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[Marco1972]

Right here goes then 

trying to go through all the pics to show the build has been interesting after all this time 

fingers crossed this works I’ll start with the engine and clutch 

new clutch and seal 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clutch fitted time to paint the engine 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Almost ready to drop in 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in went the rad 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oil and filter 

 

 

 

rebuilt carb 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bottom steady 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Marco1972]

Had to put a break in here as I’d reached the max upload 

 

more to follow 

 

 

 

 

[Marco1972]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Few random shots 

 

 

 

 

 

With all that sorted in went the battery followed by some fuel 

 

And pleased to say it started after a couple of turns of the key ???
I had to do some slight adjustments of the carb with the help of my colour tune but it runs great 

very pleased 

more to follow soon 

Mark 

[mercenary62]

truly excellent work there mate ,attention to detail and the way you carried out the various refitting of parts as well as uploading pics is superb

[Marco1972]

truly excellent work there mate ,attention to detail and the way you carried out the various refitting of parts as well as uploading pics is superb

thank you for your kind comments

[Marco1972]

Next up ...... doors 

 

 

just like everything else on this build it’s either been refurbished or replaced 

new glass and runners 

refurbed door hinges with stainless bolts 

 

 

hung the doors using stainless shims nuts and reinforcing plates when I was happy with the gaps I built up the locks and handle then masked the frame ready for glass 

 

 

 

 

 

glass in I fitted the weather proof membrane ( i d already applied wax to the door cavity ) 

 

 

more bling 

 

held on with these clips 

 

 

not forgetting these little chaps 

 

slight interruption as my lad Jay tried to make off with my car

 

I wouldn’t mind but he’s got his own mini ( yes he’s still got it Ben ) 

 

 

On went the door card and mirrors same for the other side 

 

 

and who can resist a bit more bling 

 

more tomorrow 

thanks for looking 

Mark 

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Edited by Marco1972, 02 March 2020 - 05:47 PM.

[tankertanker]

That is nicer than a nice thing ,,,,, looking fantastic

[Bdshim]

fantastic looking better than new !

[Marco1972]

That is nicer than a nice thing ,,,,, looking fantastic

thanks mate

[Marco1972]

fantastic looking better than new !

thank you 

it’s only taken 8 years

[Marco1972]

Small update 

 

with the doors sorted it was onto the interior finishing touches 

 

set of fitted mats 

 

 

 

 

onto the boot area 

 

 

 

 

 

And that was that 

now this takes up up to about 12 months ago when the car took a back seat jobs at home took priority 

well we have to keep our better Halves happy ? 

 

more tomorrow 

thanks for looking 

Mark 

 

 

 

 

 

[Marco1972]

So fast forward to this year Got this for Christmas

 

 

 

 

now I’m sure I’m not alone here but I always look back at what I’ve done and in some cases I’m not 100% happy this was the case with the boot hinge bolts I’d changed them for stainless but they were just too long in fact they damaged the boot seal so I was forced to cut a piece out which didn’t please me

 

so I sourced these from Smifys bits much better quality and fitted flush 

 

just got to get another boot seal
I've deleted the air vents this obviously left holes in the dash which I was going to place speakers in but I’ve changed my mind ( for now  ) and fitted the end part of the vent 

 

found out the headlamp rings and after a quick polish they went back on 

 

 

now one job I’d been putting off was fitting the grill 

no way was I going to use self tappers so stainless rivnuts were used ( forgot to take a pic ) 

after much fettling I am happy with the end result

 

 

Just little jobs to do now 

the horn was so in went a new one 

 

 

now here’s a really annoying problem that I know lots of folk have had 

crap rubber parts

now this car has never seen the road and I’m having to change these parts already 

bloody disgrace mini parts suppliers sort this out !!

i hate doing work needlessly just because manufacturers can’t be bothered to make a decent product 

rant over moving on

 

 

I’m now using poly where possible 

 

 

Thanks for looking 

more tomorrow 

Mark 

Edited by Marco1972, 05 March 2020 - 09:17 AM.

[cp2708]

I know the rubber quality is terrible. I find Autoglym vinyl and rubber care, sprayed liberally once a year really helps though. I've had some cheapo knuckle dust covers on for 6 years now and they haven't cracked yet. 

[Marco1972]

Looking at prolonging the life of the rubber components I’ve replaced I’ve used some red rubber grease 

see how this gets on

so far so good

 

 

now with the end in sight it was about time I cleaned up the wheels 

a few before and after shots 

I’ve got some 10inch mini special wheels that will be going on eventually but that’s a little way off I might as well get some use out of the car before I start pulling it apart again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think they cleaned up ok 

now the keen eyed among you will see I’ve gone archless on this build (I just like the retro look ) the plan was to fit the chrome edge trim but what a nightmare I tried every which way to fit the dam stuff heat hot water pre bending it on a strip of steel but no matter what I did it just kinked I threw the towel in after ruining 3 sets of trim

so I’ve opted for a black rubber strip bit of a compromise but hey ho it will do for now

so that brings us up to date 

I’ve a couple of small jobs left to do theses are number plates replace the original mini city decals replace the boot seal and then apply a good coat of clear wax to the underside of the car 

hope to have this all done by the end of March 

I’ll leave you with a few pics of how it sits now

thanks for looking in 

Mark 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ben_O]

Wow. It looks great!

The trick with the chrome trim us to buy the decent one (lots of cheap immitations that kink horribly) and not to use heat or hot water. Just go for it feeding it onto the seam bit by bit manipulating it with your hands.

works everytime for me.

 

Cheers

Ben