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We've been looking for a replacement to our faded sofa bed to go into the extension, not being able to find anything we really liked we sought some inspiration.
We stumbled across by this sofa......
But not wanting some GRP moulded things that would fall apart on us we purchased this....
Yes, a real, metal, front end from a pre 70's Mini.
We are going to weld the panels together, as they would be on a car & then split the two halves & make a frame to attach the existing sofa bed mechanism into, therefore reusing the workings of the old one.
I've found a retro-tastic set of wheels to go into the front arches that need a good clean up.....
The headlights will function & when fitted will be operated by a pair of the original style rocker switches, so you can have bedside lights, side light & dip bean only, main beam will probably be overkill.
Also popping on some Group 5 arches to cover those 10" wheels.
Finally, the indicators will be operational, as hazards, just for a laugh.
We stumbled across by this sofa......
But not wanting some GRP moulded things that would fall apart on us we purchased this....
Yes, a real, metal, front end from a pre 70's Mini.
We are going to weld the panels together, as they would be on a car & then split the two halves & make a frame to attach the existing sofa bed mechanism into, therefore reusing the workings of the old one.
I've found a retro-tastic set of wheels to go into the front arches that need a good clean up.....
The headlights will function & when fitted will be operated by a pair of the original style rocker switches, so you can have bedside lights, side light & dip bean only, main beam will probably be overkill.
Also popping on some Group 5 arches to cover those 10" wheels.
Finally, the indicators will be operational, as hazards, just for a laugh.
