A little update!
Not got much done as the mini took a back seat as I'm going to be a dad again so I've been having to do a few jobs on the house!! I was aiming to get the car on the road this summer but I cant see that happening now.
I got a few goodies for christmas. Got some new rear light headlamp rims and some alloy window winders and door handels.
Had a bit of struggle to get them in at first the rubbers seemed really grippy and I couldn't get the rubbers to seat behind the lamps nicley. In the end I had to use a thin smear of silicone grease to get them in. They look very smart with the shine chrome and bright new lenses.
I also wanted a high level brake light in the rear of the car. Bought this cheap on off ebay which fits the back window quite nicley.
Before I fitted the new rear light cluster I split the wire to the brake lamp and soldered some bullet connectors on so I could put a a joint block on to feed the high level brake light.
I have also got round to trimming the seam covers down. Was very apprehensive about cutting them down. I wrapped them in masking tape and held them gently in the vice. To my amazement I managed to cut them both down without scratching the paint! I bought a touch up pen kit from halfrauds and just touched the very end up where the bare metal was. Really please with the result as I though I would damage them doing this. Got them fitted to the car now.
Been having a look at some of trim starting to clean that up a bit. Got the rear door cards fitted.
Today I fitted the drivers side window and regulator. Did it on my own how it shows in the haynes manual with a wooden wedge. I masked all the door up with masking tape to avoid scratching any paint. It went together really well! Another job done.