Summer is approaching, and I need to start repairs on my mini. It's 1989 and smells like a coal miner on a Friday night. Hopefully (though unlikely) these aren't just the tip of the iceberg...
I got 99 problems - (here's just 5)
1) Door skin is split next to where the drivers side mirror sits, at the top lip where the window slides. Is this something that would be easier to just get a replacement second hand door? Or would this need reskinning? Or can something this small be grinded and sanded to investigate further and possibly just a little welding job to ping it shut once sanded back?
2) Usual scabs below the headlamp. Think when removed, some investigation and general rubbing and grinding can get most of that out.
3) Bubbling in front of the scuttle. I expect loads of scabs to appear soon, but the scuttle itself seems sound both sides (the photo shows algae and dust not bubbling!). The front part is where its going. Sanding down first to investigate?
4) Bootlid at the bottom is also bubbling in patches. Same on the passenger bottom door. Grind and sand, expected areas really.
5) Tasty pitting on those bumpers! Will do a tin foil job for pleasure, but will get replacements in due course.
6) Engine bay is riddled with drilled holes from whoever had it last. I dare not think how many different grilles its had, its like swiss cheese. General rust in patches, but otherwise quite tidy for a non-modified automatic. Even the asbestos and A+ decals are readable! I'm removing this engine and fitting a manual 998, so access to the rest of the bay for further rust inspection will be possible.
So my questions are, how bad do these patches look on first opinion? From what I have seen elsewhere, fingers crossed, they aren't half as bad as what I have seen elsewhere!
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Edited by danm, 30 April 2013 - 12:45 PM.