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[mymini007]

Work is slow, need to be finished by friday am, and thats MOTd too.

[mini_mad69]

Work is slow, need to be finished by friday am, and thats MOTd too.

Yes you do, you better get your arse in gear.

[mymini007]

Bought some new bits in newquay,

Minifin rear drums. £45.00
Stainless side trims £17.50
alloy door handles £20.00
John Cooper pedals £15

Want to strip the front down and get rid of some rust this week.

Then I can fit my MK 1 grille that I have had sat in the garage for about 6 months.

Drove the car for the first time in the dark with no street lights, the H4 light conversion is one of the best upgrades I have done to the car. I now have better lights than my wifes 2001 volvo.

Had a bit of a flap getting the car ready for the riv run, but its fully MOTd and drove like a dream all the way down and back, although going up hill is a bit of an effort. 50mph if I am lucky. So the 1275 will be going in soon.

[mymini007]

MOT fail items for Feb 20 2010 Milage 71352

Offside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (1.6)
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (3.3.A.1b) Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c) **DANGEROUS**
Brake master cylinder fluid level below minimum level (3.6.C.1e)
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Drivers seat insecure (6.2.2)
Front passenger seat insecure (6.2.2)
Front Registration plate fitted to the front does not have black characters on a white background (6.3.2a)
Rear Registration plate fitted to the rear does not have black characters on a yellow background (6.3.2b)
Front Brake disc(s) excessively pitted (3.5.1h)
Rear Exhaust has a mounting that it does not fully support the exhaust system (7.1.1b)
Offside Front Lower Radius arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.3)
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn rubber bush (2.7.4)
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn rubber bush (2.7.4)
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.2a)
Nearside low Rear brake application uneven (3.7.A.5c)
Nearside Rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.A.7a)
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (3.7.A.9/10) **DANGEROUS**

All sorted, new exhaust looks great, and I fitted new rear brake shoes and handbrake cable, new front discs, new front ball joints, new wheel bearing. (looked fine when I took it out.)

The shock bushes had nothing wrong with them, and the offside lower ball joint passed the next test without me changing it. (different testing station)

[mymini007]

Been doing some work while TMF was not working

Off with the shiny stuff







Knot wheel goes to work, no holes so I must have caught it in time, took the crispy bits down to some solid steel, and sprayed on some rust eater stuff, then some high build primer, then some more, then a guide coat of red primer and kept building up the primer, I would say it needs 2 more coats of the high build and it will be getting some where near. I filled a couple of little dents in the wings, I will pist up the progress as it happens





Rust treatment and some primer to protect the bare metal



And while I was waiting for the paint to dry


Got the polish out!

Will post up the results when the rain stops

Edited by mymini007, 08 May 2010 - 10:48 PM.

[vini]

looking good jamie mikes got those mk1 rear lights off the car for you.will pass them on at the next show

[mymini007]

Dust coat of green last night, will get another one on later, had a couple of small patches that have reacted with the primer, so that will need to flatted back before I do any more green. I now want some over riders for the bumpers too.

[mymini007]

Another 2 coats of green last night, and some clear coat, if the rain stops I wiil do some more today and then start bolting the shiny stuff back on.







Its not perfect but it should keep the rust monster away for a couple of years until I can afford to get it done properly

Edited by mymini007, 13 May 2010 - 09:40 AM.

[mymini007]

Got the black hammerite out and painted the back of the grille, and the back of the bumper,and the front valence. All back in place, arches had a good clean and been put back on, gave the bonnet and doors a polish from where I had oversprayed, looks good, got to leave it a week before I can buff up the clear coat, but it should really shine then.

I also found some chrome rings that I bought at Castle combe last year to go around the dials, they look spot on.

[mymini007]

Car purchase £350
Standard shocks £60
Aston filler cap £18
Chrome Bumpers £40
Chrome Grille £45
Chrome window seal Front and rear £6
Tex mirrors £40
Bonnet stripes £15
Door spots £8
Red steering wheel Free
Steering column lowering bracket £1.50
Rear exhaust trims £20
Rear hi-los and shocks £115
Group 5 arches £35
Alloy rocker Cover £20
Water pump £15
6 Blade metal fan £25
New 12" minilites £370
Sold old Wheels -£265
Paint, oil, oddsa and sods £150

Total so far £1068.50[/quote]

Some more prices to add since the last time,

Balance BF £1068.50

Interior, Seats, Carpet, door cards, boot liner, over mats £700 (dont tell the wife)
Dash rails top and bottom £60
Dash £60
Dials £30
Steering wheel £30
Boss £45
Stereo £125
Amp £80
Speakers £30
Service parts £45
MOT inc labour £220
Alloy inner door furniture £20

Total so far a shade over £2500

The engine re-build will be around the £300 mark, seals, big ends, main bearings, clutch etc etc

I think its time to stop counting the costs!

Edited by mymini007, 13 May 2010 - 10:20 PM.

[rick.spi]

liking the mini mate.

you have gone for a very similar style to me (now like my avatar but without the spotlights, or like my sig but with stripes). they look pretty similar bar the colour and a few little changes.

best of luck with it.

Edited by rick.spi, 13 May 2010 - 10:22 PM.

[mymini007]

liking the mini mate.

you have gone for a very similar style to me (now like my avatar but without the spotlights, or like my sig but with stripes). they look pretty much the same bar the colour and a few little changes.

best of luck with it.

Thanks, I am thinking of losing the bonnet stripes and the dots on the doors, just to maybe understate it a little, got a bit carried away with the vinyl when I first bought the car

[rick.spi]

haha im the same, im constantly taking the stripes on and off and putting spots on and off (binned the spots now so im not tempted tho lol )

did you have a target look? i didnt as such it just materialised as it is now lol

[mini_mad69]

Total so far a shade over £2500


I think its time to stop counting the costs!

My mates who have seen both of our cars have all said yours is nicer, and you've spent half of what i've spent on mine.

So count yourself lucky. My engine cost nearly triple what your car did to buy in the first place.

Bodywork looks good so far. Now let's get that engine to match it!

Ben

[mymini007]

haha im the same, im constantly taking the stripes on and off and putting spots on and off (binned the spots now so im not tempted tho lol )

did you have a target look? i didnt as such it just materialised as it is now lol

I was going for the sportpack late cooper to start with, then MWS ballsed up my wheel order so the SP arches had to go, ant the only ones that would fit over the cut outs in the arches were the GP 6 Wides, so its kind on gone from there really, so looking towards the sort of Mk 1/ Mk 2 race/rally car of the late 60s and the interior of a miniature Bentley/Jaguar kind of thing.

If that makes sense