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[bens_cab]

hi folks

well after deciding not to sell the mini the other half will start her driving lessons once the wedding is out the way so i thought id start
stripping the mini down to see how bad it is or isnt as may be the case

theres a few bit of bubble on the doors ect but nothing to bad my main concern was the amount of water inside the car so stripped the interior and sound deadening both floor pans look ok passenger side needs a patch and door step.

going to pull the engine out soon and give it a birthday then maybe drop the subframes and give them a good clean anyway enough of me some pics

please say hello to BOW




then a nasty bit

[Bungle]

hello bow

[Down&Out]

ill look forward to following this

[bens_cab]

not sure how far to take it yet may replace the whole front end as it doesnt have any seams where it should ie fillered

[bens_cab]

well after not doing so much to the car for 6 months i thought this weekend i would get the engine out and start the resto
on first inspection the front subframe has seen better days the lower stabilser bar has snapped of the subframe ouch and there seems to be a bit of rust

the inner wings are getting pretty rusty so guess engine out is the best place to start anyway this is how far i got before rain stopped play lol

[Down&Out]

needs a good clean but it isnt too bad i like yellow minis

[bens_cab]

well heres some more pics the rain has eased engines out



guess this should be attached to the front subby and not snapped


the grot



now the engines out im going to check the whole car over for rust hoping to get it on its side and clean the whole underneath
whats the best way to remove the wings ect spot weld drill??

[jordie 08]

nice jack,matches ur car
good luck with it

[bens_cab]

i think the engine will be tuned somewhat not sure which direction to take it yet i want to keep it as reliable as possible as it will be my other halfs daily runner once she passes her test

shes going on an interior mission there was talk of tango coloured paint work but hey we will see lol

[bens_cab]

well more progress today started cutting the front of and found a few nastys to get sorted guess ill be ordering some panels this week
luckily the door pillers are mint so i have a good starting point to attach the flitch panels ect heres pics anyway

[bens_cab]

not updated this for a while its sitting as it was back in august got some panels coming over xmas so i may start the weldathon tomorrow lol

[buddylove]

good luck

[miniallsort]

nice mini mate

[bens_cab]

well rain stops play actualy play never started lol blimmin weather

[bens_cab]

well the weldaton started today this is as far as i got which is good considering it was so cold