Thanks guys, appreciate the nice comments!!

More to come soon!

Cheers,
Tricky

P.S. Woo Hoo - broke the 100-page barrier....

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"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"

Yeah Andy, I must say, generally I don't like Mini's that are overly 'different' on the exterior, they just turn out looking like abominations of a classic car... but this is so different it's AWESOME! It just looks right.

I love the wheels and it wouldn't have been the same car without that fantastic paint job!! Well worth the trouble and wait in the end!




(And oh yeah, loving the Pog, I really have to tear myself away from tinkering with it to get something done on the Mini!)

those wheels................


WANT!!!

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Like it That is one Sh!thot looking car, very nice . Love the theme .

Is the cat giving Ashie a hand to hold the wheel up ?

Erm, I'm pretty sure it's a dog and with front legs like that - a Jack Russell.

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-Alan
I blame my dad for my love of minis. I think I was conceived in the back seat of one
I also blame my Dad for me being 6' 1" - not really the optimum height for driving a Mini.

Pug.

lol,lol,lol,lol

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Dog Food! Most kids like it more than Broccoli.

Hi Guys,

Just a quick update....

Well the painting is all but complete - the only thing left to do now is to fit up and paint the front spoiler - which is still in the manufacturing stage. Once this is complete, the reassembly will begin in earnest.

Anyway, for your viewing pleasure, a few pics of the latest round of paint application from the House of Hallsey (and Ashie too of course)...

The rear tailight housings are painted a satin black:


The rear window frames, masked and sprayed the same colour:


And then unmasked:


The front grill and headlight surrounds painted in the black (the intercooler will be this colour as well, so both apertures at the front will be black:


And finally, the window surrounds on the car itself - the black around the door frames matches the black around the rear window frame so it all looks even:


So, thats it for a while, until the spoiler is finished - which is a bit of a task as they have to make the mould first, and then pull a part off the mould. Should be about another week or two until this happens.

Anyway, hope you all enjoy the pics.....

Cheers,
Tricky

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"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"

looking absolutely fabulous Tricky,,, spectacular actually ,,,well done mate!!!

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

love the martini stripes!
i have them on my other car, my favourite livery

Awesome work guys! That paint looks unreal.

I've been away from the site for a while, but seeing El Gato at this stage was a great welcome back!

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-James.

Toyota 4EFTE Powered Minivan.
102 Kw @ The Front Wheels....Oh What a Feeling!

i love the window details. IMO it looks odd when they dont match or flow (imagine having a white b-pillar in between)

excellent work

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1963 850 - laid up
1970 Morris mini K van - eating up the kms!

Well the road trip was made to pic up El Gato over the weekend

Tricky arrived on Friday arvo and after a quick nap we went out
to Ashies to fit the fuel / brake lines,rack and subframes so she
could be loaded on the trailer for the trip home to QLD

I wonder whose big fat arse this could be lol



Ahh Its MR Tricky







We worked till about 10 pm to get it ready to load in the morning









Then back in the morning to load her up and make the trip back





Enjoy folks , now he has to pull his finger out LOL

Cheers Hallsey

Dear Lord, if that ain't the sh!tthottest looking Mini that ever was, I don't know about it!!

Fantastic work Hallsey and Ashie, not to mention the sensational Mr. Tricky!!

(p.s. I recognise that trailer!! )

Safe trip Tricky!!

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Wow, what a great Mini. Hats off to you for the work done.