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[superman]

I love the headlights, iridium with blue side light bulbs wicked got them on mine

[GTIAlex06]

Looking good

[KJM]

Well got the mini transported to mine so I can now work on it as I wish!

I fitted the new Genuine Rover grille and bonnet trim for the first time ever and temporarily fitted a number with my name on!!

[minimeman]

got to say mate loving the car, great work. am spraying mine the same colour as yours but may do my roof st orange but keep changing my mind lol

[stevericho]

what a fantastic build, great work. you must be very please with the outcome

[KJM]

what a fantastic build, great work. you must be very please with the outcome

Thanks! Yes very pleased so far but will be even more please when the engine runs and i can drive about!!

[dean.austin]

thats is one nice little car i have one quite like it just with a centre exit bullet mirriors mk1 wavy grill and nearly the same colour just wondering wath car is the engine out of my rocker looks the same is it a (a+) series engine

[KJM]

Well I've been messing about here and there and bought some new silicon coolant hoses to fill the coolant! This means that I can attempt to fire up the engine!

After realising the original radiator had a leak I had to use a spare I had laying around which is grubby and doesn't look good; a new rad will have to be bought in the near future then!

Any way, I got the engine started for the first time in 9 and a half years! Needs alot of setting up but for now:
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Hope the video works!

[KJM]

Hopefully these ones work...

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[KJM]

[project mini chris]

Looking and Sounding very good! Good Job!

[KJM]

Well after a very long time of not posting again, i thought i'd share some recent work that I have been doing as I've set myself a deadline of 12th May to get the Mini on the road... It's definately going to be tight!

I have bought and fitted Minispares adjustable lower arms and tie bars (you can see the main reason I changed the tie bar)


I also refurbished my rear brakes... well, some nearly new back plates that weren't fitted to my car yet! I decided to paint them body colour (mainly as I'd run out of black but also for a different touch!). New shoes, springs and cylinders were all fitted before replacing the rusty old brakes on the car:



Front calipers were removed, wire brushed and painted:



And then fitted with new pads, split pins and springs:



Front subframe mounts were all changed:


And at the same time I finally replaced the front cones (I fitted the rears years ago but didn't have a compression tool handy!)

You can see the difference between new and old cone height:


The heater matrix was leaking so i removed the heater unit, and put in a new matrix. At the same time, the foam on the direction flap was disintergrated so I renewed this with some like for like foam!




I also fitted my new sunvisors today as the old beige and brown ones wouldn't look so nice against my black headlining!




Tomorrow, RH fuel tank fitting... I am trying to get it on the road (for the first time in many years) in time for the Sharnbrook classic car show on the 12th May:

[Niko-mini1275]

nice looking mini!
and the sound...category for itself!
well done!!!

[KJM]

Well I have finally done it... I took it for an MOT yesterday and passed with no advisories! First MOT in 10+ years!

So my deadline of next weekend has been reached! Mega happy to be driving around in it after all te hard work!

Still a lot of trim bits to do (mainly interior) and some other bits and bobs... As we all know, a project like this is NEVER finished! (my fiancée downs understand this though!!

[KJM]