1991 Mini - Project Trig

[leray]

pm'ed you about the paint!
build looks awesome

[Mini 360]

Well this thread is LONG overdue an update! Grab a cuppa, its going to be a long one....

At the last update the car was just awaiting paint. Then, Dingbro happened......

The car was painted just over 2 year ago in the original Cranberry Red (Code C.O.S.) so we thought there would be no issue at all getting a new batch made up, to the formula, to paint the repaired section. To ensure there wasn't a chance of a difference, the painter decided to blend in the rear quarter panel and into the front wing/scuttle panel. Got a great finish off the gun and rolled it out of the booth to see a night and day difference. The new batch was far too pink.

So without going into too much detail, we got various batches made up, none of which matched the 2yr old paint. Useless! So to make sure we got it right, we opted to respray the entire car again. Not what we had planned to do but the only way we could possibly go. So i took a couple evenings/days off work to get stuck in and flatted back the entire car ready for more paint.









With that, we got the car painted and lacquered back to a mirror shine. The whole car got flatted back and polished to get rid of any minor imperfections, as we had done before, which left us with this.

Fleep polishing the boot before I took it home.









and my personal favourite...



I then got some assistance from my dad in an evening, reassembling it all ready to come home again to be finished off. Got it home Wednesday afternoon. With the Run on Sunday and me working full time, it wasnt going to be easy!



Took a couple more evenings to get it back to its former self again with help from friends and family and it was ready to go on the first run of the year on Sunday just passed. It was a charity run in aid of the Brain Tumor Charity where we raised over £300. Great for the charity and a good day had by all.



Some pics from the run I have stolen from others on Facebook....







Great fun but I felt sorry for my fresh paint as it got absolutely covered in some lovely road salt.

Got it all washed off again tonight ready for its next outing. Salt got everywhere so the undercarriage got a good soaking too. Rust paranoia!





So Trig is back and better than ever. Bring on the 2014 show season!

[anth]

Mint! You must be stoked to have her back

[DutchieSaxo]

awesome build dude, love the attention to detail,
i cringed a bit looking at those crash photo's, cant imagine the feels when it would happen to me after so much work. Good to see you kept going, car looks phenomenal.

[Mini 360]

Thanks guys! Its great to have it back again!

Another pic Ive found from Facebook. Proof there was snow on the run :lol:

[CubbyChowder]

Glad to see it back on the road! Props to the guy who does your paint work as well, he does an awesome job

[Minuki]

Good to see this back on the road, Andy. looking forward to seeing it at Cars and Coffee next month

[icePOPZ]

Awesome build mate,that colour is gorgeous. I love how there is a growing passion for stance in the mini scene.
I'm sure you're familiar with the thread on TMF but just in case you missed it then please post some more pictures of your awesome mini here

http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/208028-mini-stance/

Also I look forward to seeing your car at some shows this summer

[Mini 360]

Glad to see it back on the road! Props to the guy who does your paint work as well, he does an awesome job

Thanks! He is a talented guy, it must be said.

Good to see this back on the road, Andy. looking forward to seeing it at Cars and Coffee next month

Should be good! Hopefully get decent weather for it

Awesome build mate,that colour is gorgeous. I love how there is a growing passion for stance in the mini scene.
I'm sure you're familiar with the thread on TMF but just in case you missed it then please post some more pictures of your awesome mini here

http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/208028-mini-stance/

Also I look forward to seeing your car at some shows this summer

Will do when I get some fresh ones. Got a fair amount in there anyway but it doesnt have much stance at the moment........

Will see you at IMM if you are going

[Mini 360]

Finally got round to drilling my rear show plate to fit over the LED bolts, rather than plonking it on the deck.





All ready for its fashion photo shoot tomorrow morning

[Mini 360]

Photoshoot complete! Met up with Chris (photographer) and Charlotte (model) at Cove Bay. Deserted and overcast but just what the brand were after. Brand's called 'Shack Clothing' and they hand design and produce their products from their base in Germany.

Heres a few shots that I took whilst Chris and Charlotte were earning their keep.










Very nice Im sure you will agree and a few of the car on its own once we had the shots we needed.








Was a great chance to get some decent shots after the latest respray. Driving back home via Union Street on a busy saturday was ace fun. Lots of smiles and pointing. Got surrounded by a group of 10-15 Japanese tourists all wanting a photo with it at a set of lights. Felt bad when I had to move off! All part of the fun of driving the Mini

[Minuki]

Hope she didn't scratch it Andy

See you tomorrow?

[Mini 360]

Hope she didn't scratch it Andy

See you tomorrow?

Not a chance! Studless jeans, fine polish when home. Sorted! You will indeed

[Digitalize]

Side profile looks great. Huge amount of work but it's paid off for sure.

[Mini 360]

Thanks man! Rear needs to come down a touch to be perfect and still useable.


So paint match.....(unedited photo straight from my phone)



Old door is the colour they mixed for the original repsray, car is now the correct shade. Shocking difference but its a nicer colour now in my opinion. Much deeper shine too!