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[bcjames]

I love your clubby, great to see it coming back together. And that you didn't stick a round nose on it! The wheels and wood are great.

[woodenman23]

Also I have been meaning to ask for some time if there is meant to be bump on the underside of the top dash rail? There are two of these lumps at the same place at each end of the top dash rail.
This is on my 71' clubman estate, and takes the padded dash rail with four studs, if that helps?



Liam

[benjy_18]

nope, they aren't meant to be there. somebody could have bent it when they put a dashboard in or something similiar. just bend it back into shape (Y)

cars looks awesome! keep going

Ben

[Mart!]

Also I have been meaning to ask for some time if there is meant to be bump on the underside of the top dash rail? There are two of these lumps at the same place at each end of the top dash rail.
This is on my 71' clubman estate, and takes the padded dash rail with four studs, if that helps?



Liam

mine was also like that, and i'm pretty sure no aftermarket dash was ever installed in it. possibly bent to be able to use a tool to screw the padded top part...

good luck with the build, its looking great so far (and was looking great before the crash).

i think mine was originally the same colour as yours. you should paint the trim pieces that surrounds the fake wood black, or get them anodized black, i believe they're aluminum...
cheers

[woodenman23]

Thanks for the kind comments guys.

mine was also like that, and i'm pretty sure no aftermarket dash was ever installed in it. possibly bent to be able to use a tool to screw the padded top part...

good luck with the build, its looking great so far (and was looking great before the crash).

i think mine was originally the same colour as yours. you should paint the trim pieces that surrounds the fake wood black, or get them anodized black, i believe they're aluminum...
cheers

Thanks for that, you have given me peace of mind. I was very unsure about it because I haven't seen any other mini with it but they do look like they are meant to be there.
I'm in two minds about the colour at the moment. Think it would be good to keep it in its original, Harvest Gold and personally I think it suits the car but I also like the sound of a sandy beige with a cream/ white roof. Like:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/happy-accidents-productions/4087039806/

As for the chrome trim, good idea but a little bold for my liking. I have been following your build for awhile now, love what you did to your fake trim on yours and Yukon grey is a great colour which also suits the car well. I think it's so much hard to find a colour to suit the clubman estate than it is any other mini.

Update

I managed to get out into the garage for a few hours after work today and continued constantly fitting and removing panels to make them fit right, still some areas to work on but getting there. My main focus was the o/s, also trial fitted the bonnet which I was pleasantly surprised about.





Not to sure what I'm going to do here just yet. The two panels are not that far from lining up at the bottom and top but are miles out around the hole for the indicator.



Something else I started was to weld up the holes on the bulkhead where the dial brackets bolt through on left hand drive cars. I plan to make it look tidy under the bonnet, before it was a mess with wires and pipes everywhere.



Cut a little bit of metal to weld in:



Welded in, ground back, and primed:



I also ordered a few parts from m-machine I need before I can start attaching any of the panels. Hopefully they shouldn't take too long to arrive.

Liam

[Tupers]

You've got a lot of money in panel s sat there, I commend you for doing it properly and not sticking a flip front on it.

[woodenman23]

You've got a lot of money in panel s sat there, I commend you for doing it properly and not sticking a flip front on it.

I thought about it for a second because it was the cheap option but then realised I hate the bleedin' things. Don't think I have seen a single one that fits right. So it was a no brainer really I thought financially crippling myself with heritage panels was the better option.

Your doing a sterling job on your project, really quite some interesting stuff going on.

[woodenman23]

Not really much of a update, but I got my panels I ordered from M-Machine. Really pleased with M-Machine great service, helpful, quick delivery ( which would of been quicker if I hadn't messed the order up), and not to mention you get the all important discount for being a TMF+ member.





Liam

[Peskett]

Really liking this build, think you should change the colour though so its not so commen

[mk1leg]

Thanks for the kind comments guys.


Not to sure what I'm going to do here just yet. The two panels are not that far from lining up at the bottom and top but are miles out around the hole for the indicator.



Liam

I have a New Old Stock clubman front panel if your interested...........

[woodenman23]

Shouldn't need it, thanks for the offer. The whole front end, inner wings, wings, front panel, scuttle are brand new heritage panels. should just be a case of more fettling.

[mini danny]

Looking good there im about to.fit my front end to my chubby estate and it fitted perfect for me just wierd how some fit perfect and come don't

[woodenman23]

I've gone from working a stupid amount of hours at work too not having a job at all, they couldn't afford to keep me on. So with my recent unemployment I have been spending my time finding a job and to work on the car.
This is what I have been doing today:





Made up the repair sections





Door frame braced before the old section was cut out and new welded in



Coated in a zinc primer



Liam

[alex-95]

Looking good, I'm liking this rebuild.

Edited by alex-95, 25 October 2011 - 07:53 PM.

[woodenman23]

Looking good, I'm liking this rebuild.

Thanks.

I have been continuing with what I was doing yesterday.

Welded in my repair section,



Then dressed and coated with a zinc primer,



I then attached the new A post stiffener plate, which use to look like this,



Plug welded in,



Dressed and primed



Liam