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[mini danny]

Nope no progress unfortunately concentrating on getting my clubman estate done then this one will be next in line. Yep shes a brave projext but nothing I cant handle


Thanks dan

[mini danny]

hiya guys things have changed and my clubby estate has been put on the back burner and im starting the van...

 

well I went down to my unit to clean my unit... but what actually happened is I made a lot more mess and had a mini in pieces. so I started at 2pm yesterday and by 10pm I had stripped the van of the engine and front and rear subframes. I then also put some bracing in the old girl then today I went down the unit and actually done some cleaning and cut the floor of the van out. the load bed does have some rust and is very battered this van was used as intended lol I will try and repair the bed.

I pulled the head off to check the bores, it will need reboring as there a lip even tho it was running perfect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this is what she looked like at 2pm yesterday

 

 

 

 

then the subframe started to come out

 

 

 

 

engine on the bench read for the head to be removed for inspection

 

 

 

 

 

front end cut off

 

 

 

 

 

some bracing put in

 

 

 

 

I need my van this low would love awesome

 

 

 

then todays work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the load bed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

crusty

 

 

 

 

loads of crusty rusty "metal" that came out

 

  

 

 

 

I have removed the rest of the inner sills and heelboard but forgot to get any pics will get some tomorrow for you guys

 

tell a lie just found one with the heelboard and one side of the inner sill removed

 

 

 

 

many thanks dan

[jamesmpi]

Jeez that is crusty. Good luck with that one!

[lucas1amps]

new M-machine floor me thinks! best of luck :) 

[mini danny]

Yup she's a very crusty mini van but nothing I can't handle and yup hopefully get an m-machine full floor and I'm gonna go all out and also replace the load bed as its battered twisted and patched up and will just be quicker to replace it


Dan

[SAL 821X]

Looks good danny that sure is crusty but nothing to bad it seems.

[mini danny]

Looks good danny that sure is crusty but nothing to bad it seems.

 

 

cheers buddy and ya shes crusty but nothing I cant sort :)

[mini danny]

hiya guys bit of an update, ive brought a complete m-machine load bed and my heritage floor and extension piece should be here soon my heelboard and inner sill stiffeners are already here so bottom half of the van should be solid soon.

 

also some of you guys on her might now tom whos just restored his van and made a jig. I brought it from him last week so I could get my van perfectly square.

 

ive also cleaned my unit it up as it was a complete mess a lot neater now

 

 

the jig

 

 

 

sat the van on the jig for now until all my floors come so its easier to move around

 

 

 

 

 

new panels

 

 

 

all primered

 

 

 

 

unfortunately someone chopped this out but m-machine are supplying me with a pressing for this section

 

 

 

engine building bench cleaned and engine stripped a bit more

 

 

 

 

 

workshop clean now and my daily mini being put away now

 

 

 

 

more updates this week, im going try get the load bed cut out this week and start paint stripping what's left of the van haha

 

thanks Dan

[ChopperHarris]

Brings back memories of last year, from this
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Hope that gives you some encouragement

[SAL 821X]

Nice supply of pot noodles too ;) 

 

 

I can see that Jig is going to be doing the rounds too. 

 

Did Tom leave to mount points on or have you had to do your own I'm not sure? 

[Tom Sanderson]

Nice jig! Glad it's going to use to save another van, good luck with the build I'll be following it :)

[mini danny]

Cheers guys this weekend I'm gonna be chopping the load bed out ready and getting the rest of the shell ready. Yup got my supply of pot noodles keeps me warm and feeds me ahaH so I can do late nights no excuses and cheers tom the jig is perfect haha and yup this jig is gonna save 3 of my own vans and will be used on my clubman estate to ahaH I removed the shell from the jig last night and gonna order all of the subframe mounts so I can get it built up on the jig asap

[Lucas1988]

Cheers guys this weekend I'm gonna be chopping the load bed out ready and getting the rest of the shell ready. Yup got my supply of pot noodles keeps me warm and feeds me ahaH so I can do late nights no excuses and cheers tom the jig is perfect haha and yup this jig is gonna save 3 of my own vans and will be used on my clubman estate to ahaH I removed the shell from the jig last night and gonna order all of the subframe mounts so I can get it built up on the jig asap
 

 

3 vans, share some around.. haha.

Going to be closely watching this build as working on getting the van out once my Jet Black builds all done.

[Ben_O]

Good luck!

[mini danny]

Haha all the vans are mine and wanted to do this project for a long time now just haven't had the time to start it :) and thanks think I'm gonna need a the luck I can get

Dan