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[jagman.2003]

Another quick update. Got the fresh air vents in at last. It's seems to have taken me ages to get them both & sort rivets etc. But finally rivetted in with proper foam gaskets & some silicone sealant. Also got the lower dash rail glued on & switch panel fitted with choke & heater cables. Which meant I could finally bolt up the pedal box properly. Next on will be the auxilliary switch panel & bonnet release bracket. Hopefully get some more done on the headlining this weekend. I save it for when I'm the most awake & patient.

[minifcd]

Stunning work there Jagman! I have followed your project for some time now and every now and then I have to go back to the start to remind myself how it used to be! I wish my project was at this point now, bolting everything back on to a freshly painted shell is the most satisfying part of all!

Edited by minifcd, 09 December 2011 - 08:01 PM.

[GrahamHill]

wow! Well i have just spent the best part of 2 hours reading through all the pages
Excellent! Makes me feel better about mine

I must say you are doing a fantastic job and I hope that you will be seriously proud of it! Whats the lining look like now?

[cjg199]

Looking at this topic it makes me wonder why people scrap what they do. Your efforts havent been in vain at all! Very well done!! Looking forward to it being finished

[jagman.2003]

Stunning work there Jagman! I have followed your project for some time now and every now and then I have to go back to the start to remind myself how it used to be! I wish my project was at this point now, bolting everything back on to a freshly painted shell is the most satisfying part of all!

Thanks, much appreciated. Bolting everything on is very much the best side of the build. But nothing ever goes on as fast as I would like. It either needs fettling, reconditioning or painting or all of the avove. But it's getting there. There is officially light at the end of the tunnel now...!

[jagman.2003]

wow! Well i have just spent the best part of 2 hours reading through all the pages
Excellent! Makes me feel better about mine

I must say you are doing a fantastic job and I hope that you will be seriously proud of it! Whats the lining look like now?

Thanks, much appreciated. The lining is still pretty much where it was. I want to reinforce some of the stitching before I go any further. it's not a bad quality kit but I don't trust it's strength if I start tensioning it too much. Also need to pick a day when I have my most patience. Plenty of other jobs to do otherwise.

[jagman.2003]

Looking at this topic it makes me wonder why people scrap what they do. Your efforts havent been in vain at all! Very well done!! Looking forward to it being finished

Thanks for the comments. Well to be fair this has not been cheap nor quick. Another car would have been alot easier. I probabaly should have scrapped it in a sane world. But these are getting rarer & people might regret scrapping some of them in years to come if they carry on gaining value..

[johnsn]

Thanks for the comments. Well to be fair this has not been cheap nor quick. Another car would have been a lot easier. I probably should have scrapped it in a sane world. But these are getting rarer & people might regret scrapping some of them in years to come if they carry on gaining value..

Anyone can scrap a Mini. Not everyone can rebuild one. But you can.
And the idea of replacing any panel on a Mini is not a problem for you now.
I'd say you've passed your apprenticeship now, and I would call you a master Mini body restorer.
You paid for apprenticeship in time and money, and you have a beautiful mini too. Well done.

On another note, nothing on a Mini fits the first time. I swear, if you took a Mini apart and tried to put it back together, it wouldn't fit. I think it's part of the design.

Keep up the good work. You know you will be finished some day. As long as you keep working on it.
Then you will have finished your apprenticeship on Mini sub assembly refurbishing and assembly.

I love your work.
john

[hughJ]

I love his work too. It's also extremely helpful when following a bit behind. So a big thanks

Hugh

[BusheyTrader]

LOL

"nothing on a Mini fits the first time. I swear, if you took a Mini apart and tried to put it back together, it wouldn't fit."



Fresh air vents - rivets - cool solution. I was thinking of using Rivnuts but simple works best..............

Adam

[STREET TWEAKS]

Rear suspension build this week. I pressed in the beaings & bushes. I was going to ream the bush myself, but couldn't get a satisfactory setup on the pillar drill. So both were done by a local machine shop/mini specialist. Arms painted in eastwood chassis black. Brakes before:

Part built:

Brakes & wheel bearings built:

doing this bit now mate , tips plz thanks wayne

[jagman.2003]

Rear suspension build this week. I pressed in the beaings & bushes. I was going to ream the bush myself, but couldn't get a satisfactory setup on the pillar drill. So both were done by a local machine shop/mini specialist. Arms painted in eastwood chassis black. Brakes before:

Part built:

Brakes & wheel bearings built:

doing this bit now mate , tips plz thanks wayne

Hello Wayne, not much to say. All fairly straight forward. The workshop manual is usually the best reference. Always worth checking the orientation of the brake shoes & the springs. I used an old setup & the manual to remind me. But also check my pics above. Back plate bolts on fairly obviously, but don't forget the handbrake cable brackets. Let me know if you have any other questions.

[jagman.2003]

LOL

"nothing on a Mini fits the first time. I swear, if you took a Mini apart and tried to put it back together, it wouldn't fit."


I thought about bolts or screws, but I'm unlikely to be taking them out again in a hurry. Just took me a while to get the right size rivets. 5mm diameter x 16mm long worked for me. Must get a better selection of rivets in stock.
Fresh air vents - rivets - cool solution. I was thinking of using Rivnuts but simple works best..............

Adam

[jagman.2003]

Thanks for the comments. Well to be fair this has not been cheap nor quick. Another car would have been a lot easier. I probably should have scrapped it in a sane world. But these are getting rarer & people might regret scrapping some of them in years to come if they carry on gaining value..

Anyone can scrap a Mini. Not everyone can rebuild one. But you can.
And the idea of replacing any panel on a Mini is not a problem for you now.
I'd say you've passed your apprenticeship now, and I would call you a master Mini body restorer.
You paid for apprenticeship in time and money, and you have a beautiful mini too. Well done.

On another note, nothing on a Mini fits the first time. I swear, if you took a Mini apart and tried to put it back together, it wouldn't fit. I think it's part of the design.

Keep up the good work. You know you will be finished some day. As long as you keep working on it.
Then you will have finished your apprenticeship on Mini sub assembly refurbishing and assembly.

I love your work.
john

Thanks for the comments much appreciated. I've learnt alot on the bodywork. Hopefully no mini panel will be a mystery to me now. Which will help on future projects. Thanks again.

Edited by jagman.2003, 12 December 2011 - 08:35 AM.

[jagman.2003]

I love his work too. It's also extremely helpful when following a bit behind. So a big thanks

Hugh

Glad to be of help Hugh. Project Erm was very useful to me as well. Looks like your repairs are coming along well.