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[MINIMADrt]

Where abouts do u use for your aquablasting.

Looking really nice. A lot of time and effort spent. Brill job on the motor.

Fancy doing mine lol

[wingnut]

Those wheels look fab.What colour is tiny gonna be?

[slidehammer]

This looking really good, love the finish you got on the black parts

[Covert]

Where abouts do u use for your aquablasting.
Looking really nice. A lot of time and effort spent. Brill job on the motor.
Fancy doing mine lol

Thanks matey, i use this place
http://www.automotiv.../bead-blasting/ they are meant to be good at A series engines too.
Wiper motor has taken the most amount of time but i think it was worth it

[Covert]

Those wheels look fab.What colour is tiny gonna be?

Thanks wingnut!
Started off in my head as old english white (so cream lol) with a white roof , but thinking more old english white all over now, im sure it will change again before he is finished !

[Covert]

This looking really good, love the finish you got on the black parts

Thanks dude, im a bit of a perfectionist .

[JewSkii]

Amazing work i love the rocker cover looks amazing. i think that you should get the lettering on the top the same colour as your body / eng block just an idea    

[Covert]

Good plan !

[Shifty]

12 months tomorrow is when I dropped him off to you!!!

[Covert]

Blimey time flies !
Better crack on with the body , another update on its way soon !
Cheers !

[Covert]

so over the last month or so i have been building a frame to sit under the mini, i bolted the subframes back onto the body and lowered it on the frame , made sure it was all completely level and bolted the subframes to the frame, removed the body and now have the perfect platform to start the body build.

cant completely "start" yet as im waiting for some new front subframe mounts but its getting there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

drivers side inner wing fits a treat but the passenger side will need looking at as its catching on a few bits that need fettling.

 

 

found a reverse rim to act as my spare so thats a bonus as i now have x5!

and had it powdercoated gloss black like the rest.

 

 

sandblasted and rebuilt my radius arms and then painted.

 

 

all hubs/arms have been blasted and painted.need new bearings for these ....

 

 

 

managed to source a Genuine quarter panel from evil bay

 

 

 

thats all for now folks , excited to finally start the body, my plan is all genuine panels but we will see how far the budget stretches .

[Covert]

Oh forgot my new clecos !

[Covert]

still collecting panels folks!

 

new companion bin !

 

and O/S heritage quarter panel, waist rail , and arch closing panel.

 

 

FINALLY STARTED WELDING!

 

May not be much but the healboard is fully welded to the back of the floor!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

next job is to bolt the rear subframe back on the jig and bolt it to the healboard , then start with the floor to bulkhead join.

 

 

all comments welcome........

[Ben_O]

That's a good start.

 

It's a great feeling when a pile of metal panels come together and start resembling a car.

 

Exciting stuff!

 

Ben

[Covert]

so i started off by cleaning the panel coat off the lip of the bulkhead and coating in zinc primer..

 

drilled quite a few holes in the end of the floor panel!

 

turned the floor over and ground off the sharp bits and panel coat and covered in zinc.

 

i have been welding it together the last week or so , just got over the tunnel to do, more pics when its finished.....

 

and bought some more panels!

 

top dash rail.

 

 

and rear panel, it had been partly welded to a shell, but was very cheap considering the price of a new one , also the parcel shelf is better condition than mine , needs some work but will be fine i think.......

 

started on it by removing what was left of the top of the rear seat.

 

all comments welcome folks!