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[shorty]

nice buy cookie

look forward to see the progress

[cookie4343]

nice buy cookie

look forward to see the progress

Cheers, ill get some better pictures at the weekend as them i just posted are pretty bad quality.

[cookie4343]

Here's saturdays updates, 12/12/09.
All my updates from now on will be in as much detail as possible.
So first thing saturday morning my old mayfair project was moved, And now the clubby is in it's final resting place until the restoration is finished.

1: Found more rust.
Boot lid has a rusty hole.

Driver side rear quarter window has a small area of rust and a hole.

Boot hinge panel needs replaceing, rust both sides.

2: After digging round for rust and bad bodge repairs i got the nitromorse out, i stripped the whole roof and nearly all the back panel.
Rear panel stripped.


Roof stripped, it's got a few dents but has no rust or filler which is a good start.


Sorry about the pretty poor pictures, i must go buy a new camera.

[cookie4343]

[eden7842]

thats an ugly little dent in the roof, but awsome car, look forward to see progress

[cookie4343]

Todays progress. 27/12/2009
I removed the rear subframe, all the heelboard bolts snapped.
Took more pictures of boot rot and bad repairs.





Also found a big hole lol.

Then i cut a big hole.



So i have lots of rust to deal with

[MiniJosh92]

Looks like your cracking on with it. I was very tempted to buy this when I saw it in the classifieds, but I'm sort of glad I didn't now as I've enough to be getting on with.

Anyway, keep up the good work

Edited by MiniJosh92, 27 December 2009 - 10:21 PM.

[leaky]

Looks like a good little project you've got their. Your getting on with it well. What colour you going to be painting it then?

[cookie4343]

Looks like a good little project you've got their. Your getting on with it well. What colour you going to be painting it then?

It's going back to origional colour, but i think thats the least of my worries.

[GreaseMonkey]

Someones going to be very busy with the grinder

Good luck!!

[cookie4343]

31/12/2009
Painted grill headlight surrounds
Masked up, what a nightmare.

Both repainted.

Painted them gloss black to stand out more, there not the best but are pretty close.

Edited by cookie4343, 02 January 2010 - 06:59 PM.

[MiniAlex]

It's nice to see that another Mini is being restored
Can't wait to see it when it's finished.
Good luck

[cookie4343]

Edited by cookie4343, 03 January 2010 - 12:08 AM.

[cookie4343]

Ive decided to replace the whole boot floor and seat base with this panel http://www.minisport..._HMP441016.html Tommorrow im
going to brace the boot and cut it all out, the repair panels are no good for what i need, there's just to much rot and id rarther do this properly as
i want it as a show car, if it takes me 5 years i will do it no matter what.

If a mod see's this could you remove the two post's above this with the thumbsup smileys please, thanks cookie.

[mighty mini jack]

Nice work cookie mate, doing a good job of it!

Look forward to seeing the bootfloor out, i do remember mine well