This is my first post on this website and its all for my 1985 mini project.
I'll try and keep everything down to just one thread for simplicitys sake so stick any opinions or question in, they are all appreciated.
I bought the car last November after a few months searching for the best/most solid base for a project i could find! It had a few days tax and a couple of weeks mot on it so getting it home was no problem, it didn’t miss a beat! With only 2 previous owners and 25k on the clock it was perhaps a bit too good for a resto but I had already decided I would rather spend a little more money in the first place and do less bodywork in the long run! Its actually very nearly finished now but I'll start at the beginning and upload loads of photos for you all to see the story!
Here it is back in November ready to be driven home for work to commence

And here it is recently with the exterior more or less finished

The plan was to end up with something a bit classic but retro, wide and low running on wide 10" wheels!
The engine is just a stage 1 998cc at the moment due to insurance and i ran out of time, needing the car on the road to take me bak to uni!
Plans are for 1275 mg block to go in next year so i have concentrated on getting all bodyworrk, suspension and brakes sorted first ready for a simple engine swap to finally complete the project.
spec is a little something like this:-
engine - 998cc stage 1
suspension - original rubber cones, hi-lo's and spax adjustables all round
brakes - minispares 4pot callipers, 7.5" cooper s discs, braided goodridge hoses and EBC Green Stuff pads.
wheels - 6x10" mamba alloys
body - Full respray BMW hyper Blue Metallic with Ford Diamond White roof. Group 2 arches blended into bodywork along with frond end de-seam. Mk1 grille and bonnet. Demon Tweeks F1 style door mirrors.
Thats all for now folks