Mini City E 1984 Full Restoration
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, Dec 26 2012 02:06 PM
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Posted 26 December 2012 - 02:06 PM
Here's my 1984 Mini City E which I picked up in September. I'd been looking for a year to find a prefect mini to restore which was also close to where I live... Then I found this, tucked away inside a barn where its been for years. There is a very minimal amount of major body repairs which need to be made, the main work lies in the mechanical side. With the help of my dad we are going to refit a 1000cc engine and replace the current non-original 1275cc engine. There is no real time limit for the project, anytime between my 17-18th birthday will be great!
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Posted 26 December 2012 - 02:11 PM
Nice little project, and same colour as my last 3 minis ;)
Look forward to seeing the 1275 in the for sale section ;)
Look forward to seeing the 1275 in the for sale section ;)
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Posted 26 December 2012 - 02:12 PM
Very cool barn find project mate. Keep us updated with lots of pictures and stories of your progress!
It looks like a very good little base but just from the two pictures posted I can spot a few suspect looking areas. In saying that its better than a car that has been filled and botched to keep it MOT worthy (just about!) each year. I can't wait to see more progress and another one brought back to life.
It looks like a very good little base but just from the two pictures posted I can spot a few suspect looking areas. In saying that its better than a car that has been filled and botched to keep it MOT worthy (just about!) each year. I can't wait to see more progress and another one brought back to life.
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Posted 26 December 2012 - 02:21 PM
@mattdc2r i will be changing the colour to a differnet shade of red.. Not too keen on this one :)
@mini-mad-Craig been doing quite a bit over the past couple of months, here's a picture blog http://www.mini.james-swift.co.uk . I use all the time I have inbetween college work in the garage! Also no botching going on anymore.. All works been done once.. And right first time
@mini-mad-Craig been doing quite a bit over the past couple of months, here's a picture blog http://www.mini.james-swift.co.uk . I use all the time I have inbetween college work in the garage! Also no botching going on anymore.. All works been done once.. And right first time
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Posted 26 December 2012 - 02:23 PM
Lots of pictures to come soon.. In the meantime check out http://www.mini.james-swift.co.uk where I have been uploading over the past few months!
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Posted 26 December 2012 - 11:28 PM
Cream interior with red piping looks very nice.
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Posted 28 December 2012 - 05:14 PM
Few hours work done today with dad. Managed to take out the headlining, found a few spiders and snails living in there :0 sadly had to throw away the old headlining as it was too far gone :/ Also started to investigate and see how bad the welding of the replacement sills was, things weren't too good but nothing that can't be fixed after a day or 2 of welding, need to pick up some new grinding disks tomorrow to grind away some more metal, keep an eye out for more info! A few other things we did: 1) Filled in a few small scratches and dents we found 2) anti-rust primed the roof gutter.
That's all for today... More pictures (much better quality) will be online at http://www.mini.james-swift.co.uk (scroll to the bottom for latest updates!) :) thanks for looking!
That's all for today... More pictures (much better quality) will be online at http://www.mini.james-swift.co.uk (scroll to the bottom for latest updates!) :) thanks for looking!
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Posted 01 January 2013 - 07:42 PM
Not that much work done today, got to work removing the rear valance which was rotten, this exposed to rear subframe too which looks in a good condition... thankfully! Although there was some snails living inbetween the subframe and body ;) Also began to prime the roof around the gutters. Thanks for looking!
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 10:52 PM
Not much work done due to college exams... Full weekend next week!
I'm selling a steering wheel, reasonable/good condition (see pictures) ask for any info...offers welcome over messages, I will be attending Bingley hall at the end of the month, i'm happy to bring it along then to save on postage.
I'm selling a steering wheel, reasonable/good condition (see pictures) ask for any info...offers welcome over messages, I will be attending Bingley hall at the end of the month, i'm happy to bring it along then to save on postage.
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