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[minimad998]

This is my first ever large project on a car, it so happens to be the car that I have always wanted and that is a mini Mayfair.
I originally bought my mini in 2005 from a friend for £50.00 which I thought was pretty good, the car had no tax and no mot, and worse of all no clutch the clutch master cylinder seized over the 3 years the car had been standing in the same place, this coursed a few problems getting it home but in the end managed to. Engine wise it was sweet as it could be but having done 6800.00 on the clock I decided to have the engine stripped down and re built. Changing the clutch, gaskets and seals, plus wile I was at it having the head gas flowed and polished.
I have now got 1.5 twin su carbs and a nice stainless steel twin dtm system plus a 3:2:1 manifold for it so the engine is complete.

Now it comes to the car, as with all minis there is a larger problem with rust, when going round the car with the good old screw driver I found that there was more filler and rust than metal in her and as a result I named the car rusty have decided to replace the relevant panels, that’s wings, A panels, boot pan, the good old drivers A pillar and door steps, and sills, plus getting the chassey plated up and the wheel arches renewed. But as yet with school and work have not yet got round to welding the parts on, as I have not got the much experience with a Mig, I have asked a mate to give me a hand which he is gladly doing at the moment.
I have included some pictures bellow to give you an idea of what ‘rusty’ looks like looks like.

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[dougie_10 :D]

Good luck with the resto mate!

Looks like she will definately appreciate the reapirs lol

[minimad998]

Good luck with the resto mate!

Looks like she will definately appreciate the reapirs lol

thanks for the luck seems like ill need as much of it as i can get at the moment!

[blacktulip]

that door hinge area is very bad lol. where are u gonna start then?

[minimad998]

that door hinge area is very bad lol. where are u gonna start then?

I’m going to start at the a pillar, by the door hinge, they have made a plate about 3 or 4 mm thick in which you put over the hinge area ill have to get the angle grinder on that a pillar to stop the metal cancer spreading any more mind and then mig in the plate, with minor trimming for the perfect fit, and then the sills doorsteps and so on working around the car clockwise, I think that if I do it on weekend solid it will take 2 or 3 weeks to complete the welding. Its all good fun mind.

[minimad998]

Finally started on the engine bay, got all the welding complete just needs a coat of paint and the engine can finally be dropped back in. unfortunately haven’t got any photos at the moment but promises to add some very shortly.

[adam_-mini]

awsome love it very nice colour ooooooooooooo!

[minimad998]

today I got my engine sorted at long last instead of getting the standard 998cc engine head ported and polished my mate picked me up a fully rally spec copper s head, all I had to do was give the head a clean up and it was ready to put on, just need to get the head gasket now, I have included some photos bellow:-

before i cleaned the head up i decided to get a photo to show the diffrence in the ports

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and hear is a pic of the engine and the head together


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let everyone now when i get some more pics

Edited by minimad998, 20 November 2006 - 12:30 AM.

[minimad998]

ive got some of the pics of the engine bay now and what it looked like before the welding and red lead was applied plus a pic of the engine bay before the engine was lifted out!

before engine was taken out
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engine bay painted with red lead
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did take some of the engine bay in its finished colour but the pics came out black dont now what happened there!



post more as its happening!

Edited by minimad998, 22 November 2006 - 08:56 AM.

[minimad998]

let me now what you think so far!

[miniboo]

looking good. can't bit a clean rust free engine bay.

what are you going to do about the rusty front end?

[minimad998]

looking good. can't bit a clean rust free engine bay.

what are you going to do about the rusty front end?

was thinking of cleaning them up but they are too rusty so im going to cut the wings and the A panels out as soon as i can get a chance and my mate is going to give me a hand welding new panels in!

ill post some pics as i go along!

[Dizpower]

It's looking good!
I put up a new topic with a few pics of the mini if u wana look,
Darryn

Edited by Dizpower, 23 November 2006 - 12:25 AM.

[minimad998]

It's looking good!
I put up a new topic with a few pics of the mini if u wana look,
Darryn

cheers Darryn will have a look!

[Mini_resto]

Looking good nice to see another Mini is being returned to the road