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[rally515]

I just went on to google to type in photobucket & as i typed PHOTO in the search box i saw some website options
Thats when it dawned on me that my account is with flicker not photobucket
so i will be updating sooner rather than later.

Edited by rally515, 23 November 2012 - 05:48 PM.

[rally515]

UPDATE: Ok now i no how to upload photos i can show you guys were i am up to.

Not that much done since my last update post but progress is progress no matter how little.

anyway queue the pics

wiring loom is now out but what a pain in the ars*.

Engine/box & front subframe is out (extremly heavy engine)

outside getting wet

new floor pan arrived a cople of days ago from m-machine .

& this is were i am up to now. Jag has been kicked out the garage & my mini now has a roof over its head .


Just started bracing the shell with some massive 5mm thick steel which i got 7+ metres of for free .

[MGBailey007]

was that car ever in a crash?

[rally515]

Not to my knowledge but it has been in a soft grounded field for 20+ years & the guy i bought it off told me he moved it about on his land with a dozer.

[george91]

Is that pillar bent? that would worry me if it is, and you might need a complete side panel if it is., if you are careful and take time putting the new panels in, you should be able to keep the shell straight. best of luck, your braver than i am!

[Mad Max]

Jesus good luck with this, your gunna need it. Hats off to you for taking it on.

[rally515]

Thanks for the advice guys. Going to ring m-machine tomorrow & find out some prices on lower A-post rear quarter and doorframe.
Just done a bit more prep work for the new floor pans today and i have chosen to do one side at a time.
Not to sure whether to flip her on to her side yet as rear healboard needs some attention.
All comments & advice welcome as this is my first mini restoration (so far).

Regards
clifford

[MGBailey007]

when is the next update im looking forward to it?

Matt

[jaydee]

I would track the shell to see if its straight..
Have fun with that loom :)

[rally515]

Sorry guy but recently i havent done enough to do much of an update for now but here a little anway .


Firstly is my front end which i got for a meazly 31 quid

Doesn't look & fit too bad.


Also what does everyone think of the material/colour scheme <IMAGE BELOW> for my seats bearing in mind the mini's final colour
which shall be red body black roof +trim ???


Mini is on its side now & im saving up for panels & ive just been told to ask you lot if theres any cheap mini's for sale for my mum & my sister(house full of minis soon . p.s some fiberglass mk1/2 doors would be nice too.

Thats it for now all comments and opinions welcome.

Regards
Clifford

[rally515]

Hi guys , me & my dad just finished my mums mini for m.o.t and i thought id post a picture or two of how my custom grille turned out



Comments on the grille welcomed. Now i can re-open my project thread & make some progress (hopefully)

[MGBailey007]

the grill is different i will give you that, what is it meant to be?

[rally515]

It's meant to be a bulls head which symbolises my mums star sign taurus.

Plus it did need a grille for the m.o.t

[iDemonix]

Isn't choosing fabrics jumping the gun a bit? Is the shell definitely straight by the way, because it looks fecked in this pic:

[frasermini]

Not wild on the grille, looks a bit like something out of a Terminator film, but hats off to you on restoring the mini in the state it's in. Buying or borrowing one of those rotisserie jigs that go through the bulkhead and rear seat panel might pay it's dividends aswell!!