On The Road
Posted 19 July 2015 - 10:52 PM
This is Gordon th egreen mini, he needs a bit of work, probably a lot of work!
R reg, webasto sliding roof :-(
Was once a good mini, been sat for years rotting away and now needs a little lovin'
Earlier today I removed the interior, the floorpan was better than I expected.
Hopefully get it going and up on a ramp to have a look.
Mill Road Garage
Posted 19 July 2015 - 10:55 PM
Good luck
Ben
Up Into Fourth
Posted 20 July 2015 - 05:43 AM
Looks fairly tidy for an mpi... :)
On The Road
Posted 21 July 2015 - 12:01 AM
Cheers fella's!
I don't suppose it 's the worst one out there but it certainly needs a lot of attention!
Starter had died so got a replacement
Clutch pedal was solid so had to use a hammer and crowbar/WDfarty combo to loosen the clutch arm off - obviuosly the clutch was seized on. Has moved backwards & forwards 3ft either way so that's encouraging.
Can anyone tell me what this multiplug is/was/should be for?
It was down by the starter motor, must be a reason for it but I can't see anything Or am I being a true thickie?
Up Into Fourth
Posted 21 July 2015 - 05:53 AM
Isn't that a spare plug for some option spot lights? just an idea...
On The Road
Posted 21 July 2015 - 10:29 PM
Seems like it would be in the right place.
On The Road
Posted 21 July 2015 - 11:04 PM
After getting the interior out we got him up on the ramp for a proper look and poke with some large screwdrivers lol
N/S/F sill to arch area
O/S/F
rear arch tub
Other side feels very crusty and pushed a bit through but tank needs to come out either way.
Up Into Fourth
Posted 22 July 2015 - 12:50 PM
And there is some rust hope it hasnt gone into the floor to much and its a case of some sills etc :)
Mill Road Garage
Posted 23 July 2015 - 04:56 PM
that doesn't look to bad really, especially for an MPI.
Standard mini rust - they all do that sir
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 24 July 2015 - 08:00 PM
this reminds me a bit of mine. a little poking around and boom more rust than meets the eye. I'm sure you will get it easily sorted
On The Road
Posted 27 July 2015 - 12:14 PM
I hope so gents!
Is there such a thing as a repair panel for the front sill to arch area, you know the whole corner?
As the N/S/F sill to arch photo above, or is it just a case of making it up with steel?
On The Road
Posted 27 July 2015 - 12:23 PM
Trying to persuade the Mrs that we should ditch the Webasto sliding roof and weld on a tin top, it's my opinion that the Webasto is the Achilles heal of Gordon..
Her opinion is that he is a (sort of) ltd edition and the Webasto is part of his character.
She got him with just 9,000 miles on the clock about 2001/2002, so it's understandable that having had him for such a long time that she would like to keep him kind of original.
A new Webasto is a lot of money though, and I don't trust the cheaper ebay replacements - unless anyone can vouch for them?
Crazy About Mini's
Posted 27 July 2015 - 09:28 PM
about £1000 If there still made
On The Road
Posted 29 July 2015 - 02:19 PM
Yeah, I seem to remember they were around £1000 - £1200 about 6-7 years ago.
On The Road
Posted 29 July 2015 - 02:20 PM
Is there such a thing as a repair panel for the front sill to arch area, you know the whole corner?
As the N/S/F sill to arch photo above, or is it just a case of making it up with steel?
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