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[strettman]

well i managed to clean up the front subframe and paint half of it (need another set of paintbrushes before i can finish it) i got the engine bay painted up with por15 and the same with the boot although in the boot some of it did not adhere properly so i might have to re-do some of it :/

now that payday is coming i'm going to be ordering, a set of hi-lo's, new bottom arms, tie rods, new brake hoses, por15 tie coat primer and aload of disposable paint brushes so i can paint more bits.

all my money that i'm getting at the moment is going into trying to get the front subframe rebuilt.

sorry about not getting any pictures recently i haven't been able to find the camera, hopefully i will be able to find it soon.

[strettman]

right! i found the camera but it is too late to go out and take pics now so i will probably take pics on tuesday.

however, the camera has a few pics of my donor mini on it and my next project, crystal the clubman estate enjoy









and the clubby estate:































old metro turbo engine

the clubby came with an absolute ton of spares too!!!!

Edited by strettman, 30 October 2011 - 10:38 PM.

[strettman]

Picture time again, i haven't got tonnes of pics but they are just showing you pretty much where i am now:

850 engine out of my mini and will be kept too one side for a while probably, front subframe which i am half way through painting is sat on the engine



1000cc engine out of my other mini that i'm using for parts ready for being dismantled and cleaned up







engine bay has been painted in por 15 and is awaiting me to buy tie coat primer so i can paint over the por 15

[mk3 Cooper S]

Great progress.
The clubby estate looks nice and unmolested - loving the Nuclear power - no thanks sticker. So period.

The donar mini looks better than some peoples projects !!! LOL

[strettman]

haha, thanks

after talking to my dad, after taking the 1 litre engine out of my other mini, we decided it would probably be best if i stuck with the 850 engine. the head will probably end up being set off for a bit of work (reshaping valves etc.) as david vizard the man himself said on his seminar on youtube 'you can increase the power of an 850 by 50% through simple head modifications, changing the air filter, manifolds and exhaust'

where i stand at the moment is cleaning the 850 engine ready for painting, the colour scheme is going to be red and black. i have got everything stripped (and cleaned ready for paint) off the block itself but i haven't bothered seperating the block from the gearbox because the engine has only recently had an overhaul with new rings, clutch kit and gaskets etc. with abit of luck tomorrow i might be able to start painting the block and maybe even other bits if i get to go to halfrauds and get some black engine enamel.

i am hoping too maybe get some pics tomorrow if i get chance, as i am also going to whitby on some bini convoy with my dad, hopefully there will be a few propper minis doing the convoy

thanks

[_mini1000_]

what type of wheels are on the clubby estate?
good luck with the builds!

[strettman]

what type of wheels are on the clubby estate?
good luck with the builds!

i'm not sure really, haha, i haven't looked into it
they are a little bit bent some of them, i think i will probably end up selling them

[strettman]

after some thought last night, and from coming across a rather cheap 3 clock oval centre speedo (LINK) i think i will probably be taking out my centre to side binnacle conversion and going with a nice centre clock set up.

[cradley-heathen]

if you sell the wheels i will definately be interested assuming those knobly tyres are in good order? pm me if so mate, im looking for some 10" tyres for in the snow this winter!

[strettman]

update time!!!! i know i haven't updated for a while now, i think my estimate of 3-4 months a few months back is more like 6-7 months now, haha. we have a garage extension being built soon and i think that may put a stop to the mini for a little bit but after the extension there should be enough room to do everything including the re-spray in our garage.

i've got the 850 engine fully stripped down and awaiting my buying all the bits for the rebuild. i'm not too sure on what i am going to do to the engine at the moment as i am waiting on delivery of a few david vizard books. i might end up buying a big valve head and pocketing the block, getting everything lightened and balanced, get a megajolt ignition system, new cam and cam bearings drilled etc. but of course to do all of this i will have to buy a stronger crank, new pistons and rods. all will become clear hopefully when i get david vizards legend book!

my mini bits as it stands are pretty much dominating the whole of the garage, my bed room, the shed and the wardrobe

pics!



all the bolts and engine ancillaries seperalty bagged so i might have a chance of remembering how it all goes back together

Edited by strettman, 27 November 2011 - 11:25 PM.

[olds_kool_lews]

Any updates on this and your others?

[strettman]

hi,

sadly there isn't many updates, i have just recently moved out of my dads house and have not alot of money to work on the mini with. the mini is also currently at my dads house so getting down there to work on it is awkward for me. i have also sadly had to sell the clubman estate to free up some cash. it all probably sounds like it's not going to happen but i am soon going to be trying to save up to get the hard work on the shell (welding and painting etc.) done at a body shop and then rebuild it myself. i have built up quite a collection of parts now though, just before i moved out i managed to get hold of a very nice just built 1330cc block with pistons and crank which i am hoping to make into abit of a fast road engine. i also have almost all the interior parts i need minus a stereo system which i was going to try and hide it as much as possible to keep the mini looking abit more classic inside.

my mini is also now sat on a spit and i must say is pretty useful! i can't remember if i said about the floor pan on my mini, it has a total of 3 layers in each footwell of metal from previous repairs so i also ordered a complete new floor pan before i moved out. i tried to cut the old floor pan out with an angle grinder but i stopped pretty soon after starting because the 3 layers of floor pans were just eating through the cutting discs and barely doing any cutting.

i am hoping to start saving up to get the work done in the next 6 months and have it finished by possibly half way through next year.

i wish i could have said it is done and on the road haha

thanks

[strettman]

short update. i bought a small trailer earlier today which with abit of work will hopefully fit my mini shell on it, just. when the trailer is done i can then take my mini down to my work in march and hopefully get the full floor and other bits and bobs welded and ready for painting which it is actually booked in for the end of next month for that but i am probably going to have to move it because i may not have enough money for it then.

fingers crossed this will be swiftly moving along in the next 3 months

thanks

[rally515]

did you sell the wheels & tyres then ?

Looking forward to the update.

[strettman]

i can't remember what i did with the wheels to be honest, i think i might have them in a scrap pile i can have a look for them if your interested?

thanks