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[big-jay]

Just finished reading this thread from start to finish. I must say the car looks absolutely awesome, and has given me some nice ideas for my mini.
 
Definately looking forward to seeing the finished article.

Cheers mate,

You and me both fella, Good luck with your Mini !

Jay.

[Spud21]

 

Just finished reading this thread from start to finish. I must say the car looks absolutely awesome, and has given me some nice ideas for my mini.
 
Definately looking forward to seeing the finished article.

Cheers mate,

You and me both fella, Good luck with your Mini !

Jay.

 

 

Cheers chap.

 

It's off for its dreaded MOT on tuesday (it will fail as i havent touched it for a while with starting a new job, but it will give me an idea where to start or to think about a full rebuild)

[Ginge620]

Update,

Another big milestone has been reached today, she's now rolling for the first time in almost a year
And got the running gear built up both sides ready to accept the drive shafts -

 

Got a couple of questions if you don't mind answering them.

Are the GAZ shocks you have the lowered type or standard?

Is the steering rack a sport or standard type?

Also where did you get the the stainless bolts for the steering arms. Ive looked on smiffys bits but cant see them?

Thanks

Edited by Ginge620, 20 February 2015 - 07:29 PM.

[Daviewonder]

Damn you!!!  I thought this was an update  

[big-jay]

Update,
Another big milestone has been reached today, she's now rolling for the first time in almost a year
And got the running gear built up both sides ready to accept the drive shafts -

Got a couple of questions if you don't mind answering them.
Are the GAZ shocks you have the lowered type or standard?
Is the steering rack a sport or standard type?
Also where did you get the the stainless bolts for the steering arms. Ive looked on smiffys bits but cant see them?
Thanks

Hi bud,

My GAZ dampers are the lowered type.

Ive got the MPI Sportspack Rack from minispares as I wanted to limit the steering lock due to the larger width of the split rims.

The steering arm bolts aren't stainless, they're just new replacement bolts from minispares.

Hope that helps,

Jay.

Edited by big-jay, 20 February 2015 - 08:28 PM.

[big-jay]

Damn you!!!  I thought this was an update  

There shall be one tomorrow !

Edited by big-jay, 20 February 2015 - 08:30 PM.

[Ginge620]

 

 

Update,
Another big milestone has been reached today, she's now rolling for the first time in almost a year
And got the running gear built up both sides ready to accept the drive shafts -

Got a couple of questions if you don't mind answering them.
Are the GAZ shocks you have the lowered type or standard?
Is the steering rack a sport or standard type?
Also where did you get the the stainless bolts for the steering arms. Ive looked on smiffys bits but cant see them?
Thanks

Hi bud,

My GAZ dampers are the lowered type.

Ive got the MPI Sportspack Rack from minispares as I wanted to limit the steering lock due to the larger width of the split rims.

The steering arm bolts aren't stainless, they're just new replacement bolts from minispares.

Hope that helps,

Jay.

 

Thanks just what i was after. Im planning on lowing my Mini and im on 13's so i was looking at the steering racks that restrict the amount of turn. Im looking forward to your next update

[ToM 2012]

Looks sterlin that does mate well done. Should be on the road by June in the lovelly sun? Can't wait to see it at himly hall show? Cheers Tom

[big-jay]

Looks sterlin that does mate well done. Should be on the road by June in the lovelly sun? Can't wait to see it at himly hall show? Cheers Tom

Thanks Tom,

That's the show I'm aiming for, should be on the road by then if all goes to plan !

[big-jay]

jay, have you fitted your bonnet release and washerbottle?
 
any photos of where it all pokes through the bulkhead if so?

Hi Faz,

Sorry for the delay, been rather busy of late. Here's where the washer hose comes through the bulkhead, if you need anymore pictures of anything else just let me know !



Update to follow shortly !

Edited by big-jay, 21 February 2015 - 06:26 PM.

[big-jay]

Update,

Been fairly busy of late so haven't been able to make much progress on the Mini, but got out there today and got a fair bit done.

I'll start with the items purchased over the last couple of weeks, POR 15 fuel tank sealing kit, various stainless nuts and bolts, braided fuel hose and a few other bits -





Finally purchased the last magnolia gauge, as well as a braided oil hose and a new speedo candle -





Had some new C-Pillars made by optimise as the ones that came in the headlining kit was a bit pants to be honest. There perforated vinyl with black stitching -





Managed to find some factory bulkhead sound deadening from a member on here in mint condition, needless to say I snapped it up straight away -



And finally I purchased this little beauty -





Not cheap but will finish off the interior nicely.

Now, onto the work that's been done. Started with the fuel tank and began the sealing process. First, we ran a magnet around the inside of the tank to remove any media that was left over from the blasting process, here's the results -



Done that a few times until it came out clean. Next we began the process of degreasing the inside of the tank using the POR 15 cleaning solution. No pictures of this stage as I forgot to take any but I can confirm its brilliant stuff, removes all of the gum and grease from inside the tank.

With that done it was time to put the metal prep in, here it is inside -



Left that in for around an hour, rotating the tank every 5-10 mins. As you can see from the picture above the metal is clean and rust free. Drained the solution from the tank back into the bottle, as it's re-usable, and placed a hairdryer into the filler nozzle on full blast for a while to dry it out -



With it dry we began to pour the sealer in, here it is in liquid form inside the tank -



Rotated the tank around a few times and then poured out the excess and left it to dry for a few days, here's the inside now it's dry -



Very happy with it, and even more so that we managed to keep the small inline filter inside the tank free from the sealer, so there was no need to break it off.

Now, with the tank ready to go in, that meant I had to get the rear lights wired up. As I'm fitting MK2 lights this means they won't fit into my current loom so I've had to change a few things. This is the rear light wiring, they're bullet connectors -



I cut those off and bought some male to female spade connector plugs to replace them -



So, I crimped the male spade end onto the rear light wiring -



And then added some solder to enhance the strength and conductivity -



Done the same to the others wires on the rear lights and then went outside to repeat the procedure to the wiring on the loom. Snipped off the factory connector block, crimped on the female spade connector, and then soldered those as well -



Pushed the connectors into the plastic housings and then plugged them together -



With that done we put the tank in, such an awkward job and not made any easier with the fear of damaging fresh paint. Anyway, we got it in eventually, I've replaced all of the securing nuts and bolts with stainless alternatives -





Washer bottle cleaned, back in and connected up -



We also secured the loom to the boot floor using the zippy clip plastic blocks I bought -





Plumbed in the new braided fuel hose -





And also fitted the bulkhead sound deadening, as well as the braided oil hose and speedo cable you can see poking through -



Finally, we fitted the pin that holds the clutch master cylinder and the clutch pedal together, managed to get it into this position with the aid of a pen magnet -



And then using a hammer and a long flat head screw driver we tapped it home and slipped in the split pin. Looks/sounds pretty simple you'd think, it's everything but that believe me. NEVER AGAIN

Anyway, that's all the progress thus far, may crack on with refurbishing the main loom tomorrow.

Jay.

Edited by big-jay, 21 February 2015 - 11:41 PM.

[1590gilbert]

Where did you get the connectors from for the rear lights?

Love this build, its fantastic quality.

[Rocket.]

Attention to detail on this build is awesome especially for a first build ! Keep up the good work

[big-jay]

Where did you get the connectors from for the rear lights?
Love this build, its fantastic quality.

Cheers bud,

I got them from here - http://www.ebay.co.u...=item45ea57dde8

Jay.

[big-jay]

Attention to detail on this build is awesome especially for a first build ! Keep up the good work

Thanks mate !