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[bamby]

darn fooled again haha your right HAHA still looks good?

[bamby]

*&^%($&£&"£&$ Mini !!

time for :

new window regulator
new wiring loom

and a chat with the bank manager

[bamby]

Long time no news - it's mot month! = overdraft time !

New Exhaust has been fitted:



Anyway - Floors have been re sealed with seam sealer :









And wheel arches and alloys refitted :






And the new rear light being fitted to replace the tempory one ...




And the new addition to replace the Polo that I so kindly worte off !




and finally I made it into mini mag twice in one month!! (see this months mini mag! )

[CaptainBland08]

i saw you once already in there fixing mikes clubman... where was the other????

[bamby]

i saw you once already in there fixing mikes clubman... where was the other????

was on the malvern mini show photo with the title on.

[bamby]

Well MoT has been and gone.

She failed on:

Sill
Ball Joint
Rear Subframe
Number plate light
and Rear light cluster.

So a rather large repair bill later and still getting the muck off my hands ....


Shes back on the road killing as many flies as she can.

The miles have been clocking up - creaking her way to 93k this week

Just ordered the service parts which should be with me in time for the weekend - here goes some mini fun

[bamby]

*blows off the dust*

Jobs done to date - fitted an mpi interior, had the interior cleaned, another service and 12 months tax and finally got the bonnet back on (freshly painted)

oh and fitted minivation bonnet hinges - what a nightmare that was and my have broken another windscreen ... so thats 4 in 6 years !

anyway my to do list has got much longer with a rather big overhall commencing in september

so ill let the photos do the talking



Minivation bonnet hinges - rubbish !









Thug at Devils in the Detail being made all pretty

[bamby]

So it came to the time where the hi-los needed fitting to keep her road leagal
Evil Knuckle joint cap!



Big hole

ooh nice hi-lo


time to get covered up ready for a good detailing







spot the new bonnet ...

and the teaser of whats to come ..

[bamby]

Right ok long time no update!

Ok where to start?

So after a few thousand miles things have started to go a little scruffy round the edges! Partly my fault for not being on top of all things mini as I should be - she's looking unloved and starting to show it - time to give her a good old clean before Bingley!

I'll try and break it down into chunks!

Interior:

Spi covers now on MPi frames, green carpet, black mats, black dashboard, MPI column and wheel.

Job wise, clean interior, refit carpet, solve water ingress, re-seal drivers door, paint dash and clean seats!

Exterior:

Group 5 arches, Deepdish 6x12 superlights polished rim, almond green paing (various shades) old english white roof with attractive cb arial mark (long story, it fell off its mag-mount on the dual carriageway!) lots of tatty chrome, 4 Rover spots (not working) black handles.

Jobs, tidy chrome, polish car & t-cut roof, wire up spots and re-fit boot mount.

Engine:

currently 98,000 on the clock (ish) and starting to get tired! Changed thermostat, fanbelt and oil service today with Adi & Paul.
Adi confirmed that the tapping noise i've been hearing is in fact the timing chain starting to come to the end of its serviceable life. So its going to get done when the car gets sorted out and engine gets an overhaul.

So long term jobs are:

strip the car down and re paint roof and body (same colours), remove all rust and replace panels where applicable (rear valance is already needing replacing) rebuild engine with new rings, shells and chain. refurb exterior of engine and paint and protect engine bay and tart up.

So not really a lot to do is there? I feel as though 3 years of this tidy looking mini being completed have flown by and now i'm having to undo all the effort i put in just to get it back to where it was!

SO moral of the story (sorry i'm a teacher, so there has to be a moral) is be very VERY careful who you get to do the work on your mini as if its not done to exacting standards it will fall apart rapidly! 1k for a paint job thats rubbish, £500 of welding that has not been done to a good standard (no rust protection under it) and a whole list of errors along the way, which no doubt i'll post on here !

so the photos, lets end the update with something to look at!

[scotty_1987]

just read the whole thread man was good to see it evolve over time...nice mini you got there and i do hope you get those jobs sorted!! :)

Nathan

[bamby]

Thanks Nathan :) its been a bit of a slog but who's mini isn't ?

[charie t]

Loved you car ever since you painted it green nick

[scotty_1987]

Thanks Nathan :) its been a bit of a slog but who's mini isn't ?

oh tell us about it hahaha

[bamby]

thanks charile t ! going to dig her out and take her to the local mini guy as, getting some parts for the flex project! then she can have a good clean ready for bingers! and the italian meet next tuesday ! Yikes !

[bamby]

Anyway photos of the covering of the seats :) think i drove my mother mad doing it in her new kitchen oops !






and may have been playing in the snow this afternoon teehee (Thug and Icky)






and in other news it appears that the timing chain has started to grumble.. so looks like the rebuild work is going to be coming sooner rather than later... although, its got to fit in with Flo and Icky (mates mini, thread coming soon! ) to sort out oh and flex to be on the road by mini fair !! Argh !

bring on the wall (and the red bull)