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by Chris Wilson
Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:38 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: 1982 Mercedes W123 estate
Replies: 8
Views: 4021

Re: 1982 Mercedes W123 estate

I forgot to mention a couple of small holes in the front wheelarch, after poking about with a screwdriver it's almost half the size of an A4 sheet, i have it cut out and cleaned up and a patch made so I'll post a few pictures of it in stages once I'm finished. I have to say that after stripping this ...
by Chris Wilson
Sun Sep 22, 2013 1:47 am
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: 1982 Mercedes W123 estate
Replies: 8
Views: 4021

Re: 1982 Mercedes W123 estate

Thank, saturday is supposed to be clean up day in my garage so I never bring jobs in on a saturday. But today there was neither a brush nor a bucket touched haha, I just got stuck in to cutting out rust and making patches. My average time for completeion of a project seems to be about 5 years so I'm ...
by Chris Wilson
Wed Sep 18, 2013 3:34 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: 1989 Mini
Replies: 4
Views: 2236

Re: 1989 Mini

Love the green oval! I've had 2 300tdi discos, 3 diesel P38s, a 3.9 RRC Soft Dash brooklands and a 200tdi 110 station wagon. I still have a 300tdi disco ES Auto, a diesel manual p38 and the SW
by Chris Wilson
Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:25 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: 1982 Mercedes W123 estate
Replies: 8
Views: 4021

Re: 1982 Mercedes W123 estate

Are there any merc fans on the forum who can point me in the direction of a decent front valence? I want this car done right so if i go for a pattern part it has to be good quality. Someone had put double sided tape around the windscreen rubber 'seat' and siliconed the screen into the rubber before ...
by Chris Wilson
Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:20 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: 1989 Mini
Replies: 4
Views: 2236

Re: 1989 Mini

Thanks Terry, I'm new to this forum. The mini now has a black roof and black group 7 arches and graphite grey superlites.
by Chris Wilson
Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:41 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: 1982 Mercedes W123 estate
Replies: 8
Views: 4021

1982 Mercedes W123 estate

I bought this car a few years ago, after not being able to find a diesel locally I went for this 2.0 petrol 4 pot, had it been MOT'd i would have happily used it as a daily driver, its quirky, nice to drive and about as practical as a car can get! she's huge inside! But alas it was sorned and i had ...
by Chris Wilson
Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:15 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: 1989 Mini
Replies: 4
Views: 2236

1989 Mini

This is an '89 Mini City E that I bought last year with the intention of giving it to my Mum as a christmas present. I thought it needed a new a panel, a tidy up and a respray. How wrong could i have been!! The entire front end was too far gone to i put a fibreglass clubman front on it. In hindsight ...
by Chris Wilson
Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Colour change Mini Cooper Spi
Replies: 0
Views: 1267

Colour change Mini Cooper Spi

992719_10152201395514428_762958524_n.jpg 992719_10152201395514428_762958524_n.jpg Firstly hello all, I'm new to the forum so if there's a topic area where this post should be please don't shout haha, I'm on a land rover forum too and my god they get bitchy!! I've been looking at some projects on ...