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[ToM 2012]

hi all i have purchased another mini itis a rover mini 1000 city e it will require lots of work and welding i will be putting it all back standard here are some pictures let me no what you think. cheers tom









salvageable?lol

[STREET TWEAKS]

hell man lots of work there lol

[ToM 2012]

not to bad lol got to get all the panels first and will make a start but himley canceld again pissing weather!

[Magnetagz]

Looking good so far, good luck with the project.
Keep the pics coming :)

[ToM 2012]

Looking good so far, good luck with the project.
Keep the pics coming :)

thanks :)

[ToM 2012]

you want me to change the name mini muk?

[minimuk]

at first glanse,...
few days welding the front end and window scuttle repair,
floors looking not to bad at first, but give it a good clean out and all the crap out of it and of the floor, could be minor repairs
same as the rear floor and arches surround, looks not bad
nice to get a piccie from under neath,....rear and front...that could tell me more.

all in all looking at those shots,.. 1986/1987 mini city looks not that bad at all.... but..... with a bit of digging near the rust spots,no doubt there will be some hidden challenges. I certainly would not have a problem with restoring it.

is that the engine at the back of the last piccie, standard 59D dizzy suggest it is the origional engine.....

[ToM 2012]

hi yes wil get some more pics its not that bad thew days welding and it would be solid again and no the engine is for my other mini its a 1990 shell to. thanks tom

[minimuk]

1990 shell, nordic Blue colour, look forward to some more piccies, as for engine it's red so is it a 1275 cc? by the way better get started on that one as Wayne is getting closer to finish ye other shell

[ToM 2012]

the engine in the picture is for the mini wayne is painting and its a 1000 just painted red. will make a start once i have got all the panels and need to get a welder might be having ago my self got to learn somewhere? cheers tom

[minimuk]

the engine in the picture is for the mini wayne is painting and its a 1000 just painted red. will make a start once i have got all the panels and need to get a welder might be having ago my self got to learn somewhere? cheers tom

go 4 it, but start slowly on scrap bits to get the fell of it, will take a while to get used to and understanding yr welder what it does and can do. Safety first though!!!

[ToM 2012]

cheers whats a good welder to be getting and i have herd that you can blow them how can this happen ? thanks tom

[minimuk]

cheers whats a good welder to be getting and i have herd that you can blow them how can this happen ? thanks tom

I have a blue Clarke welder Mig105 gas/no gas, it is a smaller one but will do the job for body work, I could do with a bigger one but replace this one when it ever 'blows',.... to be honest blowing up does not happen easely as they have an overheating cut out system.

[ToM 2012]

ok cheers i will have a look on ebay now and will post a link on here if you rekon it is ideal for me :)

[ToM 2012]

hi all i have now changed my mind on keeping it standard i am going to put a 2.0 16v redtop engine into it today i brought a fiberglass front end that has been extended 3 half inches more to allow more room but will see if i will be using it yet also got me near enough everything to do the conversion here is some pictures of what i have purchased thanks tom