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[Andrew O]

This is so weird ( Im 16 and doing up a Mini 30 ), Just looked through the whole post and its looking great.
Engines looking good

[stretch tech]

hi all, today i fitted my new red jet conversion (from min-its) to my carb









this week, my new boot and bonnet have been flatted down, i am going to wet n dry them tomorrow and hopefully prime them up...

i'll upload some pics tomorrow as it is too dark now

Rhys

[TA2DMAC]

Jet conversion...Adding that to my to do list. :)

[stretch tech]

Jet conversion...Adding that to my to do list. :)

i got one because:

1 - my wax stat jet was broke any way

2 - this was around £5 cheaper than a new wax stat

3 - these are much easier to set up on a rolling road as the wax stat changes with temperature

[mk1leg]

What a great project I love mini30s..................are you looking for any spares as I scrapped a crashed damaged mini30 and still have a few spares left............PM me and I might be able to help you...............

[stretch tech]

Thanks MK1leg, i'll keep you in mind...

it's typical, if i had known, i would probably of had the complete engine off of you as mine isn't the original and it needed a lot of work...

i might need a few little interior parts soon but it's been a while since i last saw my interior as it is packed away at the back of the garage behind the rest of CLIFF

Cheers

Rhys

[stretch tech]

i started flatting my boot and bonnet down today, i only managed to get the boot done though and i forgot to take photos and it's too dark now

i'll probably start on the bonnet next weekend so i'll get some pics up then...

i'll take some pics of my boot lid this week at some point

Rhys

[stretch tech]

right, as promised...here is the stage my boot lid got to over the weekend, i have sanded it and flatted it down.

before



after



but i realised that one side of the boot lid has a different curvature to the other and when i flatted it down and removed the purple paint, i found etch primer which was covering filler

i found that the person who had filled in the dent in the boot lid had used too much filler so after some more elbow grease i managed to remove the access filler and retain the proper shape.

on the plus side, the boot lid has no rust at all

Rhys

[Nathan94]

Love this thread

Making me want to rip apart my Mini, but I wouldn't be able to put it back together

[stretch tech]

hello again, this week end i got cracking with the rubbing down.

yesterday i noticed a shiny patch on the back of my boot lid that needed going over again, it didn't surprise me as this is the first time i have EVER done ANY body work.

so i finished that off and then started on my bonnet. today i finished it off as well as the number plate light housing and one of my wing mirrors...

replacement bonnet (from a piccadily) before



replacement bonnet after



replacement number plate housing



original drivers side (off side) wing mirror



this week my dad stripped the original drivers door down at work and put the hinges and lock onto my re-skinned doors which are ironically from another cherry red thirty . we bolted it onto Cliff yesterday to check the alignment and it's a very good fit for a show bargain. my dad is going to do the same with the passenger side (near side) door this week and I'll offer that up next Saturday and start flatting them down...we're going to Bingley Hall Sunday so there won't be that much progress but hopefully I'll get a front end panel set and a few other bits and pieces.

Rhys

Edited by TH3aRchit3ct95, 22 January 2012 - 05:34 PM.

[leroy26]

fancy doing mine up too m8? your doing a spiffing job old son!

[freshairmini]

Hey great project, good work.

Was just looking at your servo mounting plate and was thinking maybe you would be interested in this: http://bit.ly/zuCUNM

Its a brake/clutch fluid resistant paint, as I was looking at mine the other day and its rusted to crap from fluid being on it.

just a thought :)

[minimissions]

looking very good matey will a very nice thirty in the end, i love all the work you have done so far , and that engine looks mint! :)

[stretch tech]

Hey great project, good work.

Was just looking at your servo mounting plate and was thinking maybe you would be interested in this: http://bit.ly/zuCUNM

Its a brake/clutch fluid resistant paint, as I was looking at mine the other day and its rusted to crap from fluid being on it.

just a thought :)

cheers pal, i think my dad already has something similar to this...thanks any way

Cheers

Rhys

[stretch tech]

looking very good matey will a very nice thirty in the end, i love all the work you have done so far , and that engine looks mint! :)

cheers...i wasn't to certain on the gold after the block and head was painted but once i started adding shiny silver parts, it looked much better...so i did the carb in the same colour scheme as well...they match my wheels

Cheers

Rhys