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Hi all,

a few months back i started a topic a malta built mini named Lindsay and was featured on June/July's Mini World Magazine titled barn find mini, well that project is almost at a stand still until i find various body panels. Mid summer holidays i found the Malta built mini which needed quite some tlc...this was going to be a small resto which i will use as a daily driver. she;s doing strong!

I bought it for peanut money considering the state which she was in. Immediately i named her Ashley- a troublesome yet obedient, beautiful yet dirty mini.....


I washed her thoroughly and removed all the stuff that was in it. new 10 inch mini lights put on instead of the starmags, and started to drive her. Problems occurred.

Body work side:

i changed only a single body panel - rear valance which was rusted out badly and patched the rear boot floor. i de bumpered it front and back. smooted everything and got it ready for paint. i chose the ferrari red colour.

Mechanical side...hmm the list goes on and on.....

Water pump
front shoes
rear shoes
front wheel cylinders
rear wheel cylinders
front flexible brake hoses
front copper piping
new radiator
new cv joints
new cv boots
re greased all bearings
new top cover gaskit
new oil
new oil filter
new dizzy cap and rotor arm
new plugs
new ht leads
second hand carb (although this one needs a repair kit asap!)
new tyres all round
new battery
alternator bearings
and the list goes on and on

interior :/ i bought two front semi bucket seats out of an old lancia which were fitted to a mini before and fitted only one till today. rear seats match the front ones, put in a stereo system in it and done :)


still more modifications to be made. - next summer after Lindsay, she's up next AGAIN - this time 1275 mg metro engine, twin su's and mk1 style....

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this is she:










what do you think?

[designermatt]

this looks fantastic, will be even better if you put on Mk1 styling

[Nossedout]

hi designermatt,

yea hopefully this summer i'll do a mk1 facelift. I think it would come out better without the grille moustace( that goes under the bonnet). and put a chrome grille. do you think it would be better with the mk1 rear lights?

[Nossedout]

Have my mini up for sale, it is located in malta, but will ship it to uk

a lot of work has been done to the car. originally it was a rust free shell. only changed the a panel and rear valance (repaired slightly the boot floor). offers accepted.

re sprayed recently. with white roof, new interior and am giving a service to the engine - new oil seals etc. engine is out at the mo.  give me an offer. she needs to go as have 2 other projects on the go.

here is the advert. if you wish more pictures, send me an email on [email protected]
http://www.carandcla....uk/car/C385997

Edited by Nossedout, 08 May 2013 - 12:14 PM.

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Got an update!!! i got fed up of the car and decide to give it a new look....

I decided to do the interior headliner, new rubber seals all round and the usual things. had a 1000 euro to spent and did this: 

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Still got an update to do! hopefully this weekend will change the front ball joints and go to the alignment shop. :))

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http://s1245.photobu...833b3e.jpg.html

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sorry but i forgot how to post photos here so the photo above this post is the most recent one(december 2013). more photos of the latest updates made in late 2013

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had some rust in the rear boot floor on the left hand side (fuel tank side) the panel beater before me decided to fix the rust by using silicone:/ 

all fixed, grined up and just put undercoat on...was not visible after grinding :) sorry no photo!

 

i had some spare time and viola'

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my new 200lt air compressor :)

front d/s floorboard

p/s side floorboard

taken last week :)) 

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dash renovated

what do you guys think?

[megamini_jb]

This is so nice. How I'm trying to do mine

[Nossedout]

thanks mate. appriciate! maybe next improvements will be an mg metro vented diskbrake conversion with indirect power brake  for better brakes and new rims :)