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[darky32]

Fantastic work the car looks stunning... and i must say i do like the twin exhaust

[minimuk]

Fantastic work the car looks stunning... and i must say i do like the twin exhaust

cheers, i must say, putting the car back together, does test my patience a bit now and then, but will get there in the end. Twin exhaust, I used my judgement to attach it the way I did, not many piccies about on the web or on the forum to use as a guide line, but it does look good.

[miniallsort]

NICE MINI MATE

[minimuk]

NICE MINI MATE

cheers, appart from the "headlining" it is a pleasure to put it back on the road again!

[minimuk]

It seems to me that wen it goes wrong it seriously does, headling,......first time......last time!!

I thought it might be a good idea to cover the A-post's, B-post's and rear post's as the interior will be red and black

I just hope when I put the seals in and windows I can get rid if the wrinkels

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Unless someone on here has a better idea

[barrakuda]

It seems to me that wen it goes wrong it seriously does, headling,......first time......last time!!

I thought it might be a good idea to cover the A-post's, B-post's and rear post's as the interior will be red and black

I just hope when I put the seals in and windows I can get rid if the wrinkels

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Unless someone on here has a better idea

I have read this topic a couple of times with great interest, my resto is not in such a bad condition & won't be getting quite the same care and attention but this is definitely an inspiration. given me back a bit of will to get started again as it has been about a year since I really did anything.
excellent work. hope the headlining works out ok, thats one part I do not want to do!

[minimuk]

It seems to me that wen it goes wrong it seriously does, headling,......first time......last time!!

I thought it might be a good idea to cover the A-post's, B-post's and rear post's as the interior will be red and black

I just hope when I put the seals in and windows I can get rid if the wrinkels

 DSC01733a.jpg   56.48K   32 downloads

Unless someone on here has a better idea

I have read this topic a couple of times with great interest, my resto is not in such a bad condition & won't be getting quite the same care and attention but this is definitely an inspiration. given me back a bit of will to get started again as it has been about a year since I really did anything.
excellent work. hope the headlining works out ok, thats one part I do not want to do!

thanks for your comments, I could not imagine myself leaving the mini for a certain time, I spend the last 18month, everyday at least 2 hours on average with him, on top of that I have this other project running on here. It all becomes so absorbent in time, putting this one back toghether is as much work then the total body overhaul and engine refurb, any wrong steps is rather irritating, and it got to be right. If the headling does not look good, I will get someone to do it again for me,...we will see.
I hope you get back to your project and have fun doing it, there are a lot of good treads on here, where passionate induviduals spending lots of time in garages!!
Good luck and thank you for watching

Edited by minimuk, 29 March 2011 - 09:54 PM.

[Pitcrew6464]

Massive progress! love the photos, great colour too!

[lourens]

Great Project... Sorry I am only getting time to read it now

[minimuk]

Great Project... Sorry I am only getting time to read it now

thanks, this is my first project started September 2009, my first welding was February last year, as mentioned to you b4, once you got the hang of it, you loveit.
This project I hope to have on the road in 3 month. the Electro-plating ,you introduced me to, I will use on my other project on here.

[minimuk]

Well the headlining, I have worked out what I did wrong in the first fitting stages, I did not center the lining enough, further, the sleeve(s) in the lining, where poles glide through should be cut back 4"-5" on each end and not 3", so when you pull it tight it will not be held back by the too longer sleeve and create wrinkles, for those of you who have done lining before, you might have stumbled over the same isseue and have learned from it. Well I certainly did!!!
I decided to cover the A-post's aswell as the B-post's, it will look better with the red interior and dark-blue body paint, here are a few pictures, you will see I used bits of the old seal's to hold the lining in place till the glue is dry. by the way I have used glue stick and spray, because you can't use spray everywhere unless you want to clean you new body-paint every time you spray.


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Door seals and rear quarter window seals ariving on Monday, will look better once those are in.

[luke666222]

A really nice mini you have there!

[minimuk]

Thank you, getting there slowly,
few piccies today after minispares send me the seals for the doors and rear quarters, it has made a diference and pulled most wrinkles out,
a bit more tweeking but looks fine.
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doorseals are fine fit but can't close doors yet, then again doorlocks not in yet, I suppose the rubber will mould itself to shape of door after a little while. windows next week!!

[ross11380]

Looks well good mate, well done.

[minimuk]

It has been a while, as work is rather busy, I haven't been able to do much. To be honest it is not good being tired and try to do a nice finishing job on the mini, so you need to take yr time and do 1 job at the time and being well prepared with all the bit's you need.
Last week I fettled with the head lining and seals, today I managed to put back in the rear quarter glass and the door mirrors.
Those mirrors,.....had to borrow a nut-rivet tool to put the M5 rivets in, looking good but it was a bit of measuring and had to be lined up on the top door rim. Masking tape, marking, pilot drilling, grease rivet, then crimp and well,... mirrors on. It did not feel good to make holes in a newly painted door!!

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After all that gave the car a wax pollish, then prepared the door handles and fittings for tomorrow, will get new gaskets for the handles from M-spares.
went to se the body shop today too, checked the sand-blasted wheels today, looking fab, they will get silver sprayed with a bit of pearl, and lots of lacker. Bonnet and Bootlid should be finish end of the month. Need to get that engine in,............