Mick wrote:
Hey Leroy, answers in red below.
Cheers
Leroy-Riding wrote:
Wouldnt mind building my 66 deluxe to look as stock as possible (at the least on the outside)
I am having a hard time finding what grille and wheels and trims that it SHOULD have. Standard Deluxe 7 Slat grill, Stainless Steel, stock steel mini wheels in Metallic Silver Brirch
down to little details, things like, does it need a folding numberplate bracket on the boot lid?
same door handles as a 850? (as i have a few sets of them) Yes, standard hinged number plate. Standard door handles for a wind down window door, there's no mixing of the early Mk Sliding window types or the later flapper handles from 73 on with your 66 doors. So there's only one type for your door. Sliding window handle has a finer handle shape than the wind up window type so stand apart.
and would white be an appropriate colour, if so what sort of shade of white? There's a few shades of white, check the paint section in the How_To as Winnabbey has suggested
interior wise Im nto as concerned, as by the time I put a cd player in its not really worth spending money to keep the rest original, however I do have teh 3 gauge center speedo pod that i will use, though unlikely to be smiths gauges. EDIT: Single speedo only. A number of colour options were available for the interior. I have recently seen blue for the interior which looks quite good.
so anyway, main question is, what should It look like on the outside, what wheels, what trim, what bades, what bumper(overriders?) what exhaust tip/location, what grille, amber or clear front indicators? does the antena go on the roof like my 850? Wheels as above, trim all stainless steel (Bumpers, door window trims, hubcaps, bumpers grille, whiskers and grille surround), simple bumpers only, no overriders (I believe?), grille as above, no antenna anywhere. They weren't fitted as stock, except maybe customer requirement from the dealer perhaps from time to time.
Thanks in advance.
Leroy.
Many thanks! seems I have almost all the parts I need to get started then, aside wheels, everyone seems to have alloys comming out there ears, but I would really like the steel wheels to make it look that little more authentic, plus i think they look better when no wheel arches are fitted.
paint colour code isnt a big worry for me, it was more a 'did they come in white' as i want it white, and i wont eb able to choose the colour exacly as ill be getting a cheap spray done in some white that was left over from another job to keep the cost right down, ill just have to hope its close to an original colour.
what badging should it have?
'MINI DELUXE' on the boot and a standard Morris 'winged' badge on the bonnet?
thanks heaps,
Leroy.
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1967 Mini Deluxe bucket of rust and mismatched parts powered by a 1360cc and a destroyed gearbox missing second gear
but it is an injection of a little bit of fun all the same.
