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[Al*]

Thats looking realy good Al! Well done for all your hard work!

You can hardly tell its the same mini. (well almost :grin: )

Good Luck with getting it ready for you sisters wedding, that sounds like a great idea! Glad you sister likes the mini that much!

hey thanks charlie! :grin:

Thats exactly what i like to hear......"i don't even recognize it."(in a dumbfounded voice)

Al

[adam c]

That looks great Al :grin: . You make me feel ashamed for giving up on my mayfair project when it wasn't as bad as yours :sad:
Oh well shes gonna look amazing when shes done, especially when you do some before and after pics...

[Al*]

Yeah for sure adam...i can't wait to finish her. As for you giving up your mayfair it's all good...you live in england and i live in canada...there' sa big difference...you people have so many bloody minis to choose from it's not even funny! We on the other hand have only a select few to choose from and i feel obligated to keep the ones we have alive.

Heres an update on the project...no pics yet though sorry.(haven't got em uploaded yet.) I did the final touches to the rear end; trimming here and there and then i fit the rear end panel and boot repair panel...boot floor section is welded in and the rear panel has been started to be spot welded in place too (ran out of time to finish)....all in all the back end is lookin like a mini again!

Al

[siggy]

Al get a move on and you will have Rusty ready for Mini Meet 2004

Siggy

[Al*]

whaen and where is that siggy?

Al

[siggy]

In 19 days time. only 14 days till we fly to Chicago, but who's counting


http://www.minimeet2004.com/

Siggy

[Al*]

sounds like a blast but theres no way i'll make it. have fun siggy!

Al

[siggy]

We will, got a life on the Rally and Funkhana in an Innocenti

If not this year then maybe you will make it next

Siggy

[Al*]

well i found a set of buckets for sale in the states form a guy on www.miniportal.ca and i think i might get them....black vinyl with red pipng. they are sweet. and they should look just perfect in ol' rusty.

Well yesterday i continued spot welding the backend panel in and it looks excellent!!! :grin: And after taking a ride in Dougs 120hp mini i've got a real adrenaline rush to work faster on rusty. :cheese: well pics will soon follow of the present state of rusty but heres whats left to do in the main metal working department.... finish spoting in the rear panel, rebuild rear inner wheel wells, weld a couple patches into backseat floor and then it's onto filler and the priming painting and then mechanical!!! :grin: :grin: should be done for october easy!

Al

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[CharlieBrown]

Nice seats!!! should look sweet in your mini!

Keep up the good work!

More pics please!

[Al*]

heres a pic that i took last week of a bunch of rusty mini stuff in the back of the truck going to the dump.

Al

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[lewis]

yummy rust! your seats look very nice, what engine mods u got planned?

[Stingray]

Hey Al, you're making a fantastic amount of progress. I didn't realise you'd come so far along. Keep at it and you'll have a beautiful Mini before you know it. Buying that spot welder was a really good idea since you need to do so much panel replacement. Doing it with a mig welder can get tedious fast.

You've probably seen this pic before, but here's a shot of my Mini at some point during the resto:



It's easy to get discouraged when the car is this far apart, but keep pluging away and you'll be driving it in no time.

-S

[Al*]

hahaha man that pic looks familiar.....glad i'm done the front end now.....and almost the rear!!!

Al

[Stingray]

Lucky for me I didn't have nearly as much rust in the rear as I did in the front. I did a lot of repairs in the floor & boot floor though.

Good luck, I'll be watching this thread for updates.

-S