Mini City E Rebuild
#1
Posted 28 August 2010 - 09:30 PM
Not quite as exciting as the estate but a nice little runner all the same
The basic idea is that it its my girlfriends old mini that she sold to her parents many moons ago. It was then transfered into a barn an left, every time we see a mini she regrets selling it and wishes she had it back. so, this gets me thinking, how amazing it'd be to give her her mini for christmas all shiny, mot'd and taxed all ready to roll. So step one, approach her parents and ask to buy the mini off them to start this project. I hoped it'd be a small amount as i have a limited budget, so when they said i could have it for nothing.... the plan was definitely on!
So here it is, after a year since the engine last turned all it took was a fresh drink of petrol and a jump start and we're in business
now after a jostle with the clutch slave and a window wipe the mini was driven to the lock up and parked up next to the estate, a cute pair.
The next plan is to take it to the local garage to do a pre mot check so that i've got a list to of work to refer to.... although first i'll hve to repair the leak on the fuel line... mini's you gotta love em eh
#2
Posted 30 August 2010 - 12:35 PM
Front
- Change to clear indicators
- New number plate
- New bumper
- New grille
- Change/remove the bonnet badge
- Fit a new ariel
- Change the front screen seal
Sides
- Fix/replace rotted door
- New wheel arches
- Clean up the wheels
- Replace the back window seals
- Replace the door seals
- Replace an a panel
Roof
- Spray a new colour
- Replace black trim
Back
- Replace boot
- New bumper
- Remove crappy fog light
- Possible new exhaust
- New light seals
- Window seal
- New number plate
- Replace broken chrome light outer
Interior
- New door cards
- New dash cards
- New Black carpet
- New choke cable
- Fit some form of stereo
- Clean roof headliner
- Replace broken seats
And this is all before i get the mot list next week.... bitten off more than i can chew methinks
#3
Posted 30 August 2010 - 01:46 PM
Dan
#4
Posted 30 August 2010 - 07:19 PM
#5
Posted 30 August 2010 - 08:15 PM
#6
Posted 11 September 2010 - 12:26 PM
The custom numberplates turned up
The car came back from a pre mot and basically rust was top of the list, so i plan to tackle that first on the list so far is...
Passenger A panel
Inner A panel
passenger front floor
drivers rear floor
repair to heelboard
both sills.... oooh errr
I've also started the stripdown of the car so that i can make a start of the panel replacement...
and so the grinding begins!
#7
Posted 15 September 2010 - 10:43 PM
Some of the panels have started to arrive... although they sent the wrong floorpan
I've now cut away some more of the flooring and the inner A panel to be replaced by new metal
And thanks to Craig the motor and front subframe is now all clear to allow for some more rust repairs!
Oh and i now have the beginnings of a new grille for the car
#8
Posted 16 September 2010 - 10:06 AM
#9
Posted 30 September 2010 - 12:45 PM
#10
Posted 30 September 2010 - 12:46 PM
The rear subrame is now out and i've constructed a trolly so i can move the shell around the workshop
Ive also started to fit some panels, first the inner a panel... please excuse the messy welding i learnt 10 years ago and havent done any since
and then the footwell
I now have a mk1 bonnet to fit which i think improves the look of the car massively
#11
Posted 30 September 2010 - 12:55 PM
Where did you get your panels from? Just investigating new panels for mine and trying to decide best fit v price.
Thanks
Neil
#12
Posted 30 September 2010 - 12:58 PM
#13
Posted 01 October 2010 - 07:36 PM
Fitted a section of inner sill and finished welding the inner a panel
welded over the battered ariel hole
With all this practice my welding seems to be getting a lot better (not blowing holes in things now), by the time i get to the other sill i might actually do a decent job
#14
Posted 09 October 2010 - 08:18 PM
Health and safety at work
cut cut cuting more rust out
Fitted the rear subframe repair panel
and started to fill the holes left from the cutting exercise...
#15
Posted 10 October 2010 - 04:11 PM
Keep us posted especially with the finished item )
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