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[TheJensk.com]

Hi all, after several requests to post a project thread i'm now doing it.
I'll post all my work to date....

Take one mini estate.... that has been off the road since 1994...

[TheJensk.com]

21 Oct, 2007

Today has been a long day, i met up with my friend and colleague from work at 8am on a cold dreary Sunday morning when i would normally in bed, doh!, we made our way over to the garage and he had a good look around my car and has offered to do my welding for the cost of his welding wire (result!)

He left later on so i set about preping the old girl for the welding to the floorpans first off.

Bye bye interior!:




Next, Austin Morris always put this coating on the floorpans..
It doesn't really do anything and needs to go in order to the new floorpans to be put in:


I then stripped back all four of 'em:

[TheJensk.com]

15 Nov, 2007

Well here's an update on some bits and bobs i've acquired over the last few weeks:

MG Metro seats -

The way the material is brushed makes them look dirty.. they aren't.

Disc Hub assemblys -

She will no longer be running on 10's or drums now 8-)

[TheJensk.com]

16 Nov, 2007

Right then..

Well she has now arrived at my mates house where the resto is now imminent.

We managed the 7 mile journey almost trouble free.
(Trailer board socket fell off at the end of the road.. Some rearranging and we were off again )

Some pictures of this evening...











So yeh.. the fun really does start now!

[TheJensk.com]

23 Nov, 2007

Picked these up...

[TheJensk.com]

26 Nov, 2007

Parts acquired at Malvern Mini Day yesterday:

Rear arch assembly -


Estate O/S sill -


O/S rear floorpan -


Brand new Estate boot lock -


Clubman Estate sliding window runners a-plenty! -



I also have a Clubman Estate front panel on order, should arrive sometime this week.

[TheJensk.com]

27 Nov, 2007

Before we started today -




Door off -


Some nice surprises were had -


The passenger side door, it's bad, but not that bad -

Should be able to repair it.

[TheJensk.com]

2 Dec, 2007

Clubman front arrived -

[TheJensk.com]

10 Dec, 2007

Latest work....

Petrol tank out -



The rust i was expecting on it -



Floor being cut out -





New floor in, ready to be welded -



That's all the pictures i have to date.

[TheJensk.com]

5 Jan, 2008

Floor now welded in....



Need to grind the welds down etc but she's getting there...!

Will update as and when we do more.

Your thoughts?

[Bungle]

it doesnt look that rusty from the pictures

[TheJensk.com]

it doesnt look that rusty from the pictures

She's not too bad...

But rather nasty in some places.

These are some pictures of the rust







Everyone says she's pretty good compared to most though.

[clubby]

hye mate

looking good job

keep it up k

[TheJensk.com]

hye mate

looking good job

keep it up k

cheers

[Mini_resto]

Well you seen my Clubman Oli and yours looks a Jem compared