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[miniallsort]

nice project mate

[backstreetclassics]

thanks all

and kel forgot about the webber at the time lol need to get a webber box at smd if i can find 1

[backstreetclassics]

just a quick up date been out in the garage tonight and got a few things done

1st off i put the sub frame up in the engine bay its just held in by the tower bolts at the mo dont relise how many bolts ive lost brining home hehehe then put my fillter king on the bulk head and also stared to put teh hubs together ready to go back on

ill have to make a list of bits i need and see what i can get hold of at southern mini days

heres some pics











let me know what you think

dan

[hevray]

Like the finish on the front hub-swivel. Is it powder coated??

[backstreetclassics]

yeah i hd them both sandblasted and powdercoated didnt cost to much

[mini_kel]

Coming along nicely, what brakes are you going to use?

[apbellamy]

I've always thought that you shoyuld try and stick with the original colour for the car, but that green does look bloody good.

[backstreetclassics]

thanks guys and ill be using 8.4 brakes

[backstreetclassics]

hi all been out in the garage tonight ive been cleaning the engine ready to paint but it has to go off for a rebore first. also been trying to rebuild my other front hub which have been powder coated but it looks like ill have to haver these blasted again because
its making things so hard to do as the guy powdered every thing even where the wheel bearing goes. so ill strip the other one of its new ball joints and send them back fpr blasting and then ill just paint them me thinks. also had the same probs with my tie rods as he coated all the threads but they wasnt as hard to clean quick whirl on a wire brush should do the trick.aprt from that things are going well .

[backstreetclassics]

been out in with the mini again last few nights just have a genral look over things also had my body shop man around to have a look at some damage to the boot floor that ive just noticed but nothing a new rear sub frame and a little tug to get it back shape
also found the drivers wing had bubble up some more but on closer inspection i found this







so it looks like a new wing and some panels underneath but the scuttle seems to be fine.
heres sum pics of the engine b4 it goes off for the rebore





also if any 1 has a drivers wing for sale let me know

thanks for looking dan

[apbellamy]

It looks like there's some filler in the scuttle too. To be on the safe side, I'd take a flap wheel to both scuttles and wing corners. Usually, if the bottom scuttle bit is rotten, the top is as well. Like my blue clubby...

It's best to find out now, than when you get to the body shop.

[backstreetclassics]

ive looked over the passenger side and all is ok im gona go out in a bit and grind off the scuttle as ive just got my self a grinder finaly i dont mind if i have to repllace that thanks for the advice hows yr cluuby coming along

[apbellamy]

ive looked over the passenger side and all is ok im gona go out in a bit and grind off the scuttle as ive just got my self a grinder finaly i dont mind if i have to repllace that thanks for the advice hows yr cluuby coming along

My clubby is on hold. Need to make space in the garage and get him back home. There's a metro van sat in his parking space...

[backstreetclassics]

metro van sounds cool i had one in my earley days of driver not a bad little motor

just got back in from the garage and the drivers scuttle is fine its just seems the filler is there bcoz of the repair on the wing so thats all good . also tonight got the front subby bolted in now just ned to finish the hubs and i can put some wheels on it woo hoo

[apbellamy]

metro van sounds cool i had one in my earley days of driver not a bad little motor

just got back in from the garage and the drivers scuttle is fine its just seems the filler is there bcoz of the repair on the wing so thats all good . also tonight got the front subby bolted in now just ned to finish the hubs and i can put some wheels on it woo hoo

That's good. Not finding rust is always nice!

There's some pictures of the van in my project links at the bottom.

It'll be getting upgarded to a stage 3 1275. Next year it's going on a rally accross europe