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[ChrisG10]

So first i made a patch for inside the door pocket.


Uh oh.. More rust When will it end! grrr :)

[A-Series Spares]

The build is looking really good. Thank you for the mention

Make sure you get plenty of pictures up, not of the alarm installation though ;)

I am looking forward to seeing how the work progresses.

Rob

[ChrisG10]

Thank you very much Rob.
I will be getting everything together in the next few months whilst I have time :)
Fingers crossed the weather holds!

[steven]

looking good

the colour looks to be british leyland mace brown may be wrong

Edited by steven, 10 October 2012 - 11:26 PM.

[89mini-boy]

Hey Chris this is the only build thread i have ever read

thanks for doing that making me read :-(
ill try get round again to lend more of a hand but want to get mine back on the road again aswell i cant keep getting the bus over

Keep up the good work when i see it last weekend i swear there wasn't this much done too it nice one mate
loving the fuse box too

Ashley

[ChrisG10]

Thanks Steven! I have had a change of plan! Well the misses has made me change my plan.
It is now being sprayed diamond white!.
But its still good to know what the colour might have been!
No thanks for your help last week Ashy for nicking all my parts
I hope you can get that old radio going!
Well pop down you and luce! When one of you can drive :)
There wasnt that much work done! Ive only got round to it in the last few days :) Well week. Slowly and surely.
Yeah i like where the fusebox is i can access it whilst driving :L and without stepping out the car :)

[steven]

no worries i have a saloon in that colour pretty sure there the same
i like the idea of white should look good when its painted

[sonikk4]

Have you finished the welding on the scuttle as i can see daylight through it in this picture.


Before you think about fitting the dash or paint that scuttle flange needs to be sorted out plus a trail fit of the windscreen as well. You may need to trim the edges back. This happened to us with Project Erm so well worth doing.

Also you are not getting enough gas to your welds as well. They look brittle so you may have some issues with them.

[kappa]

Looking good mate, keep up the good work, I am doing the same thing to my clubby estate. Are you in Cowley next to Uxbridge, as I am in Hounslow down the road? So if you need anything give me a shout, always willng to help another mini enthusiast.

Bobby

[ChrisG10]

Unfortunately im in cowley oxford :)
Otherwise i would be begging for your help! Im so close to the end 3 panels and a few patches and i dont have a lot of time off at the moment.
So help would of been great :)
What does your clubby estate look like then? what colour?

[ChrisG10]

Yeah sonnik i havent finished its like a lot of welding. its half done :L But thanks for the advice i think i do need to trim it down. but i will find out once i get trim and windscreens.

[leaky]

Looking good. Deleting the wiring loom from the engine bay is the way forward. Something I plan to do with my red mini. If yours goes well I may come and get you to do mine haha. Keep at it anyway!

[kappa]

hi mate, mine is a 71' clubby estate in white, going to have a black roof, and black arches. I have a 1330cc engine, with a stage 3 head, 286 cam and full 1.5 rockers. it will be running 7 x 10" force special splits with hi-lo's. interior is just going to be corbra buckets with standard rear bench and centre speedo. But at the moment only got the engine in, rubbed down ready for respray, as all body work done, then the joy of putting it all back together.

Will upload some pics soon

[ChrisG10]

Ok cool will look out for it :)
I should really be out there working on it this minute. But i need to find my keys :L

[Archived2]

Hi Mate,

Try and get some better flux cored welding wire and or turn up your heat.
I worry about the integrity and penetration of the welds.

Great effort so far and keep it up.