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[mighty mini jack]

It all looks so good, nice work!

[1984mini25]

Thanks, any more?

[1984mini25]

I bonded the fiberglass thing to the boot lid, just letting it go off with the help of 2 spare engine blocks to hold it in place Lol.

Also got another of the wheels cleaned up and painted, will have to get the tyres off the others before I can do anymore.
Might also have to pick up another wire brush attachment for the grinder, it started to get a bit violent towards the end.

[mkmini81]

them wheels are coming up well! surprised 1 kept air in too!!

[1984mini25]

I am as well Lol, was expecting it to be flat today but it still had something in it Lol.

[1984mini25]

I picked up some new brakes Saturday, complete with hubs, machined down 8.4 disks, metro flanges and mk1 fiesta callipers, jut need some hoses now.

[big_pete]

wow cool project, very unique

[1984mini25]

Some picks of the new brakes to be able to fit the 10’s properly and the boot witch is a work in progress. Unfortunately my main camera has died, so until I buy a new one I have to make do with the one on my phone.

[1984mini25]

I tired to do a little bit more work today, only I seam to have taken one step forwards and 2 back.


I removed the headlamps, grill and other trim from the front and placed it up on the workbench so I could weld on my little bits of tube for the pivot bots for the hinges and to do a bit of grinding on the welds etc.

Only the front end decided it didn’t want to stay on the workbench for long and hit the deck. The result is a nice section of the front splitter I’d been working on has snapped clean off.

So I’ve now got to work out a way of seamlessly repairing it so it don’t crack the filler or fall off later down the line.

I’ve also now decided that now I’ve tacked the tubes for the bolts to the hinges, that they look a little weedy. So have now come up with the idea of maybe using the mounting from an old pair of dampers with the rubber bushes and inserts.

So hopefully buy using those they won’t look so lost with the 1” tube I’ve used for the hinges and the bushes should take up any misalignments in the hinges.

Just need to find a really scabby pair of dampers now so I can chop the mountings off them.

[MateyTheMini]

Looking goood so far! Keep it up can't wait to see the finishing result

[1984mini25]

Well i haven't done much to the mini it's self but i have been buying more bits for it. Last weekend i picked up a pair of cobra clubman seats, just need to fabricate up some subframes for them now and i won some mirrors off e-bay. Unfortunately the chrome ion the mirror part isn't as good as I’d hoped, so my next plan is to sand them down and paint them up leaving the mountings chrome.

Unfortunately i haven't got any picks at the mo as my cameras is dead, well it's eating fully charged batteries in 5 minuets flat. So don't know if it's the camera, batteries or the charger thats had it. Oh and my phone is crap inside with artificial light, but I’m working on them.

[1984mini25]

I have picks

Firstly the fiesta brakes on mini hubs



The twist on a mk1 boot lid almost done


A little trick i came up with for finishing the front valance tear drop mounting holes. Basically fill area, insert golf ball, find a way of holding it in place and one the filler has gone off it leaves the perfect imprint




One of the pair of seats i picked up, I’ll be recovering them soon once i found what I’m going to recover them in and possibly changing the design slightly as well.



And in order to mount the seats in the mini, after some head scratching a basic frame I’ve made a start on and just need to fully weld up and drill.




The torpedo mirrors I won off e-bay, unfortunately the chrome works wasn’t as good as I’d hoped, so I’ve decided to paint them instead and have quickly sprayed one up to get an idea. I’ve also welded some nuts into the door and used some short bolts to mount them to the door so they really are solid.







And a few general ones

Edited by 1984mini25, 25 February 2010 - 10:51 PM.

[mighty mini jack]

Nice work mate, did you manage to fix the spolier?

[1984mini25]

Yes and no, the bit that broke off is currently being held in place with some tape so i don't go losing it.

[beaubrad]

your doing a really good job mate, where abouts did you get the sliding windows from for a mk3 door?? and how much did it cost?? keep up the good work