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RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Vinay-RS - 02-08-2017
(02-07-2017, 05:51 PM)DomMINIque Wrote: Call in the reinforcements.
Promise them some beer you should be able to get it done quickly then.
I like this plan
RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Vinay-RS - 02-25-2017
So I've been keen to get a set of classic style bucket seats for a while and I was a tad bummed when I missed out on a set a few weeks back. Well, as luck would have it, a friend and fellow mini owner (Dennis) had a set of SA spec MK1 Cooper S bucket seats in storage that he decided to sell. Another friend and mini owner (Quinton) tagged me in the post and reserved the seats for me this afternoon. So I hopped in the mini, took a lovely drive on the mountain pass to his place and now two hours later I had packed the seats into my mini and was heading home
I was also lucky enough to get a free old school clubman steering wheel from him as well. All in all, a fun Saturday. Rare mini parts and a fun drive in the mini. The seats packed onto the back seat of the mini:
The clubman wheel:
RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Jared Mk3 - 02-25-2017
Nice buy with those seats! What's the plan for them? Recover and fit? Polishing up the steering wheel?
RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Vinay-RS - 02-26-2017
I wiped down the steering wheel with a wet cloth and then used some of that shield silicone spray on it. Worked quite well and seems to have lifted the colour a little. It's actually in really nice condition and looks super retro.
Yup, spoken to Andrew and Dennis about some good classic car interior specialists. I'll give them a call on Monday and get some quotes. Since they've already been re-covered before, I don't think there is any real loss of history in getting them redone.
RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Jared Mk3 - 02-26-2017
Polish the wheel with some Megiuars or something similar.
RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - minitim - 02-27-2017
Nice find Vinay!
RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Sooper - 02-27-2017
those are some great great finds bud, id go with newtons for those seats if they make that interior cos they are sa cooper s seats right? thats similar to the gt steering wheel, your car is getting some unbelievable period mods bud
RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Sean1380 - 02-27-2017
Very nice seats Vinnay
RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Vinay-RS - 02-27-2017
(02-27-2017, 08:09 AM)minitim Wrote: Nice find Vinay!
(02-27-2017, 09:44 AM)Sean1380 Wrote: Very nice seats Vinnay
Thanks guys
Now to get them refurbished. (02-26-2017, 08:00 PM)Jared Mk3 Wrote: Polish the wheel with some Megiuars or something similar.
Sweet, I'll give that a try and see how they look.
(02-27-2017, 09:38 AM)Sooper Wrote: those are some great great finds bud, id go with newtons for those seats if they make that interior cos they are sa cooper s seats right? thats similar to the gt steering wheel, your car is getting some unbelievable period mods bud
I'd love to dude, but I'm not planning on going green and grey, since that wouldn't go with the rest of the car. Plus the thought of the costs seems rather terrifying. At the very least I'll try and get a pricing on a set of covers and padding from them. Can one do the assembly themselves?
RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Vinay-RS - 03-25-2017
So things have been slow. Sourced some parts, gave some other parts for professional fixing and I've been searching for tools and the correct paints. Decided to check out a swap meet today to look for some old tools, badges, etc., but found this little gem.
It might look familiar to some of you. Jared
, fitted a similar ammo case to him mk3 to use as a car spares case. I think I might give it a polish and perhaps use it for the same purpose