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[lourens]

Hi all, my name is Lourens and I have owned my classic mini from the age of 16. I restored her once before while I was still in school and relying on my parents for funding, only now I can do it properly with my own money, and somehow that’s worse...

Back to the car, she is called Gien , and she was fitted with a 1360cc A-series GT block during the first restoration.

She's got 7.5” brakes on her as well as some 10" Mini Lites as well as a 40 Weber carb.



Now that’s all going to change... To give you guys an idea of what I am on about here are some of the new parts I ordered...











Stay tuned for more...

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[LewisEdge]

Looks good to me!!

[lourens]

Thx man, just you wait and c what I have got in store for her...

[lourens]

Bit of an update... I will be collecting an electroplating kit this afternoon so I can Zinc plate all the little bits and bobs that are so prone to rusting...

This is what the kit contains:

X 1 5 liter tank
X 1- 5 Amp Rectifier
X 5 liters of Yellow Passivation
X 5 liters of Silver Passivation
X 5 liters of Zinc Solution
X 1 liter of Brightener
X 1 liter of Carrier
X 2 Zinc Anodes
X 1 Instruction Sheet



O and a bought some new wheels too....

[flatline]

Cool project

Will you be posting pic's of your electroplating kit?

[lourens]

Much appreciated ... and yes I will be posting pic's tomorrow. I am just too lazy to walk down the stairs now.

[kazza0320]

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this looks like it will get interesting

can't wait for the next update!!

[lourens]

Just because you asked so nicely...

This is the work we have done so far on the shell to get it stripped and ready for blasting and primer, before we start fitting everything again and then stripping her again for final paint and finish.




After the photo was taken I constructed a rolling steel frame to get the shell mobile as to move it in and out of the garage...



O and the garage was finished that same week.

Myself and my mate Wian also stripped out the sub-frames and with the help of another buddy Dawie we took out the A-series




After that it was easy, we just removed the door and the small fittings and got busy with two grinders and abrasive wheels on the interior...





With the work done I was left with a garage full of mini

[flatline]

Nice update,you got a lot done

[lourens]

Thx. We also stripped the subbies and the disc drives that led me to order the new brakes and a restored sub-frame set that’s been blasted and powder coated. (more on that later)

Here are some photos of the subbies, drums and discs.









Cheers for now...

P.s. I will put the electroplating kit pics up later...

[minimuk]

well this looks all very interesting, I do admire someone who builds a garage just for doing his mini up!! Pictures a great, will keep an eye out following your tread.
A question, "electroplating kit"... where does one get one of those from?

Cheers

[lourens]

Here is the kit with all the chemicals, rectifier, zinc anodes and copper conductors.





Haven’t tested the kit yet but will post the results of the first plating over the weekend.

[minimuk]

looks like fun, like to see your first pictures!!

[lourens]

Hi all...

Here are the pics of my first attempt at electro plating...










O and if you plan on doing this , watch out for the yellow pervasion ... it burns us....

[minimuk]

excellent, so the last picture of the trunnion looks great and well clean,...maybe this is a stupid question but is that the finished product, or will it be shiny-chromed next?