Austin Mini 25Th Anniversary Restoration

I'm thinking more of damage than the weight of it. You're going to have to make sure none of the side panels touch anything as you roll it back over.

I'm thinking more of damage than the weight of it. You're going to have to make sure none of the side panels touch anything as you roll it back over.

 

thats a good point, i will think of plan :)

got a few things done recently. I fixed the brake line and installed everything to make it ready for the roll over.

I aslo bought MPI seats because the foam of a MPI backrest does not fitt a SPI frame. So i drove to England last weekend to drop them of as well..

 

 

 

 

A last minute change of plans. I have bought a '96 spi cooper wiring loom, obviously there are no mounting points for the fusebox and alarm / immobilizer, so i prefitted the wiring loom and drilled some holes. 

also made holes to fit a MPI dashboard.

 

 

 

 

 

backup plan in case the 101170 doesnt work: ( a cooper ECU thats not coded )

 

 

then started on the electric fan motor, sprayed the motor gold and will make the fan the same color as the car (silver)

 

 

i actually did spray it in gold but forgot to take a picture...

Edited by Dutchdave's25, 15 May 2018 - 08:45 AM.

When I was going through all the injection stuff I came across an injection unit. I cleaned it but it didn’t come out as neat as I hoped.

All the galvanized parts are quite corroded, so is the throttle body by the way.

Anyway, I have some spare injection parts lying around, so I have decided to restore it.

Not taking everything out, I just want it to look good from the outside.

 

Can anyone tell me where to get gaskets for the throttle body?

Also should I spray the parts gold or have them galvanized?

 

 

 

the '96 wiring loom doesnt run through the roof like the older looms did, so i had to make two holes in the tunnel so it run over the floor.

Luckily there was a late SPI car in the workshop so i could take measurements off it.

I used a stepdrill for the hole in the rear (40mm) 

and drilled some small holes in the tunnel and modified it with a rotary grinder.

 

before:

 

 

 

after:

 

 

 

 

the plan is to spray the inside in 2k grey, a color very similar to the metalic colour. the spray the parts that will be in sight in metalic.

it's been a while since the last update, but something has been done.

I've sanded the inside and it has been sprayed in grey. I believe i have nearly spent 40 hours sanding the inside, worst job i have ever done.

 

anyway here are some pictures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks

David

beautiful finish to the underside - I was getting worried that you had forgotten that the car was the wrong way up! You ask about getting parts galvanised - I had all the fixings and parts such as wiper motor casings, gearchange rods, clutch master - in fact anything that would have originally been zinc plated (either silver or yellow passivate) replated by a local company. It was relatively cheap and returned the parts to looking like new.

beautiful finish to the underside - I was getting worried that you had forgotten that the car was the wrong way up! You ask about getting parts galvanised - I had all the fixings and parts such as wiper motor casings, gearchange rods, clutch master - in fact anything that would have originally been zinc plated (either silver or yellow passivate) replated by a local company. It was relatively cheap and returned the parts to looking like new.

 

Thanks John, your parts came out so well! Might look into it this week :)

Your Mini is coming out so nice! The paint finish is something else!

Drove over to England last weekend to pick up my retrimmed seats.

Very pleased with the result! Thanks to John (JCS custom trim).

 

 

 

 

in case you have forgotten what the driver seat looked like: (the rest wasnt that bad)

wow, those seats look amazing!

wow, those seats look amazing!

 

I dont want to take any credit for it but thanks!

Those seats look fantastic! They will look great once fitted. 

Very nice seats!