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[Niko-mini1275]

thanks guys for all comments,and also thanks for watching my build thread...there is alot yet to come

[Niko-mini1275]

so, to go back to the sills story...after a lot of fiddling and tweaking they finally came into place :





all cut,drilled,primed and ready to go on the car :







welded,grinded,primed :







same thing,other side :

[fattail95]

Fantastic! Will be watching this closely

[Marco1972]

Looking good mate keep it up..

Here's the view out of my window !!!!

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[Niko-mini1275]

i better not show u my view out the window,cars are unrecognizable,everything is covered in white!!!
thanks for the support!

[Niko-mini1275]

had to correct some of the previous owner's bad decisions :



i used that anti-rust liquid to soak everywhere on the underside of the car,to stop rust from spreading



welded that piece of sheet metal that was there all the time,it was ok and it fitted the hole ;)



after i grinded it down i started to cover it with the thick coat of primer :

[Niko-mini1275]

some patchwork and holes filling :









primed and ready to start work on the rear walance :

[Niko-mini1275]

trial fit first :





then the real deal...first stone chip protection from the inside and on hard-to-reach places :





all done&ready to move on :





time to start working on the front side!

[minimikej]

Fantastic work there. The shots of the shell on its side down the sill really highlight that the sides to a mini are not actually parallel! That was news to me when I did mine

[Niko-mini1275]

first i had to remove front panel and left hand wing,they were all dented and rusted so i figured it was wiser just to get new rather than try to repair the original..this was how it looked like:









then test fitted the whole front end to see how those non genuine parts actually fit and it turned out they were just fine!





even with the bonnet on:

[Niko-mini1275]

hehe my thread has 1275 views
so,fitting the front end continues...proper cooling hole for the 1275 engine :







frame for the headlight was eaten away from rust so we made a new one using bits from the original one and the one from donor car:



zinc sprayed,as good as new



and after a whole day of work this is how we deal with accumulated stress!left hand side front wing(what is left of it)

[Marco1972]

Ha ha looking good

You can't beat a bit of metal therapy......

Keep up the good work its coming along great..

[Niko-mini1275]

thats why its called therapist...metal therapy all the way working on it makes me not to think about everyday problems...

[Niko-mini1275]

time to talk custom....
i know every mini is different in some way,but i wanted to make mine in the way it suits me.as i am pretty tall and i think the proper way to sit in a mini is to sit low i had to make some custom changes.the rear seat and the pockets had to go out !!! ashtray as well:



also,the cross member:

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as we found some rust beneath it,had to do something about it...wire brushed and soaked with anti rust liquid:





and new,lower,custom made cross member came in,all trimmed and welded into place!





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[Niko-mini1275]

did holes for the loudspeakers

before:



after: