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  2. Mk3 GT6 new heritage bonnet

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    Thanks for the replies, Im doing a full rebuild at the moment  full door refurbs including the skins and full sills so I can sort out the gaps no problems, everything Ive restored using heritage or non genuine panels have all had to be adjusted etc. 

    In fact, a few mini restos ago I managed to buy an original Rover old stock wing for one side, it went straight on no adjusting or anything, couldnt believe it lol 

    To find a mint used bonnet seems impossible, Id repair mine but like said someone has jumped on it at some point and the bulge is a mess

  3. Mk3 GT6 new heritage bonnet

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    Evening , Im thinking it might be best to just buy the above rather than repair mine, main reason being the hump has been stood on in the past, aswell as wings, headlight panels and surrounds and strengthener at front need replacing.

    Anywhere the best place to get one from and whats the fit like if youve fitted one please

    Cheers

    Iain.

  4. Any problems using 15 year old cellulose paint?

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    If the paint has been stored in dry warmish conditions there will be no problem with the paint  I replaced a rear wing on a midget I painted in 1998  with the same leftover paint matched perfectly no problems, paint was around 20 years old

    Did a scooter earlier in the year with the same paint I did one around 5 years ago, same no problems, decent paint though

  5. Mk3 GT6 seat replacements

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    Cheers, Id thought of MX5 seats and bucket seats, they look good those Nigel. The look of some new style mini cooper S seats look nice too and are comfy enough, we have and have had a few of those as daily cars.

    Yes re foaming them would make them more comfy but I think they look too flat and old style. 

    Cheers for your replies 👍

     

  7. Compressor Lubrication OIL

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    The beauty with cellulose or 2k is its workability if you get a run or orange peel. You can flat it and polish.

    I always paint stuff with the garage heated and if its a small panel or upwards to say a Vespa body, I use a heat gun to warm the bodywork up first and always use antibloom thinners. The last two scooters Ive painted I didnt have to do a thing to the paintwork after spraying. Ill put a pic on of last one.

    Always have separate airlines for tools and spraygun, have my compressor in the shed at rea of garsge and water trap in garage mid airline feed before gun airline. Always use degreaser/panelwipe before painting, I always do this just before painting. 

     

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  12. Alreet

    in I thought I'd introduce myself

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    Well, I rang Chic Doig, really helpful bloke, gave me a few pointers and said start with the door and build the sills etc to match up the panel gaps, makes sense, ordered the lot from him, outer heritage sills 83ish plus vat but he's giving discount etc on the stuff he can do like door bottom repair and extended at the front up to the hinge👍

    Re heritage stuff yes I've had some varying fits on minis and midget panels, all adjustable etc, but the good thing with them is the steel grade is better, the worst I've had were a mini MK2 done just before the GT6, the inner A panel hinge parts didn't line up with the outer ones and had to cut them out and move about 40mm, you get to know which panels fit best once you've done a few etc, if I had to do that MK2 again I'd use pattern inners and heritage outers, but at least we can still get panels so happy days.

    Only thing I didn't buy was a floor section, I'd rather fabricate the 60mm wide section than change the whole panel as the rest is good. Pity you can't get that as a section.

    Once again thanks for all input very appreciated 😎

  13. Alreet

    in I thought I'd introduce myself

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    34 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said:

    Paddocks are £85 for Heritage sills, £55 for Steelcraft. Canleys only stock repro at £72. Fitchetts are £103 / 62 but closed due to virus; Moss are £109 / 74. Quillers are £49. Wins International are £75 for Heritage, which means some of the others are adding quite a bit of 'overheads'....

    Fitchetts used to have the original tooling but it was Steelcraft that everyone else bought back in the day; they must be supplying Heritage parts to others now.

    Cheers Colin, I'd noticed that re Canleys only doing repro, thanks for looking, I think 75 for heritage is a really good price! 

    Moss, wow, I've lined their pockets in the past and restored a midget completely using their heritage stuff.

    Thanks 👍

  15. Alreet

    in I thought I'd introduce myself

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    48 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said:

    Probably all made by the same manufacturer, so no matter who you get them from they'll be the same, with the exception of Chic Doig who can make his own repair sections.

    Had a look on Rimmers site and got their catalogue for GT6, they do original presumably Heritage at 103 quid and repro ones at 65ish, theres no way they are made by the same firm with a price difference like that, repro stuff usually is thinner grade steel, will give Chic a ring and been told try Canleys classics 

    Cheers 👍

  17. Alreet

    in I thought I'd introduce myself

    Posted

    Alreet mi hearties 😆 RRRRRRRR

    Yes a big job breaking out, but not that big, it was restored in 1990 and has faired quite well, just doing stuff that probably wasnt rotted at the time like B posts and A posts repairs. The roof was fibreglassed over a crude plate bodged in  dont know why anyone would go to the extremes of a full bare metal respray (I have pics) and full invoices statement theyed put a full roof panel in and bodge it but there ya go. It was originally brown😳 then done red, then full (ish) resto of inner and outer sills and rear wings. They also state theyed fitted new front lower wings hmmmm. Anyway lots to do, just going tackling a bit more now, heres a pic of o/s B post repair I did the other day 👍

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