91 replies to this topic

[Ryan218]

This will be a minter, top quality work, keep it up.

[Mini Basher]

Projects coming along really well and Petes doing a brillaint job his end, I know how you feel cleaning up all the parts I did mine not long ago, only thing left to clean up now is the engine but thats another story. Your doing brilliantly keep up the good work

Andy

[langers]

Thanks for the great comments guys, glad you like it so far, I'll be posting updates as often as I can,

Nick

[langers]

I've spent the last couple of Saturday afternoons cleaning and spraying all the front suspension parts, nearly all done now:

40-odd years worth of cack & grease, lovely
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All cleaned up
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The other side
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and stripped down
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And all cleaned up, unfortunatly the back plate was both bent and twisted, so ordered a new one
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The top ones have been cleaned, bottom ones are still dirty, although they dont actually look too bad; the pipe is being replaced for new, as are all the other brake pipes on the car
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Bottom one is all cleaned up, top one is about to be cleaned
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Few more bits getting painted:
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New front subframe, had to be cleaned up before painting as it had been sat in Mini Spares warehouse for God only knows how many years!
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I ordered a load of new bits from Somerford Mini the other week, including pretty much every single nut, bolt and washer to replace all the old ones on the front suspension. I was not too impressed when I opened up the parcel to find that, rather than labeling them all or putting them all into seperate bags, they had put them all in together Took me ruddy ages to sort this lot out & figure out what went where
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[Mini Basher]

Nice job of cleaning up all the bits up and painting, now you've managed to sort out your bits from somerfords at least you can now look forward to putting all the new clean bits together, have fun and good luck

Cheers

Andy

[onlymelloyd]

This is brilliant, the standard of the bodywork is amazing. and the cleaning up of parts is looking good and equally important. looks like this is going to be a very nice mini when finished, keep it up!

[langers]

Since I last posted up some pics, Pete has been very busy sorting out the front end, 'tis looking like a Mini again now!

The first scuttle to get repaired:
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Good as new:
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Passenger inner wing getting its 'fresh air' duct blanked (mk1's dont have them)
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Rad cowling going on:
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Just a few welds.....
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All done and good as new:
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Second scuttle getting repaired:
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Drivers inner wing getting the bonnet stay & wiring loom clips added:
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The front panel before, during and after the mk1 finishers being fitted, much better with them fitted for the proper mk1 look:
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Front wings getting ready to go on:
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Front panel on:
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And at long last, after over 12 years with no front end on him, he finally looks like a Mini again:
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I was so pleased when I saw this picture, its a big milestone to me for it to have a front end back on it again after so long without

Edited by langers, 19 October 2009 - 09:52 PM.

[mk1leg]

Thats sure is a great job your doing on that mk1 stunning...................

[Mini Basher]

Pete's done himself proud once again, I bet you can't wait to get your hands on the car and get on with the build now

Good Luck

Andy

[tedmcedd]

im still ever so envyous that peter is doing your mini... it looks lush!

[Mini Basher]

Any news from Pete as to when your getting him back, I uploaded pictures of my front panel the other day did you get a chance to look??????

Cheers

Andy

[langers]

Any news from Pete as to when your getting him back, I uploaded pictures of my front panel the other day did you get a chance to look??????

Cheers

Andy

Hi Andy, no news from Pete as yet, last I saw he was working on my front doors (replacing the runners & re-skinning them) I also know he was gettin pulled off of mine to do some work on a 'bus thats been sat waiting for him to work his magic- not a bad thing as I'm rather busy myself over the next month.

I saw the pics of your front end, looks really good mate, I'm away next week but when I get back I'm gonna take my front number plate carrier down to Pete to do the same with mine as you did with yours- & fair play with what you've done to your doors, bet that was a bit stressfull! I wouldn't fancy taking a angle grinder to a brand new door, given how much they cost! keep up the good work, its looking realy good.

[langers]

Hi all, I've been away so not much been happening, below are the most recent pics I've had from Pete, showing the work he has been doing on my doors:

The bottom lip
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The inside of the bottom of the door (door with its skin off)
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The rust cut out
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And replaced with new metal
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The inside of the other door's bottom lip
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And being replaced
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Sprayed up- good as new
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One very rusty top edge (this is the lip that the runner for the windows sit onto)
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The rust cut away
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New piece fabricated from scratch by Pete and welded in- its detail like this that make me so glad pete's doing the work for me
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I've still got plenty more work to do on the suspension, have started cleaning up the rear subframe parts, I already have a new rear subframe; pretty much everything else apart from the 'hydro displacers and the radius arms are gonna have to be replaced unfortunatley, will post up pics soon.

[mighty mini jack]

More fantastic work from the fish-monger himself!

[langers]

More fantastic work from the fish-monger himself!

Fish monger? is there something Pete hasn't told me?