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[The Vert]

I though about this to, then i came to the conclusion that carbon fibre dont rust hehehe

It Dont line up to bad either

[andywaller]

nice car mate


a bit more has been done on the mini now i have:

removed both a panels
cleaned up all front panel edges
removed sound deadeing from front and rear seat pan
removed roll cage
sorted old parts

at the weekend i am going up to mini spares again to get some more parts and also buy the panels, i will be using heritage panels to get the best fit.
the list of metal panels i need to buy so far is:

a panels
wings
front panel
sills
door step repair panel (not heritage)
outy sills
inner sill
valence
boot (second hand)
scuttle?






see my photo bucket

[mini bunnykin]

wow it looks different now its been stripped right down!!!!
really cant wait to see what it ends up like!

[andywaller]

i got all my panels from mini spares, i have now bought so much from there i have an account and get a 7.5% discount top stuff.

i did somewhere along the line forget to buy a rear valaence so i will need to sort one out along with a door step too.

i had my mate adam round today and we have got quite alot done, ad has been doing loads of grinding and neatening up of panle edges while i was drilling out the remaining spot welds, i did end up buying a new scuttle and i was glad because it was quite rusty when i took it off.

the car is now sitting on a set of 10" wellers because we got bored!

here is a couple of pics of the scuttle edge removed, one of adam inside the car and one of me

[andywaller]

cheers wendy

i really cant wait either, everything seams a long while off yet.

[Mincento]

looking good its nice to see them at this stage and then see it built up aagin , looks in good shape too

wayne

[andywaller]

looking good its nice to see them at this stage and then see it built up aagin , looks in good shape too

wayne

yeah i plan to keep this going and show it at every stage, its useful for myself to see what was done when and it makes me want to go out and work on it more.

the shell is not looking in too bad shape just need to learn how to weld now!

[andywaller]

i realised i have now brought all the parts for the brake system on my car the spec is:

mini spares 7.5" 4 pot ally callipers
8.4" turned down 7.5" grooved solid discs
mintex metro pads
goodrich braided hoses all round long banjo fit type on rear
braided servo hose kit
brake lines to be run inside car
superfin rear drums
new standard shoes
silicon brake fluid
KAD rear hanbrake quadrants

[THedooBZ]

coming along very nicely, should be a stunner when completed.

how did you remove the scuttle panel??
iv read that you drilled the spot welds out but in one the close up picture of the innerwing area i see no drill holes???

keep up the good work!!!!!

[andywaller]

how did you remove the scuttle panel??

i used a few tools to get it off. i angle ginded the worst of it off(dont got to deep like i did and cut through the panel below) the i used a spot weld drill to get rid of the left over edge and a hammer and chisel to go round difficult parts, and finish with angle grinder on edge.

not much has been done as i have been in france over the weekend, while i was waiting for the train i brought track and race cars magazine and it has inspired me to try and do a few track mods, i am going to try and fabricate an aluminium diffuser that will close off the rear subframe and come up around the rear valence, something like what is on a lotus exige, i have only ever seen this on a couple off minis before and i think if done right it will look stunning.

[cusinc]

what make are those wheels in the picture where the nose is sticking out of the front of the garage?

nice looking project by the way )

[minimadjonesy]

cusinc, they are rover era wheels! I sold them to him!!

[Purple Tom]

looking good MOWOG! Can I just ask how you went about getting the account with Minispares? I think I've spent around £4k with them over the last 3 years, I wonder if I'd get a similar sort of thing...

[Jammy]

Yea, I'm the same, I'm sure I quailfy for a discount!! lol

[DANTOO]

What are the arches on the first blue one... i forgotten the name of the guy who made it now..Stuart isnt it?

They both look great though, shame ill never afford the spec of Bernd's Mini though lol.


Your project is looking very good! Keep it up