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[emalee]

i love that bulkhead material i've got it fitted to both of my minis and my other long term project mini - my dads started it 3 and half years ago - its great at shows you can get a massive roll for like £10.... just can't seem to get it anywhere else!!!!

day 29 in the number 2 garage

woodpecker - your high leve brake light does work.....


right shock mounts repaired



then fitted the engine

half way



and in





we've done up the bottom mounts, but thats it so far.....

then i started on the rear sub, and put new flexis and the handbrake cable



and made up new cooper lines for the radius arms - and greased the play out of the arms - i think it will need new radius arms for next years mot!!!!

so with the new pipes and handbrake cable fitted, the subframe went on.....





and i cleaned up the capilers ready for wooo to paint



and pecks as been busy on the wings again...





LOL



then i fitted the scuttle closing panel on the drivers side and closed it all up



still got the passenger side to do tho!!



and fonzy has been stripping the head off the tigra, which took him most of the day and there are some lovery bent valve in there!!!! FAIL - he has got to strip the head off my sisters old tigra (which died from electrical issues.....) and fit on to her new one........

this is putting a major set back on the speed mini building, as fonzy has gotta fit the doorskins and front end...... i'm not good enough to do it!!! and then he is gonna lead the front in all the seams.... -so i'm hoping for rain because he is working outside......

he did prep one of the doors for reskinning today tho and welded the nuts in the doors for the wingmirrors....

[Mini Basher]

Go Girl, I cant believe how quickly your turning this car around, I wish I could get this much done on mine in a weekend, keep up the good work

Andy

[mini_matt_106]

wow love you work fast! I've just read the whole thread and now I really want to go home to work on Bumble

(whoever keeps quoting entire posts with pictures can you please stop it is not acceptable behaviour on any forums!!)

[emalee]

thanks for the comment guys

Day 30 in the Number 2 Garage

any way, been up tonight and a bit of the afternoon after i left work early because i had a interview - then i had to recuse Fonzy because he put petrol in his diesel Astra!!! FAIL

fitted the remaining front wheel bearing and all new ball joints

and then pecks painted the hubs and all the other little bits on her painting table


ohhhh new slave cylcinder - the old one was WELL dank!!


then i spent time mainly taking things off the engine ready to be repainted and fitted


and bolted the new discs to the drive flanges


oh and welded the scuttle corner in on the other side

[the-green-monkey]

very good you deserve more thumbs up but i thought it might get old quickly

Edited by the-green-monkey, 22 February 2010 - 10:21 PM.

[Mini Basher]

More impressive work again young lady, you're getting well stuck in, keep at it

Andy

[emalee]

Thanks Guys

ok todays update
Day 31

tonight i was doing a few bits and bobs on the engine new slave cyclinder


fuel pipe from Carb to pump and top and bottom engine steadys



then refited the coil(after i had to borrow it for my green mini after i have killed another coil........) and the new HT leads - the lead set was missing the lead from the coil to the dizzy cap - email to mini spares to sort that one out!! and fitted the new dizzy cap - and peckers fitted the starter motor



and cut the new bulkhead liner - from a 'template' (one i made the wrong way round for my green mini!!!) - i'll post the link up from where we got the material for the postage is quite expensive - but the material is £10 per meter and will cover the bulkhead for 2 layers and the bottom dash shelf with plently to spare......

so the liner (2 layers) will go in once the heater hose clip on the heater valve decides it wants to undo - or is cut off!!! LOL

then i've been fitting the new choke cable


and the switch panel half back in



the old choke cable was a bit melted!! LOL

And fonzy has been drilling out the old door hinge bolts as they really didn't want to undo and we need them off to re skin the door!!!

[emalee]

Day 32.....

things seem to be going slowly at the mo - many because we are doing little fiddly bits which take time, but also because fonzy is tied up with my sisters car - i'm REALLY hoping to get the front end on at the weekend...

so, have made a list for us to get everything done ready for the new panels:

written on the old door skin of course!!!



so to help with the door skinning - i took the hinge off the other door and welded the nuts for the wingmirrors in the new skins, as they don't come with them



then i moved on to the back brakes and fitted the new rear wheel cyclinders, cooper fixed pipes on the radius arms, new shoes and handbrake gaitors, and put plently of cooper slip everywhere



i like the underneath of it, it looks pretty







sooooooo glad i got them all done

then woooo has been refitting the shocks and shock mounts



and general bits and bobs for me - like finishing off bolting the switch panel in - which she FAILED at so lined it up for her!!!

and removing the old brake pipes from the cailpers - they were well siezed on - but the hammer soon sorted that out!!!

and the list at the end of the night



couple of things crossed off - but every little helps!!! LOL - woooo did get a bit carried away tho.... LOL

[the-green-monkey]

Looking good as usual its not too far off now (well in terms of being a whole rolling shell and all) keep up the sterling work

[mk3 Cooper S]

I love and hate this thread all at the same time.

I love it because I love to see the amazing progress made.
I hate it because it reminds me of what I used to achieve when I was young and enthusiastic and just got on with it rather than planning it !!!! lol

Seriously, great progress again

[G-baby158]

Great progress as normal Em. Keep up the great work you will do it in no time .

[nordicmini]

Hi sorry if this is wrong but i think you have put the brake shoes on the wrong way round

Edited by minimadjonesy, 03 March 2010 - 08:52 AM.
Quoted pictures removed

[BJst416]

is it me or y'all really like writing on your panels? lol
Top notch work mate, i like.
Cheers

[emalee]

Hi sorry if this is wrong but i think you have put the brake shoes on the wrong way round

i'll have a look into it tonight.... it might well be - the do confuse me a bit!! LOL

[emalee]

Thanks for the comments guys, its amazing what we have done in such a short amount of time!!!,

and i do like writing on panels...... its always good to have a list......