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[sport2000]

I have been reading through the last 20 pages!
I am blown away my friend you really are an amazing individual.the way you have transformed this rusty mini is beyond my skills at the moment and I am not a thicko!!

Well done once again

[minimuk]

one thing I have learned with finishing a mini, got to have patience and plan ahead, specially fitting old things back who would be better replaced with new ones in the first place, and fitting bits, washers,bolts,nuts,self-tappers,spring washers,etc, you got to have enough of those bits,...plan ahead, otherwise it is stop-start-stop-start all the way. same with the electrics, get your crimping set with all the connector bits you might need before you start that.I don't know why I am telling you this, you probably have sorted all this already.
enjoy the ride to the finish line

Thanks, your right. I thought I had it all covered but the first things I fit I'm missing or lost some parts. I even pinched some bits for other cars & forgot..! No doubt despite much planning I will still be ordering rush parts. The only thing that's helping right now is I've made a list of jobs I can do for the next couple of weeks. So I can always refer to that if I'm held up & still move on. Thanks for the advise again.

If anyone else reading this has done the main loom before. Does the purple & white wire for the r/h door switch run over the top of the windscreen?

purple/white doorswitch wire, comes trough the Front bulkhead between lower and top dash, on the nearside of the car and can run along the inner front bulkhead above lower dash, and feed through door-post to the switch and split from there return to the offside door switch. If your purple/white wire is long enough you can go through the trouble and feed it over top of windscreen but is fiddly to get through doorpost to attach to the switch.

[jagman.2003]

I have been reading through the last 20 pages!
I am blown away my friend you really are an amazing individual.the way you have transformed this rusty mini is beyond my skills at the moment and I am not a thicko!!

Well done once again

Thankyou, very kind of you to say. I've learnt alot doing this project.

[jamesy]

one thing I have learned with finishing a mini, got to have patience and plan ahead, specially fitting old things back who would be better replaced with new ones in the first place, and fitting bits, washers,bolts,nuts,self-tappers,spring washers,etc, you got to have enough of those bits,...plan ahead, otherwise it is stop-start-stop-start all the way. same with the electrics, get your crimping set with all the connector bits you might need before you start that.I don't know why I am telling you this, you probably have sorted all this already.
enjoy the ride to the finish line

Thanks, your right. I thought I had it all covered but the first things I fit I'm missing or lost some parts. I even pinched some bits for other cars & forgot..! No doubt despite much planning I will still be ordering rush parts. The only thing that's helping right now is I've made a list of jobs I can do for the next couple of weeks. So I can always refer to that if I'm held up & still move on. Thanks for the advise again.

If anyone else reading this has done the main loom before. Does the purple & white wire for the r/h door switch run over the top of the windscreen?

I just removed mine a week or two ago, from what i remember it was run along the bottom of the dash, below the dash liner bits and everything, and woven in and out of the various holes behind the lower dash rail.

yep, just checked my pictures and can see it as above.

[jagman.2003]

one thing I have learned with finishing a mini, got to have patience and plan ahead, specially fitting old things back who would be better replaced with new ones in the first place, and fitting bits, washers,bolts,nuts,self-tappers,spring washers,etc, you got to have enough of those bits,...plan ahead, otherwise it is stop-start-stop-start all the way. same with the electrics, get your crimping set with all the connector bits you might need before you start that.I don't know why I am telling you this, you probably have sorted all this already.
enjoy the ride to the finish line

Thanks, your right. I thought I had it all covered but the first things I fit I'm missing or lost some parts. I even pinched some bits for other cars & forgot..! No doubt despite much planning I will still be ordering rush parts. The only thing that's helping right now is I've made a list of jobs I can do for the next couple of weeks. So I can always refer to that if I'm held up & still move on. Thanks for the advise again.

If anyone else reading this has done the main loom before. Does the purple & white wire for the r/h door switch run over the top of the windscreen?

purple/white doorswitch wire, comes trough the Front bulkhead between lower and top dash, on the nearside of the car and can run along the inner front bulkhead above lower dash, and feed through door-post to the switch and split from there return to the offside door switch. If your purple/white wire is long enough you can go through the trouble and feed it over top of windscreen but is fiddly to get through doorpost to attach to the switch.

