drivers front, but is wound down so you can't see it! also assembled passanger door



bought with liitle money i have these 2 pound stickers! just the finishing touch to my 6 pointer!

looks gud mate, your topic is proberbly the most interesting one ive seen, bet your enjoying it more now as you can see it really coming along. Keep it up

Looks incredible,definately THE topic to follow,looking more and more like a car every day

cheers for the comments, makes this long wait worth it! this weekend started on the interior. instead of buying a tailored carpet set for 50quid i bought a whole roll of carpet for 30quid! enough to do 4 minis! pics below





now i've put carpeted boards on the back so i can use it everyday and throw stuff in the back without worrying about damaging the paint! also sprayed the front subframe the same colour as my cage and mounted it!

Excellent.

There isnt that much you cant do really is there?

Looking Amazing, cant wait to see it in the
flesh or in Blue

plenty more yet to do! rear brakes, front brakes, wheels, interior, and so on! only problem now is i've got more time than money!

this weekend............ put the front back on along with a bit of the bright work. i'm not going to go too over the top on the chrome bits as i think it will make it too tacky.





also got a rear brake refurb kit which includes new ebc shoes, new ebc pistons, a fitting kit and goodridge briaded hoses. gave the rear arms and backpaltes a clean and coat of hammerite.



also wanted to see how low i can go on the coilovers i have so put the wheels on the other way round (to give that rustic deep dish look!) and put the rear to the ground. i think i can go one cm lower if i wish. thats it for now

Just noticed you have the holes in the pacel shelf for your speakers already lol..

Its amazing the work you have done,
whats been the worst part so far?

thats my old parcel shelf! speakers won't fit with my right hand tank in place. worst part was probabily sanding down all the bodywork. i am happy with the bodywork but the paint does show some flaws (though the camera doesn't show them) and i keep thinking if i'd spent a bit more time on it, it would look better. most awkard was hammeriting the underneath, had to crawl under the bugger!

6x9 shape subs,mounted upside down, wouldnt wanna see the holes go to waste now would we lol.But then again,ICE=weight,and this shud be a trackcar