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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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For the upper grill yes I basically cut the entire honeycomb out. Was a lot easier than I thought and well worth it IMHO
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 03:19 PM
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I spent most of the day Saturday doing my Joey mod, and Sunday painting my trim pieces body color match. Here it is! Let the blackout process begin!Name:  Picture404.jpg
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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that is teh secks
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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Updated my gallery the other day. A few from there.

This one is in Pacific Grove.



Big Sur Coastline


And the Bixby bridge.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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Man, that is so sweet. And what an incredible place to live.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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I was in that area last year and kept thinking how much more fun the road would be in a MINI. Congrats.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by amazingrando
I spent most of the day Saturday doing my Joey mod, and Sunday painting my trim pieces body color match. Here it is! Let the blackout process begin!
How did you get the clear coat to be such a factory match? This is spray can right, or professionally done?
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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Nice. I'll have to keep an eye out for you. It is a bit of a surprise to see familiar places in photos on NAM.

Originally Posted by Minidrivr
Updated my gallery the other day. A few from there.

This one is in Pacific Grove.



Big Sur Coastline


And the Bixby bridge.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by checkercoop
How did you get the clear coat to be such a factory match? This is spray can right, or professionally done?
I ordered the Chili Red spray paint from Minspeed, and I used 3 coats of Krylon clear. The paint job turned out rather nice actually, the only down side being that it has not fully cured yet, it's kind of a slow process for spray paint to fully harden. Although it's not really a problem unless I get nailed by a rock.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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^Keep your fingers crossed, since u just said it it may just happen, knock on wood
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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There are quite a few nice roads out here. I always keep an eye out for other Minis. So far I think I've only spotted Robin's Mini once but I could have been mistaken. There are about 20 in this area. Roughly half I'd say are for commuting.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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great looking cars trying to decide on what color wheels to go pw with black top
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mailman2000
great looking cars trying to decide on what color wheels to go pw with black top
I'm kinda in the same boat (I have a PW/B roof on order)... I'm pretty much dead set on 16" Rota Slipstreams in either black (for the stealthy look) or Sports Bronze.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by amazingrando
I ordered the Chili Red spray paint from Minspeed, and I used 3 coats of Krylon clear. The paint job turned out rather nice actually, the only down side being that it has not fully cured yet, it's kind of a slow process for spray paint to fully harden. Although it's not really a problem unless I get nailed by a rock.
Yeah I used krylon clear for mine as well, but it did not come out anywhere near as smooth as urs did

Its ok tho I kinda like the way mine has some texture...almost matches the arches but my taillight rings are smooth like yours is, but boot handle and headligh rings are texture...funny I wanted to test it on the tailights first...it seems i always do it best on the first try haha
 
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 01:01 AM
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German beauty !?
 
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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Baraka, that mini looks really awesome, i really like the wheels.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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^Im so diggin that
 
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Baraka
German beauty !?
awesome pics, nice rims... they look good on a mini.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 01:13 AM
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I found the gallery and uploaded the images there, so here are my fotos again, this time not only as attachment, but as real instantly visible images:








 
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 03:26 AM
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That second photo says it all about track days. Under my helmet, I smile like that when I track my Ducati. Just one big grinnin' fool

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I found the gallery and uploaded the images there, so here are my fotos again, this time not only as attachment, but as real instantly visible images:








 
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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I got him a bath, I been looking for an industrial looking place to take a few shots, I like this one.



What==- daya think?

 
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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looks sweet!

are your fogs on with the headlights off, or is that pshopped or something?
 
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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wow i so need a real camera and the patience for a good location
 
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