Stan's 78 mini restoration

[94touring]

Did both roofs in one shot, and that tailgate.  Color looks pretty good  4.gif

[94touring]

One more shot

[MiniDave]

Very butterscotch!   4.gif

You can paint my roof anytime......oh wait, you already did!   ;D

[94touring]

Butterscotch, more fitting than bracken actually. 

[stan360]

Yeah ! I like it.....very fitting for a 70's car.

[94touring]

Moving along to interior.  Trying something different where I will mask the floors and go back and shoot the remainder.  Two reasons for this.  One, it's a pain in the butt to lean into the car and spray all the nooks and crannies.  This will allow me to sit in the car.  Other reason is interiors are notoriously dusty no matter how much you clean.  The remaining areas, most of which are exposed after assembly can be prepped better without the risk of excess dust flying around while spraying.

[flipstah]

Whoa, that's awesome!  62.gif

[stan360]

Yeah, looking good.... I really like how the dash looks without the ashtray hole

[MiniDave]

Now I can see the difference in the floor pan where the shifter is, but I still think a remote shift would work, we'd only have to add 1 bracket at the back for the mount.

[Vikram]

We reverse engineered off Stan's car to get the cut out location for the rod change on my 60. It was in basically the same line as the old cutout, just further forward.
Wouldn't that mean cutting into Stan's nice shiny floor to accommodate the remote change cutout?

[94touring]

We found that it was 24 inches from the left inner cill to the center of the cutout and 26 inches from the right inner cikl to center and moved forward I want to say 3 inches.  It also sits higher so some fab work will need to be done when mounting the shift box. 

[stan360]

I did read some info on guys who went from remote to rod  by cutting  out and changing the tunnel with late body style in doing that.  I couldn't find info on anyone who made the opposite transition. The earlier tunnel sets a bit lower.

[MPlayle]

For going from "remote" change to "rod change" there is an adapter bracket available that takes into account the rounder tunnel shape of the the earlier floor.

Here is a link to the bracket as sold by 7Ent:
http://www.7ent.com/products/bracket-kit-rod-change-shifter-conversion-for036.html

[stan360]

Hey that looks handy

[94touring]

For going from "remote" change to "rod change" there is an adapter bracket available that takes into account the rounder tunnel shape of the the earlier floor.

Here is a link to the bracket as sold by 7Ent:
http://www.7ent.com/products/bracket-kit-rod-change-shifter-conversion-for036.html

Oh that's excellent!

[MiniDave]

This car is going to look great!

What color will the interior be?

[towjoe]

Great tires. Really liked my 032's on my red car.
Regards
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[stan360]

Good to hear the 032 tires worked out for you toejoe.....I hear they are a good grip in wet or dry conditions.  Should be ok for tearing up the town.

I have not decided on the interior yet Dave.....I am leaning toward either a tan beige w/ plaid cloth / beige carpet and door panels .
Or maybe a black and tan euro sport car look....black carpet , tan seat w black accent. 

[stan360]

I torn down the rear window frames today....the rubber seal was a bit crummy and some rust. I can clean the frames  up  (these are  NLA) and I can still get new rubber... I can also order new latches, but looks like I have to rivet them on the frame.  The latches are good, with the exeption of the exterior wrap around  area of one.  I could possibly smooth that out and use a chrome paint for the area since it is less than a 1"x 1" . But I will probably just replace them.

[94touring]

Ta..da...

Came out to my satisfaction  4.gif

[MiniDave]

One big butterscotch drop!

Still gotta do the doors, boot lid and bonnet? Then color sand and buff everything?

So, another 2-3 weeks then?

[stan360]

I love it....looks great.  This dash mod is is winner too.

[94touring]

One big butterscotch drop!

Still gotta do the doors, boot lid and bonnet? Then color sand and buff everything?

So, another 2-3 weeks then?

Bare in mind I have 2 sets of all that to do with Vikram as well as Stan's subbies, a gas tank, and then build suspension and install.  So quite a bit of work.  I've been working like a madman.  The color sanding will be painless, it really laid out nice.  Buffing is still a 2 day affair. 

[jeff10049]

Base coat clear coat or single stage? Looks really nice.

[94touring]

Base/clear.  Not very often I do single stage.