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[MrElliott]

some pics of yesterdays progress

me adjusting the last brake drum. check out my lovely clean subframe

then i dropped the shock out and lowered the radius arm so i could take the inner arch back to bare metal

then finished off the plug welds and filled some holes that were put in for the old arches

then cleaned off the surface and applied the seam sealer

i took off the seam covers and inspected and cleaned up underneath. i was surprised how little rust there was under this!!

after the usual paint process and damper put back into place.

 

cheers

Elliott

[MrElliott]

so the project was to big for me to take on by myself so i have let the professionals finish off the bodywork. but before the car got picked up i did this...

ground off the old boot lid skin

took back the rust and painted the inside parts of the skins

then hammered over the edges and plug welded 

then the strip down! cant believe how many bits make up the dash of a mini! god knows how i am supposed to piece it all back together

some pics of the rust before it got taken away

then off he went to Northampton

[Ben_O]

BOO!

 

You mean you managed to do a fantastic job on that boot floor and those door skins and now you are giving it up for someone else to do. 

 

If you can do those jobs, you can do the rest.

 

Not being funny but you have showed alot of skill for a beginner and i have seen pro's make more fuss than you have..

 

So are they finishing it off just the panel work or they painting it too?

 

Ben

[MrElliott]

cheers Ben. i have learnt alot doing the work to be honest

 

they are doing the front end, bulkhead and sill replacement and then the respray. i really wanted to carry on doing it myself but the quote i got was cheaper than i could do it and with the amount of space i had in the garage it would have been so difficult to replace the sills! and now i have loads of free time i can work on the peices that i removed from the car to do a more complete restoration and do more shifts at work to buy some parts which will make the build up more impressive.

heres what i did yesterday.

 

dismantled, cleanned up and painted the heater components

think i might need a new matrix :/ lets see what Mini in the park has to offer

 

cheers

Elliott

[MrElliott]

so no news on how the shell is progressing other than the bulkhead needs replacing. 

 other than that ive been refurbishing bits and bobs.

 

i have painted the fuel tank and polished the cap which came up really well on my new bench polisher

then polished a few other bits to make them look great and rebuilt the head lights and heater after buying a new matrix

 

mini in the park which turned into fiesta in the park for me was very damp but still a great show

 

the driver seat was ripped slightly so i took it to a local dry cleaners and the guys stitched it up for me whilst i painted the seat frame black. then put the seat covers in the washing machine and put back together

then i used rubber paint to hand paint the studio 2 logo back on

 

and whilst i had the paint brush out i thought i would give the rear quarter window latches a paint where they were corroded. but the most of it could be polished out :)

 

thats all for now but im planning to do some engine modifications once i get the car back such as a carb rebuild and a stage 3 cylinder head from minisport, high lift rockers all to go with a 1.75" stainless exhaust system :)

 

cheers

Elliott

[mk2 choker]

Brilliant work mate, spot on!

[MrElliott]

not much happening at the moment. rather boring stuff like polishing screws and refurbishing the odd bit of trim but its quite satisfying :) oh and made a new parcel shelf board as mine was horrific

cheers

Elliott

[Hitz_x]

Good work mate... I'm about to start work on my studio 2
Wish me luck

[MrElliott]

good luck mate!

went to see the mini! its had sills welded in and the floor patched up :) the bulkhead is still to be replaced and wings and the rest of the front attached.

 

more pics to follow...

[MrElliott]

more plug welds for the outer sill

rear end being smoothed off

my rear end welding seems to be holding up for now...

the rear gutter looked a bit scary so the guys at the bodyshop blasted it to clean metal :)

after blasting the bulkhead it looks shocking so its getting replaced in three parts to keep the shells rigidity

 

cheers to the guys at fusion bodywork who seem to be doing an awesome job with my mini. cant wait to see it done in a couple weeks :)

[MrElliott]

well the mini has nearly done its time at the bodyshop!

went there today to see the progress and to sort an issue with the rear arches...

chuffed but the group 2 arches that i wanted to use have a really s**t fitment so im going to the shops tomorrow to see what arches i can get away with using. im thinking group 5s again but in body colour :)

i also got some bits! such as a stainless rc40 and link pipe, stainless bumpers, new screen and other trim bits.

and then there a few bits from optimise automotive which i shall reveal later

hoping to have the mini built by the end of next weekend.. thats not going to happen though...

 

cheers

Elliott

[danm]

This looks absolutely no stunning!

[danm]

Bloody autocucumber, that was a condiment

[danm]

F f s! Lolllll on the app, I ca n t. Edit very easily

[Ben_O]

Bloody autocucumber, that was a condiment