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[Chris1992]

nice project mate!! coming along well.

 

removing filler is a right pain eh? im at that stage myself... made worse by the fact that im the prat who put it there in the first place haha 

[mini_in_progress]

nice project mate!! coming along well.
 
removing filler is a right pain eh? im at that stage myself... made worse by the fact that im the prat who put it there in the first place haha 

Yea I didn't put it there tho and the gap that was filled was huge. Oh well got a long weekend off fr bank hol next week so I sjould get some time on the mini.... hopefully to remove splitpin from gear linkage and pull out the engine

[mini_in_progress]

Well.....its now been 5 years on the go and if i could remember how to upload a picture it would look like the one before....

 

I have since had a second son and bought a bigger house but i am determind to crack on this year, i just pulled the mini out and the rust doesnt apear to have grown. Im going away in 5 weeks with mrs and kids so funds until then are short but i will be buying some panels and gas soon as im back and payday arrives

 

A full front end and inner and outter sills as a start, i have also picked up a clarke turbo mig welder in the last couple of years that may lay down some better welds than the welder before....who knows

[mini_in_progress]

As promised

 

 

 

 

 

[Junior Mini]

Keep at it, you know it will be worth it in the end 

[mini_in_progress]

Haha yeah mate i know, just trying to find time to get on it. 2 kids 2yrs old and 5 and a mrs who wants diy doing constantly in the house.. i was hoping to drag her out tomorrow and remove the doors and front end but the weather looks like its raining all day here

[mini_in_progress]

So i did go to the garage today

 

 

 

 

 

the weather is horrible so didnt get the car out i did however have a little look around the mini and take all the seats and carpet out to store in the loft. I also found this which is a shame... no idea how its happened really the side windows are out but its in a garage haha must be a leak somewhere but how its angled itself to drip into the car i dont know...

 

 

 

I cant see any damage to the rear seat base yet it still looks ok.

 

Took all this into the loft to get it out my way

 

 

Also placed an amazon order for a few bits..

 

 

I am still sorting the rear garden so updates will be slow but more frequent than the last few years hahaha

 

 

Also i didnt notice it before, anyone know why these inner sills have these little brackets? 

Edited by mini_in_progress, 27 April 2019 - 06:16 PM.

[Daz1968]

The brackets are for the carpet clips,

[mini_in_progress]

Cheers bud, there not on my shell so just wondered if i should keep them. I think i will seeing as ill be doing both sides anyway