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[minivanman]

Cool. My van's got em on as well - don't know how long they'll last. Its not like its hard to weld new ones on anyway...

For the bolts - if you get zinc plated ones they should be fine. Put plenty of copperslip on, and a few coats of paint on the thread outside the car and they should last fine.

[Southy]

Ah right cheers for the advice, i may change them later on down the line once ive got a bit more cash in, i mean 4k worth of stuff is starting to hit me now , they will do me for the mean time.

Like you say about the sills they are easily changed if needs be, shouldnt need to do them for a few years one should hope....They are gonna be filled to the brim with waxoyl when it starts going back together.

[sweetser]

looking good man, that rear seat cover looks lovely

[Southy]

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, its the end of day 1 of the rebuild (Technically its build day 2 but ive just got in).
Its been a very busy yet very productive day today, my mate called up at 8.30 this morning when we began to load up his van with anything and everything for the car to be rebuilt. Engine, subframes, glass, seats and so on.

First task of the day was to fit the wiring loom. One of us started on the front section whilst the other 2 worked on the rear. This was soon fitted within 10minutes making the day seem like its going to be an easy one

We then started work on fitting the pedal box along with the clutch and brake master cylinder and the accelerator pedal and brake bias valve on the bulkhead.

Whilst i nipped to the cars parts shop, the front subframe was fitted upto the car and attached, fitting all the new poly bushes and solid rear mounts to the subframe.The brake lines were then approached, making complete new lines from scratch running both them, and the fuel lines through the car in the passengers footwell.

The rear lights were fitted into the car along with all the striker plates and locking mechs for the doors and the handles were fitted also at this time.

By the end of the day we had fitted the engine, the rear subframe with all the brake lines done and rear brake assemblies fitted and all the shocks fitted and the new wheels put on.


The car from the back with lights fitted


All the new wiring to sort out.....


Lovely and clean....just for how long though?


Brake + clutch master cylinder's fitted and piped up and the engine fitted minus a head


Fuel and brake lines running through the car


The spax lowered shocks with all new shocker mounts and CV joints and drive shafts


Front end with wheels fitted, really like how the colout looks in this picture

More updates tomorrow most likely, let me know what you think people

[minivanman]

Looks great! How come you've not painted the roof yet? I'm sure it will be looking like a very different beast by the end of the week.

[Southy]

The reason why the roof hasnt been painted is because its being painted a different colour (black) and we have the equipment to seal off the rest of the car and just spray the roof on its own, so this shall be happening soon.

Unfortunantly i havent got any pics from today the phone decided to die on me.

But basicaly ive got the headliner started to be fitted, front winding glass fitted along with the chrome seals, gear linkage fitted, a temp clyinder head fitted till mine arrives, modified the old rear drums on a lathe to clear them up on the inside to get rid of the step and reprofiled the outside. Fully rebuilt the brake callipers with new seals and pistons.

[dan_up850]

mmmmm.............looking stunning mate, took me ages to do what youve done in one day!!, suppose the extra hands help!! haha, is it going to be a N/A 1275 or some sort of forced induction?

[Southy]

Cheers for that dan, im well happy now things are slowly coming together, makes all the blood sweat and tears worth while now your seeing the finished results. Its going to be a N/A 1275 for now, im very much toying with the idea of going down the promotive route sometime next year, will be keeping an eye on the kits too see if/when they sort the reverse gear out.

The extra hands do help, but its also helps with everything being brand new, your not searching around for nuts and bolts and missing little pieces as you have (or should have) them all to hand

[dan_up850]

sounds good mate, it definatly makes it seem worth it when you get t the fitting stage, you can actually start to see the hard work turn into something.

and i know what you mean about missing parts and bolts!! half my time was looking around either the floor, draws and boxes to find a poxy bolt for the coil bracket!! or in my case all the shims for the door hinges!! AGGHHHH lol

[Widdowmaker]

Found my way to your thread.... stunning.

Love the colour, love the car, love the effort thats been put in.

If ya ever need it detailing - give me a shout - I would be well happy to give ya the shine back after a blast through some mud..... and I dont think those days are far away......

Good luck with the rest of the build

[Southy]

Thanks very much for the comments Widdowmaker, and i may just take you up on that offer for a detail session sometime in the future...., im sure you will be seeing the car in person in the next couple of weeks or so.

Right well work has been very busy on the car the last couple of days, ive not really had all that much chance to take pics because of this.
The headliner has been fitted completley, just need to fit the rear pillar cards which is proving a task cause of the extra supports on them..All the brake lines, fuel line and battery cable running through the car has been clipped down to the floor of the car. All the wires under the bonnet have been connected up and tidied up using cable tie clips.

We have finished fitting the headlamp bowls, and the headlamps themselves and wired them all up and they are working the front indicators and side reapeaters are fitted and working.All the rear lights are fully wired in and working along with the custom made fog light.

The exhaust is fitted along with the fuel tank and the fuel pump mounted in the spare wheel well.


The engine bay looking slightly a mess at this moment in time....


Engine bay again with custom made ultimate engine steady


Battery,fuel and brake lines clipped down to floor, prior to trimming ties.


One headliner fitted


The view of the rear end of the car

Well got a lot more to do tomorrow hopefully going to make a start on fitting the dash after sorting some of the dash wiring out tonight aswell as the interior and the glass, there is a lot to do still i may be a bit optomistic but its booked in for MOT on saturday so wish me luck

[sweetser]

Its looking lovely mate, good luck with the MOT on saturday

[koomey]

looking awesome, fingers crossed for the mot

[Dan515]

thats going to be a very nice mini

[analogue_radio]

What are all the holes for in the rear passenger seat? (sorry if I've missed something )

Must be such a good feeling to start putting her back together again, I wouldn't be able to keep myself away from the garage if I was at that stage.