Pick up now in the paint shop

[stevespickup]

Thank you Lee and Neil, I am going to tackle this job Tuesday morning, hopefully I will achieve a result and have more pictures soon

[WPR678B]

Looking forward to seeing it out and about around the area
My Pick up should be back gracing our local roads today if i ever get away from the computer!!
Its the one pictured below, so do give us a wave if you see me!

[stevespickup]

Hello WPR678B I will do, Your pick up looks great, I need to buy some wheels and tyres and I like what you have fitted, did you have to modify anything to fit those and what size are they, regards, Steve

[JSimons]

Soon there will be three pickups in the area then

[WPR678B]

Hello WPR678B I will do, Your pick up looks great, I need to buy some wheels and tyres and I like what you have fitted, did you have to modify anything to fit those and what size are they, regards, Steve

Thanks, but you haven't seen it close up! I am hoping to sort the bodywork out this summer......
The wheels bolt straight onto the standard Minor set up, although with a different set of wheel nuts!

Soon there will be three pickups in the area then

There certainly will be!
Did you see the picture of your's taken at Classic Cars on the Prom that i posted up in the events section?

[JSimons]

There certainly will be!
Did you see the picture of your's taken at Classic Cars on the Prom that i posted up in the events section?

I sure did. Back at uni now so won't be driving her again until Easter.

[WPR678B]

I sure did. Back at uni now so won't be driving her again until Easter.

Something to look forward to then
I have been without my pick up for about 3 months as i have been replacing the entire underside on the drivers side (i only work on my cars on saturdays before i get any comments thanks!!) and have missed driving it!
At least i managed to get out on New years day in the Lowlight to Classic Cars on the Prom, even though the car and I got soaked!

[ptitterington]

Great to see another pickup being pampered!

[stevespickup]

Wheels and tyres next along with getting glass in and getting it running along with lots of other little jobs

[stevespickup]

[JSimons]

Is the colour similar to the racing stripes on the GT40's of old?

[stevespickup]

Hello JSimons, it looks very seventies type of orange, heard it run for the first time in decades this week, windscreen rubbers have arrived so I cna get the glass in next week, and sort out the brake lights

[stevespickup]

Got the rear glass in today, but the black insert into the windscreen rubber i am struggling with, I am certain I need a spreading tool to fit this, has any body out there got a reference as too which tool and availability where I can buy one? regards, Steve

[Neil MG]

Something like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINI-FRONT-WI ... 500wt_1054

[StaffsMoggie]

Looking very nice! Well done.

[stevespickup]

Finally drove pick up out of the paint shop today. it still needs polishing and lots of detailing but its a step closer

[StaffsMoggie]

Fantastic!!! Looks lovely.

[stag36587]

Great colour suits the pick-up's lines very well indeed

[stevespickup]

Well 21 years after my prevous tax disc ran out it is once again taxed and mot'ed, first trip out and the water bypass hose burst, it stalled every few miles, fuel starvation was down to a blockage just before the float valve, have sorted that and replaced the hoses, going to flush the radiator and bleed the brakes again, its progress