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[Ianm11]

So ive been tipping away slowly with this. Bought this mini late last year! Yes i know its pink ha wont be for long i hope once i get around to all the bodywork!! Dreading that part! So the photos i upload are all messed up orderwise. The car is a 1991 rover mini and someone had fitted a 1275 metro 12H engine in. Its my first time working on a mini so learning as i go. Im just going to through all the pics of what ive done so far and from now on then ill update weekly.  IMG_7132.JPG   91.91K   8 downloads  IMG_7148.JPG   115.46K   5 downloads  IMG_7149.JPG   115.63K   3 downloads  IMG_7153.JPG   121.86K   6 downloads  IMG_7154.JPG   110.34K   3 downloads  IMG_7155.JPG   132.6K   4 downloads  IMG_7159.JPG   49.96K   6 downloads  IMG_7172.JPG   109.85K   6 downloads  IMG_7173.JPG   119.99K   4 downloads

[Ianm11]

A few more

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[Ianm11]

And more

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[Ianm11]

And more steady progress ha still avoiding body work

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[Ianm11]

And the last few for now

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[Ianm11]

Well another update for anyone that might be interested, Got another bit done this weekend further stripped it down so not much left on it. Also have the engine and gearbox finnished and tested it running.

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Not sure what to do with the rust in the bulkhead anyone any ideas? With all the stripping finnished i got the car outside to power wash it inside and out and next up remove all the bitumen from the floors. Waiting to drill all the spotwelds for the companion bin so i can replace the drivers side front to rear heritage floor pan

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[Ianm11]

Sorry this took so long to update heres a few small updates for anyone interested

Got the rh quarter panel welded on and door hanged

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[Ianm11]

Havent updated this in a while for anyone thats interested i finally got the front end welded on just to sort the A panels next, but happy overall with the fit. The one thing im not happy with is the fitment of the top right hand corner of the door on the frame. Any ideas how i could sort this?

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[Bdshim]

Nice project, I have seen a few times on here the door frame cut then extended slightly to reduce the gap

[Ianm11]

Yeah i was kind of thinking that alright. Would doing that have any affect with the window in the door not closing properly after the frame is lengthened as such?
Just a thought

[johnR]

If it's the door that's wrong not the body there shouldn't be a problem with the window if you correct the door.

[cookie4343]

Nice work. As for the door the top right frame looks twisted in, so maybe try twisting that back first. This might make the gap look more even.

[cookie4343]

Look in this thread for adding steel to the frame and closing the gap. http://www.theminifo...s/#entry2247769

[Ianm11]

Yeah ive measured it and checked from the passenger side and they match up. Cheers for that link? Im sure its nothing that cant be sorted anyway ha! Ill keep you updated i dont get as much time at it as id like at the moment?