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[EatSleepJDM]

thanks mate ah glad to see you like the 106 too

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

nice work mate

[EatSleepJDM]

thank youuu

[EatSleepJDM]

finally had time to get some proper work done on the mini today, and got quite a bit done

First job was to put the cleaned and painted petrol tank back in, and connect it all up:


The once that was in, the Aston fuel cap was put on



Well after that was all done, then came quite possibly the most fiddly job in the world. For a long time now, the plan has always been to fit a MK2 Fiesta fog light, because of how it sits flush to the rear valance. Recently bought a NOS foglight, and today we also fitted that.




After that was finally bolted in, decided to put the bootlid on, which meants putting the seal on first:


After that was cut down to size and pressed on, the bootlid was offered up to the shell, and then bolted on


It fits well, but the rubber seal needs some time to settle down about, it pushes the bootlid out a bit.

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[EatSleepJDM]

So, another update Obviously, haven't had alot of time to work on the mini due to the snow, but have still made some progress.

First job, was to get both the upper and lower dash rails in.


After that, the switch panel was bolted in, and the switches added. Originally it would've only had 4 switches, and the other switch placed in a small plastic panel under the lower dash rail on the passenger side. I didn't like that, so we got a 5 hole switch panel from a later mini
Went rumaging through the garage and my bottom draw for the switches, and found that they were all very faded, and looked appauling. In the past I had read somewhere that by rubbing Peanut Oil on the switches, it brings them back to life.
Armed with some of this:


I rubbed all the switches with it, and they came up really well i think:

(They still hadn't completely dried when I took this picture)

That was two weeks ago, but since the snow ruined our lives, only had chance to start on the mini ever so often.

Eventually there was a day where we could get some more work done. We had bought a new headlining set from Retro Retrims not too long ago. So we decided to make a start on fitting that
First of all we had to put the old rails in to the new headlining, and this went well. We were putting the rails in the mini, and the front one snapped
So we had to wait a couple of days until we could go down to Somerford Mini to pick up a new one.

Whilst waiting to have the chance to use the new rail, we left the headlining in place - short of one rail. This became tedious, so I thought it would be a good idea to fit the rear numberplate I got them for christmas (front and rear) and they are the pressed alluminium type



Then after that success, we went and picked up that headlining rail. Not the most exciting purchase ever made, but it was essential.
After slotting that rail in place, we had to get started on sticking the headlining in.
We used dozens of clips to pinch the headlining to the shell:


After clipping in the front and rear of headlining, it looked like this:


Not bad at all for a first time thing, once its stretched to the sides it will be flatter
My apologies, as I don't have a picture of the headlining as it is now, its fully stuck in. But I do have pictures of the car with some seals on now, which somehow makes the side of the car look alot neater I think


Ah just found this picture, sort of shows the headlining. Yeah the corners are a bit creased, but I'm alright with that


After the door seals and rear quarterlight seals were in, it was time to clip on the gutter trim, thrilling
Not a very good picture, but it gives the roof a more defined edge, making it alot nicer


And that is all for now

Edited by 88minicity, 16 January 2010 - 09:03 PM.

[EatSleepJDM]

so then, haven't updated this in ages. Mainly because of moving house recently, coursework etc etc. Overall though, it's still a relatively small update, but an update nevertheless!

So here we go, once all the headlining was in, we put the rear quarterlights in:


Then recovered the old parcel shelf with black acoustic carpet. We made it a tad thicker, so that we could hide the speakers under the acoustic carpet, so that you cannot see them. I want the mini to appear to have very little technology in it, no reason why, just do


After being satisfied with all that, it was time to hang the doors. And my god, that took ages. Plenty of shims were used to get them to sit right. We were having trouble getting the front of the door to clear the A-Panel when opening it. So we got some cloth, and a thin file, and very gently eased out the edge of the A-Panel to give just enough room for the door to clear. Sounds worse than it was, it went well


Then built up the doors with the windows and mechanism, along with the lock and exterior handle.


Then it was time to bite the bullet, and put the windscreens back into the mini. This was a job I hated with a passion, couldn't feel my fingers after fitting the glass into the new seal on the body


After that, decided to fit the side repeaters. Nice and easy job. Whilst working on the front of the car, we fitted the bonnet, and the internal release kit.


At this stage, we were moving house very soon. So we had to get the front windscreen in as it was being towed to the new house. Didn't have time to fit the chrome fillet strip so haven't took a photo of it yet.

So then came the day of moving house:
I steered it as it got pushed towards the truck that would be towing it.


This was just as we were leaving.


And as we arrived at the new house/bungalow.


So that's where we're at now. Thanks for reading
Feel free to comment
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[minitechniquue]

Great looking Mini nice to see it on Revolutions, love MK2 lights as well, cant wait to see it finished.

[EatSleepJDM]

thanks mate

[GreaseMonkey]

Thats a huge truck for a mini hehe, good work!!

[EatSleepJDM]

hahaa it certainly is!

[mk1john]

Great work mate, really nice looking mini'
Keep it up

[EatSleepJDM]

thanks very much mate

[analogue_radio]

Very nice, this is the bit I'm looking forward too most bolting & fixing bits onto my freshly painted shell!

[EatSleepJDM]

its nice seeing it all come together just praying i don;t scratch it!

when are you getting yours sprayed?

[EatSleepJDM]

Right haven't updated this in like, 50 years so thought I'd do it now

Recently been going through a quiet time with the mini, where we're in the position of having no garage, due to the new garage being built in the garden. This obviously slows down progress, as does GCSE exams coming up.

However, we occasionally find time to work on the minis.

We've now fitted the grille, wired in the headlights & indicators, and carried out some welding repairs on the doors.

Yes i know, welding, never thought we'd be welding after it being painted, but hey ho, it was necessary.

Where we wrestled with the doors to get them to fit, they had to be twisted slightly to fit. This resulted in the skins cracking away from the frame. So, we had to quickly re-weld and touch up where the door skin meets the frame at both points, on both doors. It all works and fits now

Dad working on the doors:


And this is my favourite picture I've got of my car, taken after the welding was done:


This is what the engine bay looks like now:


Then it came to fitting the grille. We used riv-nuts to do this:


Lovely job:


We then pushed it back into the garage (which is now gone)


So then came the day of knocking the garage down. So we had to move him well out of the way. Bonnet edge also fitted:


I took this oppurtunity to produce this:


And this:


After a couple of days, Jimmy was pushed round the side of the house in preparation for the new garage in the garden


And this is my life summed up in a picture: