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[minimuk]

My first mini, and of course it will be for my son's 18th (3 years to go) but I will have a go too!!
Bought the mini in September 2009, looked "good", engine started and was ticking over, but could not engage any gears. no brakes. but that was only the beginning.My mate steered the mini into the garage,

and the mini would not come out of there for another year in the end
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The 998cc engine project starting in October 2008,............ The clutch was worn and needed replacing, so I decided to do the whole lot, in 3 month,...... I am a bit faster now though!!

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after replacing the 3 main bearings in the gearbox as they where shot, all the crank-shaft bearings (Shells), water-pump etc. and a good clean-up, the rebuild started;
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and then ready for the bench test one year on, all good!!
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Body survey next, it all looks to good to be ok, and then,.. I decided to find out what was wrong with the nearside doorstep,...it dropped a bit. That will be tomorrow!!

Edited by minimuk, 19 May 2011 - 08:19 PM.

[darky32]

Great work keep the updates coming, it looks a clean and tidy car

[bcjames]

Looks great, im growing rather fond of blue minis! Especially with a bit of BMC green!

[minimuk]

Great work keep the updates coming, it looks a clean and tidy car

thank you,yep it does "look like a tidy car, the engine was not that bad. but the body work,..........

[minimuk]

Looks great, im growing rather fond of blue minis! Especially with a bit of BMC green!

I don't know whether the blue and BMC Green engine works, will know soon when I drop the engine back in.

[bcjames]

Depends on your blue really, the classic ones seem to sit well with the green, maybe not so much the modern blues

[minimuk]

Depends on your blue really, the classic ones seem to sit well with the green, maybe not so much the modern blues

can always change the car color to suit the engine,.......nah will be fine I reckon. Doing the drum brakes at the moment, pain in backside, new cylinders and pipes, all bled and still loose pressure. Yellow band master cylinder had and overhaul,too.

[minimuk]

today I collated some initial body survey pictures



Heal board,..... after the subby stayed on the floor while I jacked up the mini, I do wonder sometimes,....



First few cuts in the mini and that was the start of every day 1 hour at it......
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I was not wrong,...after loosing the rear subby,... does any one of yuo find the trunnion mounting holes??


found a bit of cake tin
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driver side footwell, new panel welded on top of,.....well 3 other panels,...yep amazing.


That is it for today, I had noticed then that the car was carrying six outer sills,2 triple foot wells, and the boot was still there hanging onto,.. well not much.
Previous owner was a genious in disquising.

Edited by minimuk, 25 February 2011 - 09:21 PM.

[freemini]

Great work so far mate keep it up.

[minimuk]

Great work so far mate keep it up.

will show some progress tomorrow, from last year!

[minimuk]

After putting in the nearside front floor panel and rear floor panel I started on the boot.
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boot bottum nearside corner panel
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then the other side

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boot bottum repair strip


More next time

[M44K TS]

6 outer sills!!!!

Someone's been busy over the years then.

Good progress so far though.

[minimuk]

6 outer sills!!!!

Someone's been busy over the years then.

Good progress so far though.

yep 6, 3 on each side one over the other last one was the BIG 9" one holding them all toghether, same with drivers footwell, Spare tyre well etc. Just a special case!!

Yep 2010 was a great year, after that not much surprises me anymore.

[minimuk]

Carrying on in the boot area
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nearside outer wheel arch tacked in
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and a lick of primer

wheel arch offside removal


new rear seat marked

little bottum repair piece

offside seat repair and arch

nearside seat repair

new rear seats and arches, done

strenght at rear end again, continiue with boot
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I am afraid that's it for today, see you next time

[minimuk]

12th April 2010

And on with finishing the boot, looking good and well happy
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starting to replace offside rear floor panel, came across crossmember,..not good


after a bit of grinding and cutting, old floor removed and ready for new piece


new panel cut to size with 10mm overlap and made inner sill on rear bin


tacked in rear floor panel and cross-member repair piece
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all primed ready for next part, now I am starting to enjoy this


and then I found this,....."driverside front floor panel present" Can anyone tell me why in the name of ...... will someone weld and new panel on top of this mess, he needs to see a doctor!!!
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What I have learned with this, being my first project, every day I get a new challenge, I never got fed-up though
more tomorrow