Great, thanks for that information.

[jagman.2003]

one thing I have learned with finishing a mini, got to have patience and plan ahead, specially fitting old things back who would be better replaced with new ones in the first place, and fitting bits, washers,bolts,nuts,self-tappers,spring washers,etc, you got to have enough of those bits,...plan ahead, otherwise it is stop-start-stop-start all the way. same with the electrics, get your crimping set with all the connector bits you might need before you start that.I don't know why I am telling you this, you probably have sorted all this already.
enjoy the ride to the finish line

Thanks, your right. I thought I had it all covered but the first things I fit I'm missing or lost some parts. I even pinched some bits for other cars & forgot..! No doubt despite much planning I will still be ordering rush parts. The only thing that's helping right now is I've made a list of jobs I can do for the next couple of weeks. So I can always refer to that if I'm held up & still move on. Thanks for the advise again.

If anyone else reading this has done the main loom before. Does the purple & white wire for the r/h door switch run over the top of the windscreen?

I just removed mine a week or two ago, from what i remember it was run along the bottom of the dash, below the dash liner bits and everything, and woven in and out of the various holes behind the lower dash rail.

yep, just checked my pictures and can see it as above.

Great, thanks for the information.

[madboy]

WOW

[jagman.2003]

WOW

Thanks..!

[jagman.2003]

Mid-week update for those relaxing with pipe & slippers. The pedal box mounting studs that attach to the maater cylinders got butchered on removal as they were rusted in. Surprise. I did think about just getting another pedal box but people seem to ask alot of money for something that doesn't go wrong very often. So I'm attempting to refurbish my original. I've drilled the old bolts out & will weld some new ones in at the weekend when there's better light for welding. The frame & pedals have been cleaned up & will get a nice coat of new paint. Another quick leap forward was when I put the new quick rack on. Realised that I had used the original u-bolts on another car after about an hour looking for them. Joys of old age. But nice new ones look better anyway. Rack is just nipped up until the steering column is refitted.

[STREET TWEAKS]

very well done matey , ive bin lookin at this for sum time now great job

p.s do you do this for a liveing ?????? as i have a nice well paying project for you , think about it and let me know . wayne

[myredmini]

Looks great! Did you use cellulose paint to paint the shell ?

Dan

[jagman.2003]

very well done matey , ive bin lookin at this for sum time now great job

p.s do you do this for a liveing ?????? as i have a nice well paying project for you , think about it and let me know . wayne

Thanks, I don't do this for a living, just a full time hobby, lol. I've got plenty to keep me quiet for now. But you never know what I might do in the future.

[jagman.2003]

Looks great! Did you use cellulose paint to paint the shell ?

Dan

Thanks, yes this was done in cellulose. Easiest & safest for my DIY setup.

[STREET TWEAKS]

very well done matey , ive bin lookin at this for sum time now great job

p.s do you do this for a liveing ?????? as i have a nice well paying project for you , think about it and let me know . wayne

Thanks, I don't do this for a living, just a full time hobby, lol. I've got plenty to keep me quiet for now. But you never know what I might do in the future.

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=mercedes+pagoda&hl=en&sa=X&rlz=1W1GGLL_en-GBGB321&biw=1280&bih=549&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=XS8cMp2oG2jG3M:&imgrefurl=http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page.php/carno/126883&docid=Ipl41mqlOAgJ4M&imgurl=http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/dbimages/mercedes-280-0906511001299250530.jpg&w=400&h=299&ei=CzvATorJPJPe8QPSnoC0BA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=0&sig=110925585507530229330&page=1&tbnh=150&tbnw=198&start=0&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0&tx=113&ty=60
well if your up for one of these let me know mate

[jagman.2003]

Weekend update. Had a bit of a tidy up. Laid out an old domestic door as a temporary workbench to lay out all the new parts ready to go on the car. I don't want to lose things round the workshop. Also finished off the pedal box. Welded in the new bolts & finished painting all the parts. Will bolt it in tomorrow. Heater next for the refurbishment.