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[Nino]

Time for a new update :)

- i just came home yesterday from holiday and IMM55 in England. England is just sooooo great !

 

here is some photos of what i made before leaving :)

 

 

and got these wheels aswell :)

 

 

here are the bits i got from IMM55 :)

 

 

Cooper 998 head :)

 

 

 

And i got Mr. Hopkrik to sign his 1970 clubman YAY 

 

Thats it for now :) 

 

- Nino

Edited by Nino, 10 August 2014 - 09:13 AM.

[Nino]

got my grill trial fitted and modified. :)  i borrowed the idea, i could not help it. it look awesome.!

 

and got some rubber on the wheels .

[Ben_O]

Good idea with shortening the bonnet trim!

 

Looks great!

[jpw1275]

Is there enough room to get the bonnet open as you have an internal bonnet release grill? And being a mk3 it needs an external release grill ..... Or have I missed something ...:0).... The straps do look nice with the shortened strip...

Cheers James

[alex-95]

Excellent work, I'm liking the shortened bonnet lip.

 

Is there enough room to get the bonnet open as you have an internal bonnet release grill? And being a mk3 it needs an external release grill ..... Or have I missed something ...:0).... The straps do look nice with the shortened strip...

Cheers James

I geuss he's just going to put an internal release on it?

[Ben_O]

Excellent work, I'm liking the shortened bonnet lip.

 

Is there enough room to get the bonnet open as you have an internal bonnet release grill? And being a mk3 it needs an external release grill ..... Or have I missed something ...:0).... The straps do look nice with the shortened strip...

Cheers James

I geuss he's just going to put an internal release on it?

Or use the straps for what they were intended for?

[jpw1275]

Yes maybe ben.... never thought of that...

cheers james

[Nino]

Thank you all :) 

but as i said I'm just sorry that i didn't come up with the idea.  :) 

 

i chose the internal grill because i am not using the original lock, I'm planing on a 7-port top as the final engine. but as Ben says, I'm just using the straps as the only lock, because i cut out the original lock brackets.

 

Kind regards Nino 

[Ben_O]

Good man, i never saw the point in having them just for decoration!

[JC T ONE]

Hi TMF

 

Does anyone know what this tag is for ? 

and how many 1" holes is there original in a 1975 mini floor ? :) 

 

 

 

- Nino 
 

Hi Nino, thats the floor assembly no = located in the RH foot well. 

 

A Mini has 3 plates like that, the other two are the FE (Front End no) located on LH inner wing,  and finally the body no, located on the slam panel.

 

The floor assy no hasnt been decifred yet, but the FE no, can be used to date the shell, and the body no tells you what car the shell was made for.

 

B20S 101 is a Mini 850 & 1000.

 

D 20 S 101 = Clubman.   

 

B 20 D 101 = Cooper S.

 

D 20 D 101 = 1275GT.

 

20 W 101 = Clubman Estate. 

[Nino]

hi TMF.

 

hmm i guess its time for an update. 

i lost the drive in a period, because of a stupid body shop.. they banged and smashed my doors, and put an extremely rough layer of rubber coat under neath the body, even i told them not to an so on. but here is finally some progress.. including the car on its own wheels for the first time in around 8 years !  

 

enjoy.

 

 

If i must say, i really got a nice floor now :)

 

 

and i drilled all the original 1" holes.

 

 

I Cooper S converted the front, so my oile is nice and cool :)

 

 

As you would think, i NEVER want to see rust on this car again, so i made these.

 

 

Here is the colours to choose from  

 

Tweed grey and Smoke grey. 

[Nino]

Powder coated STUFF  

 

 

I also found these in my fathers old stock !  

 

Out with rubbish plastic, in with the real steel tubes !

 

 

Ijust loooooove Cemical nickel !  

 

 

Finally, started working one my frames. and a thanks to my uncle, how did some of the machine worked things.

 

 

And i made Stainless steel brake lines ! 

 

 

here is the tools i made it with. 

my friend made a nice but cheap bend tool. - really good results ! 

 

 

And the misses gave me these wonderful seats.

they really goes with the New britax belts ! 

 

[Nino]

The frames came out okay   

 

and yes i know the pads are one wrong :)

 

There is not much space left  

 

 

 

AND Finally !! the first time one wheels for many years ! Touch down  

 

 

fronts 

 

rear

 

45mm is not gonna do it... time for some fat arches ! 

 

 

hmmm, do the front need some cutting ........

 

And this is how fantastic it looks underneath, before the body shop gave it the poorest rubber coat ever.. larger cracks then the grand canyon.......

 

 

 

 

That was all for now... and i prommis to update more often form now on.  

 

- you never saw this update coming ?  

 

Kind regards ME 

[CAU998]

Fantastic build, first time I've seen it! Look forward to more updates!

[mk3 Cooper S]

What a great top end build.

 

You may want to consider spreader plates welded to the floor where the cage mounts to enable the local floor area to take the load should you be in the unfortunate position of relying on your roll cage.

 

Keep up the great work