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[Fred&Rex]

Absolutely fabulous work of art going on again, surprising how quick you get these panels completed.

How long have you been working on minis Ben, something I’ve never asked .

[Ben_O]

Absolutely fabulous work of art going on again, surprising how quick you get these panels completed.

How long have you been working on minis Ben, something I’ve never asked .

Cheers

 

I had my first mini long before I was old enough to drive and had several in several years to follow

back in the day when people would see my mini and knock the door and ask if I wanted to buy theirs for £50 lol

 

I started restoring them as a job in 2015 and the first I did was for a TMF member

Apart from a few exceptions, I've been doing it constantly since

 

Cheers

Ben 

[Fred&Rex]

Very very true, I also had a V reg which I paid around the same monies for with a mot!

When will you be doing yours!
👍👍👍

[Ben_O]

Very very true, I also had a V reg which I paid around the same monies for with a mot!

When will you be doing yours!

Unfortunately my Mini25 has been stored outside for too long now so is getting to the point where its beyond saving which is very sad

I've Just got nowhere else to store it

[Fred&Rex]

That’s a shame, it would be great to see that build thread.

[jim5570]

Thanks Ben for your excellent work. I think I can honestly say that seeing the progress you’re making on here is one of the best Christmas presents I have ever had.
Wishing you and all at Mill Road Garage a Very Merry Christmas and I look forward to seeing more updates soon. Merry Christmas 🎅

[Crazy]

Ben's work and photo updates are absolutely fantastic as always, it's always exciting to see updates even when he's done the work to your own, though mine is still in as we've extended it's stay

[jim5570]

Ben's work and photo updates are absolutely fantastic as always, it's always exciting to see updates even when he's done the work to your own, though mine is still in as we've extended it's stay

Yeah, I think I saw your beautiful blue beast when I was last on the Isle of Wight. It looks stunning in real life. Panel fit, paint etc were absolutely perfect.

Edited by jim5570, 23 December 2022 - 01:41 PM.

[Crazy]

 

Ben's work and photo updates are absolutely fantastic as always, it's always exciting to see updates even when he's done the work to your own, though mine is still in as we've extended it's stay

Yeah, I think I saw your beautiful blue beast when I was last on the Isle of Wight. It looks stunning in real life. Panel fit, paint etc were absolutely perfect.

 

 

Thank you appreciate that, it certainly is one that looks better in person than photo's as the like Ben mentioned in my thread the colour is difficult to truly pick up in photo's.  

Edited by Crazy, 23 December 2022 - 01:54 PM.

[Ben_O]

Last update of 2022

 

I finished the clean up in preparation for the new OS quarter panel

 

 

Then trial fitted the panel

 

 

Before trimming, prepping and welding it into place

 

 

Last thing to do here is to clean up the welds on the rear bulkhead to seat pan

 

 

And then weld the seat pan to the heelboard and weld in in the reinforcer along the front edge of the seat pan

 

 

 

Next time, I'll be attacking the floors and steps

 

Merry Xmas everyone

 

Cheers

Ben 

[Viktor]

Hi Ben,

 

Merry Christmas! May I ask what is the reinforcer along the front edge of the seat pan? I don't think I have seen that before. Is that something additional to the Heritage boot floor?

 

Thanks.

 

Victor.

[Fred&Rex]

Excellent work as usual
Have a Merry Christmas Ben 🎄

So Crazy’s mini is staying for Christmas 😁
Rex is staying for Christmas 😁
RSP is staying for Christmas 😁

Enjoy the festivities everyone 😁

[Fred&Rex]

Victor
Great perseverance on your project, I had to ask Ben the same thing, Ben refitted mine as I didn’t realise it had one originally, which it does

All the best

[JXC Mini GT]

Great work as always Ben, hope you Kirsty and all the team at Mill Road have a great Christmas and I look forward to seeing your amazing work in the new year.

[colinf1]

The stiffener is a simple folded piece slightly smaller in width than the front of the seat base fold.

It should be on the old seat base of you still have it.