Right back from my little trip to get a bonnet, thanks Lee nice to meet you. :0)
Round 3 trying to get the frontend to fit!!
In this heat though its going to be sweaty work I think.
Austin Mini Van Bare Metal Rebuild
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Posted 26 July 2014 - 10:31 AM
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Posted 26 July 2014 - 12:46 PM
Good luck matey, hope you get on ok
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Posted 26 July 2014 - 01:29 PM
Good luck mate.
Ill keep my eyes peeled for an update later!
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Posted 26 July 2014 - 06:35 PM
Right back from my little trip to get a bonnet, thanks Lee nice to meet you. :0)
Round 3 trying to get the frontend to fit!!
In this heat though its going to be sweaty work I think.
Any time mate no problem at all 
Best of luck with the build....
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Posted 28 July 2014 - 07:46 AM
Few pictures as it stands at the moment.
I've got the passenger side bonnet gap about right now but the drivers is still some way off.
The bonnets just resting on at the moment as I realized that I haven't got any hinges so will have to get some.
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Posted 28 July 2014 - 07:56 AM
At least it starting to look like a mini again though.
Had most of the neighbors out looking at it Saturday.
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Posted 03 August 2014 - 08:41 AM
One wing on my wagon, i've now got one wing on my wagon...,
Tacked in the near side wing with a couple of seam welds. It needs a bit more profiling but I'll do that once its off the front so I can seam weld the back up.
Drivers side is still proving to be a bit of a swine though.
Might have to adjust the bonnet with some welding rod as i cannot pull the wing any further over.
Getting there.
Tacked in the near side wing with a couple of seam welds. It needs a bit more profiling but I'll do that once its off the front so I can seam weld the back up.
Drivers side is still proving to be a bit of a swine though.
Might have to adjust the bonnet with some welding rod as i cannot pull the wing any further over.
Getting there.
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Posted 03 August 2014 - 05:12 PM
looking good sal..when you come back to finish it ,it'll go right first time 
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Posted 05 August 2014 - 11:33 AM
My cousin popped round at the weekend to take a look at the van as he'd not seen it for a while.
Fast forward to this morning... and he obviously took pity on me being poor at the moment as these arrived unknown to me.
We'd been talking that I needed some bonnet hinges to help finish off the front end.
It was quite a surprise when they arrived. I thought I'd been drunken ebaying again...
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Posted 05 August 2014 - 04:37 PM
Nice one!
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Posted 07 August 2014 - 12:45 PM
Looking good there, havent been on here for a while, the van is now looking like a mini again :) keep going mate...
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Posted 07 August 2014 - 03:36 PM
Cheers Marc.
Slowly but surely getting there.
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Posted 08 August 2014 - 11:35 PM
Awesome work bud and what a good cousin you have lol only thing bought for my mini that I didn't pay for where the headlights lol keep.cracking at it won't be long now
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Posted 09 August 2014 - 06:24 PM
Got the frontend seam welded this morning. The seams still need a bit of work but from 5 yards it looks fine to me.
I need to adjust the bonnet hinges as the bonnet is stilk too far forward.
Better start thinking about painting it.
I need to adjust the bonnet hinges as the bonnet is stilk too far forward.
Better start thinking about painting it.
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Posted 10 August 2014 - 05:49 PM
Started taking the near side door step off today.
Not so good... I was trying not to take the a panel off but a dig around with a screw driver after seeing some krusty bits and it's toast!!!!
Luckily I have one in stock so don't have to wait to get the panel but I'm not looking forward to finding out what's underneath.
Started to also do some filler work.
Pics to follow.
Not so good... I was trying not to take the a panel off but a dig around with a screw driver after seeing some krusty bits and it's toast!!!!
Luckily I have one in stock so don't have to wait to get the panel but I'm not looking forward to finding out what's underneath.
Started to also do some filler work.
Pics to follow.
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