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the rust in the scuttle turned out to be down to the window screen rubber being fitted so the join was at the bottom so letting water in, I'll be getting a heritage scuttle as i have heard that pattern scuttles cause problems when refitting the wind screen.

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31ST AUGUST 2011

today I spent HOURS scrapping the tar/sound deadening off of the front floor pans. i stabbed my self many times during this process.



turns out the floor pans will need replacing

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when my dad got back from work, we set about removing the rear subframe





rusty valance closures



the subframe mounts need repairing as they are fairly rusty and some bolts snapped





the boot floor and rear arches are fairly solid for a mini from this year as they were prone to rust really bad.



(note are professional and perfectly safe trolley )

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3RD SEPTEMBER 2011

today me and my dad started to strip out the engine bay, we couldn't get a hoist into the garage as it wouldn't fit down the sides of CLIFF, so we decided to remove all the pipes and cables from the engine and lift the mini off of the sub frame.







inner wings are repairable

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the bulk head is solid apart from master cylinder/top stabiliser bracket which needs replacing and there are some small holes beneath this plate.





i also finished stripping out the dash, the rest of the interior, steering rack and pinion

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over the past few weeks, my dad has been reconditioning the parts at work.

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fuel tank had slight surface rust.

primed



painted

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rear subby

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radius arms

before



after

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cones and trumpets and rear drums

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rear brake components

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that's it for today as these are all the pics i have on my computer, i will take photos of all the other parts in my garage tomorrow

let me know what you think

cheers

Rhys

[freshairmini]

looks good. crazy how similar the interior is to mine, i've got a 1990 cooper RSP, yours its practically the same part from the seat tags and badge in the steering wheel! Bit lazy on Rovers part really lol

[vaughn1]

looks a good little project, the seats are different on the coopers than the thirties though arent they? as in the leather on the thirties goes across the top of the backrest and the front of the bit you sit on and the coopers it runs all down the sides?

good luck with the bodywork i have a thirty and it is a total rot box, i would advise to get yourself a good welder and if you can afford it use heritage panels.

keep us up to date.

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hi, thanks for the quick replies, yes the thirty interior is the same as the coppers apart from the emblem on the tag. i am going to use a heritage scuttle as people have had problems fitting the wind screen after using pattern scuttles.

more updates tomorrow, stay tuned as my engine gets back from the machine shop Wednesday.

Cheers

Rhys