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90_383
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| Nice , I just finnished my latest rail and thinking about another one ... or a baja ... or go to the okanagan and get my mini t lol |
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johncollins
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Location: Dayton, Ohio
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90_383
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Joined: October 18, 2010
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Location: Surrey British Columbia
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice build , I got a mini t back in 97 thats been on the back burner but it looks like it might be time to dust it off and start the build |
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johncollins
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Location: Dayton, Ohio
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TC/TeamEvil
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| Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:12 am Post subject: |
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Forgot to ask . . . did you use the spray or brush on hammertone paint on your chassis?
Thanks! |
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johncollins
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Location: Dayton, Ohio
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BL3Manx:
One of the most appealing features of the original Mini-T was the fully upholstered body tub with the custom bench seat. |
Mine didn't have the upholstered body tub pieces, just a homemade bench seat out of particle board. I couldn't stand it, it sat me up to high, the top of the windshield was right in the middle of my line of sight.
Thanks for the kind words, I can't wait to see it on all four wheels.
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TC/TeamEvil
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| Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:57 am Post subject: |
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Your chassis is an inspiration ! I love the hammered finish as well, your work just looks wonderful ! ! ! Can't wait to see the front end installed.
Luck,
T |
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BL3Manx
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Location: Northern California
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| Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:49 am Post subject: |
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You should cover and weld closed any holes in the tunnel that aren't original.
One of the most appealing features of the original Mini-T was the fully upholstered body tub with the custom bench seat.
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johncollins
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joescoolcustoms
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:56 am Post subject: |
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Are you going to weld up the holes in the tunnel before painting?
Very inovative build, my favorite buggy body.
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Looks like it was painted with a live chicken,polished with a brick and buffed with a pine cone |
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johncollins
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tardis454
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Location: In a van, down by the river
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Looks great! Can't wait to see the finished product  |
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Augiedoggy
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Location: western ny
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| just an opion but, i would lose the clear distributor cap it will leave you stranded one day |
lol I saw that in the pic and read down the thread just waiting for this comment....
very true though the original baklite material is way better than the plastic they use for the clear knock off caps...
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johncollins
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Raketemensch
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| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Glad you're back on it, this looks like a solid build. |
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johncollins
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:07 am Post subject: Update |
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It's been a while since I got to work on it, but I finally got too this weekend. It seems the smaller stuff takes forever to get it done.
I got the ends welded up
I go the battery tray made, still have some tweaking on the hold down, but it fits nice. I think I found a good place for the voltage regulator.
I made the mount for the fuse box.
I made some templates for the console face and side. now you can really see what it will look like.
Thanks for looking.
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crack monkey
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looking good. i am glad you moved the console forward more... i was going to ask if you had tossed a shifter in it yet to make sure that it cleared.
keep it up |
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johncollins
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| Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:23 am Post subject: Update |
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After much deliberation, I realized that I could not live with the console rubbing my knee, so I moved the console forward about 9 inches. It feels much nicer, not hitting my leg.
Check out the dash cluster that I got on ebay.
It is from a 1947 Willys Overland truck, it has all electric gauges. The speedometer is busted, so over the winter I will try to retrofit the VW speedometer into it.
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