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[Simon.rob]

Hi everyone this is my first mini project!! have previously fully restored a ford capri and am finishing off the 2nd one.

I'm determined to save this mini as it was rotting in a friends garden after failing the MOT ..on many things!!

Will get some pics on when I can but it's definitely going to b a bare she'll build with lots of welding!

Planning on a full strip and rebuild of engine too it's a fuel injected 1275

Any tips / best order of doing things will b much appreciated

Thanks a lot

Simon

[Tyred-and-emotional]

Welcome 

 

I love Sidewalk seats and door trims... no idea why they put tartan into a Mini  named after an American pavement!!

[Simon.rob]

Wait till you see this interior! The mould will blow your mind!!

Ha yep! Going to keep it as original as possible , even have the original cassette player!

[Simon.rob]

The cars going to need a Respray...the glossy black colour has worn and weathered to a satin black with a tint of rust..any ideas on colours? What colours were the sidewalks available in? Or something different pearlescent perhaps??

Thanks a lot

Si

[Covert]

Welcome simon , pics please !

[some1158]

re. original colours - Charcoal, White Diamond, Kingfisher Blue metallic.  Full brochure at http://www.roblightb...ni_sidewalk.htm

Edited by some1158, 05 May 2014 - 07:51 AM.

[dood]

Hi

Best of luck with the project, I really hope it goes well!

Nice to here your saving one of the old mini's!

I liked the sidewalks interior, its crazy tartan isn't it? I think I prefer it to my Rio interior, has a weird turquoise swirl pattern on door cards and seats.

 

Not sure if there's a specific order in which to get things done, but I reckon welding wise its maybe best to get all the important structural welding done first like sills and floors and kind of work from the ground upwards.outwards, but please not oversills! I hate seeing them on a mini, it just delays the inevitable, and makes the immanent repair even harder when it comes round to it.

How rotten is it?

[humph]

Welcome and good luck with the project. We have a charcoal grey metallic sidewalk too, love it, until you find all the bolts are seized and rusted   Enjoy your project, ours will be getting a full rebuild as soon as our Elf project is done.

[Simon.rob]

nice one! thanks for the link to the sales brochure..definately swaying towards keeping it original at the moment, i do quite like the colour seems to have metallic pigment in it.

 

the interior is definately 'unique' but its different :)

 

its definately very rotten

 

after a look at dusk when the car was covered in leaves i could tell that it needs new wings, scuttle, boot lid, sills, floors...but im up for it :)

 

the MOT failure list as per its last one :

 

offside rear foglamp not working

offside steering rack gaiter split

n/s front lower suspenson balljoint

n/s front upper suspension balljoint

o/s front upper suspension balljoint

o/s front floor suspension component mounting corroded

exhaust emissions too high

 

obviously after being sat since then the rust has gotten worse and there are mice 'nests' in the engine bay and boot behind the fuel tank..

 

 

more pics to come

[Redjohnno]

That's what I like to see, another Tartan Menace! Same colour as mine too, and when the sun shines on the paint, looks even better!! How many miles has it done?

[Simon.rob]

123014 though the MOT fail sheet says 23014! That would b good, but I'm thinking the clocks gone round :/ are the roofs the same colour standard too? Thanks a lot

Si

[Redjohnno]

Si, roofs should be body colour as well. 

[Simon.rob]

righteo thanks :)