UPDATE

New bits are now home.


That is all.

thanks for that willy

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^^ thiswill be the first time Hutto has said that to his willy in public

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[NATHAN] -- Sold everything mini related and am back in big beautiful BMWs

Okay so i'm almost definite on the
Old English White with Black roof colour scheme.

Rover bootlid will be going on, minus the numberplate light.

And bonnet... i don't think i'll have any badge on the bonnet.
I like the clean look.
Yeah no badge on the boot lid either.

More stuff to add.

Rover front wiring loom
Rover steering rack
Rover steering column
Rover indicator stalk
Rover bottom crash pad
Rover switch panel
Rover wiper motor.

Yeah just a slight inkling of some rover bits in it

For the top dash rail, i'll get that done in black vinyl, as per the Cooper Esses. Or maybe i'll leave it body colour.
I'll see what tickles my fancy.

paint is going on when?

Hopefully i can get it to the paint shop on the weekend, or the following week.
I still have to get this bloody weber placement right for the box, so that means i have to sit and bolt the engine in, and weber, so i can work it out.
And stuwey has my weber..
And my motors are at brickworx - so is the engine lifter

There isnt enough hours in a day

Ted has said that it will be at the body shop for between two to four weeks, everything going good.
So thats nice.

You can have it back as soon as ya want it, mate. Oh, and the linkagey thing. I made mine work without it and she's a bewdy. Hurrah At least thats a saving of about $75. You can have the little arm on the side, another $15, i wont need it.

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Oh sweet
I'll pick it up some time soon.
Off you... i'd prefer if you didnt take it to the workshop - things get lost and broken down there
Oh, and fiddled with and molestered

the photoshop looks very "White".. like Nurburg or Crystal...

O.E.dubya is more creamy, as shown on MGA...

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I was mucking around with the Hues on photoshop (No, not HUGHES) and came up with this



its still a tad yellow, but its late and i c'ntBF doing any more on it

looks pretty spot on

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Awesome.
Yeah i went to the panel shop where its going to be painted and he has a tin of OEW there that he painted a Jag with a couple of months ago.
Its a very rich colour.
I love the colour.

Hmm i first fell in love with OEW when i saw an Austin Cooper in miniworld. Red interior too which looks superb.


Are you going to vinyl cover the dash Cooper syle? I reckon that'd look great if you're keeping the dash 60s style and going for a retro theme.

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As much as i hate to Cooper-ise a Deluxe... yep
I'll be putting a rover bottom crash pad in (with switches) - piss load easier for other things (cos i'm putting a rover stalk and stuff in it) - which will be black and i'll get the top rail trimmed with vinyl.
The rover bottom pads aren't nearly as bulky as the Leyland ones - they actually look quite nice! and will tie in nicely with the vinyled top rail i hope.

Should be all good.
And yeah, centre 3 gauge binnacle too.
Probably Mountney GT steering wheel - or leather Motolita if i can get my mitts on one.
Black carpet set with creme piping/ edges (9 -or11?- piece)
Cream hoodlining.
Rover seat set ( "Lowbacks" - standard seats with headrest removed , they recline ) trimmed in very dark grey velour or something along these lines.

Dunno yet.
But thats what i'd like to happen.

fiddle sticks its not going to be cheap either

Oh well, thats what i get for crashing my car