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[mini*mad]

and the bigger beam that goes underneath the front seats
They made a loss on each one sold!

here is the rover technician having a good look round a bare shell explaining all the differences
bit bland but hey it is rover lol


paint job looks great and kudos on the welding!!

ive got a few questions though as ive just made some silly mistakes on my cabriolet lol
mine had metro turbo seats that had been recovered in it


which i hated!, so i picked up so recently recovered in leather some recaro's that originally came in them
and sold the turbo ones *doh*

do the seat frames with the sliders bolt straight into the main beam strengethened panel and the bar bolted into the sill?
and is the rear seat slightly narrower than a standard mini one?

also mine never came with rear door-cards
would it be possible to make a fibreglass mould out of them?
doesnt have to be perfect as i just need a rough template lol

ive looked EVERYWHERE for them

managed to get a full set of replacement windows though which is a god send!

with the weather as it is you wont have a problem selling the mini-cab!

[mini*mad]

oo that link didnt work but im very intrested! haha! :)

[Miniowner123]

hi, thanks for the kind words

yeah seen that "bland" rover vid a while back, interesting but extremely boring as you would expect from rover

the seats rear of the seats bolt to the bars that go from exhaust tunnel to inner sills, then the front is mounted on top of a bracket welded to the crossmember, can get a pic of it if you require more detail just let me know

as for the rear doorcards i wouldnt have the first clue how to make a mould of them

[mini*mad]

ahh ok, was wondering as normal mini seats have a front mounted bracket
and as mine were from a different car i was worried it had been bodged on!

if you could take some pictures of your rear seat and close ups of the various mounts for the front seats
that would be incredibly handy!

shouldnt be a problem then!

the mouldings are pretty easy, just a bin bag over the original door cards to protect them
and lay out some fibreglass fabric covering the whole area
then brush a resin hardener over the top
leave it for 10 mins and peel it off the bin bag
ta-dah another set off door-cards :)
about £10 worth of stuff

It is alot to ask as they are so rare so i may post up a request thread

After hours of research i have also found that RIMMER BROS
they used to do quite a few mini cabriolet parts including the doorcards (£200 )

[Miniowner123]

forgot to answer your question about the rear seat, the base is the same, the back part is slightly different as it doesnt have the section that goes above the arches if that make sense, small difference but i guess if you're missing this a normal back seat metal frame could be easily modded

if i get time i dont mind trying to give the moulds a go, will be after i've managed to get the engine back in though, remind me just in case

i'll get some pics tomorrow if its still sunny and post them up later

[mini*mad]

Thanks, i can post you all the fibreglass & resin etc.

Yeah either mod the rear seat i've got or i was thinking a mini estate rear seat would work!
pictures for refrence would be very handy!

[Miniowner123]

hi, sorry for delay, ended up having to pick a car up for my friend, he managed to get a nice mk2 fiesta turbo for free!

anyway i've taken some pictures but instead of me having to upload on photobucket and post here can you pm me your email address?

[mini*mad]

Very nice!
PM'd

[Miniowner123]

finally progress

had a couple of months of serious house work and reconstruction but thats over and done with and the house is up for sale, so until the sale date i have 2 projects to finish, this and my mpi, time to work i think

so new windscreen fitted as the laminate on the old one was going milky and the chrome locking strip was turning clear, looks alot better now

also engine in, but not after some trouble with the mounts, the mg rover ones are complete poop, made it impossible to line up the holes and also one actually fell apart, cant imagine how long it would have lasted when actually in road use. so solution......new non gen mounts, engine slipped right in and the rubber was actually better quality, who'd of thought it

also fitted the sideskirts and front arches back in place, all seats and doorcards are back in, next fitting the wiring loom

well heres a quick pic

and i bought another car, mk2 fiesta xr2

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love this cabrio. used to own it

[Miniowner123]

really? small world, think this has gone through about 3 members on here now, soon it will have another new owner as i need the cash for a house, shame but needs must and all that

[Archived2]

let me know how much when you are ready to sell it mate

[Miniowner123]

no problem, keep an eye on the project as it will be sold shortly after completion

[Miniowner123]

not updated this for a while, been so busy elsewhere but with a day off and no rain in sight i thought i best take advantage

today i went about replacing the inner cv's, was just going to reboot the old ones but on closer inspection replacement of the whole joint is the better option, i only ended up managing the nearside today because i had to do it twice! basically i put it all together and realised i didnt put the oil seal in the output casing losing my mind i think lol

anyway heres a few pics of how the car is at the mo, fitted newly painted caliper along with new pads and a flexi brake hose

full mpi steering wheel and column fitted and dashboard half wired

most of the loom plugged in, all ancillaries fitted just a few little bits and pieces to finish before starting it up for the first time

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sweet