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[skmulvany]

I have just read this entire thread as I missed out on the last few months of it. UNBELIEVABLE!!!! You are doing a superb job. Im restoring a 91 city as my first resto and this thread has really spurred me on to do it right the first time. Keep up the brilliant work!

[big-jay]

I have just read this entire thread as I missed out on the last few months of it. UNBELIEVABLE!!!! You are doing a superb job. Im restoring a 91 city as my first resto and this thread has really spurred me on to do it right the first time. Keep up the brilliant work!

Thanks buddy,

Good luck with your project !

[bluemini17]

Looking good Jay, yet another milestone reached.

[big-jay]

Looking good Jay, yet another milestone reached.

Cheers mate,

Should be getting a good chunk of it back together this weekend, provided I get over this man flu !

[big-jay]

Update,

Made some more progress today. Started off with a drive to minispares, here's what I bought -





Also picked up my radius arms from the powder coaters, I've had the new bushes fitted and reamed to the correct size -



Back plates fitted and the nuts and bolts changed for stainless -





Passenger side radius arm built up with the new brake shoes and what not -





Fitted onto the subframe -



Built up the suspension -



And fitted that into place along with the braided brake hose and gaz damper. (The brake pipe is not in its final position) -



Also fitted a set of the new bearings into the rear hub -





And the seal in place -



Can't put this in place yet though as I've still got to knock the studs into it.

I've also fitted the side indicators into the wings -





That's all we got done today, should have some more to update tomorrow !

Edited by big-jay, 25 October 2014 - 06:49 PM.

[StefanPieter]

Very nice

[Jared Mk3]

Quality as always Jay.

[big-jay]

Very nice

Thanks mate.

Quality as always Jay.

Cheers Jared.

[big-jay]

Update,

Been out most of the day today so not had too much time to work on the Mini. I got straight to it when I got home though and have built up and fitted the drivers side radius arm and suspension.

Here's a few pictures, radius arm rebuilt -





It was getting quite dark at this point, so I had to rig up a light in the gazebo as it was getting hard to see what I was doing. I had to use the flash on the camera so excuse the picture quality from here on.

Radius arm fitted to the subframe -



Suspension built up -



And fitted to the car along with the shock and brake hose -



That's all the progress for today but I'm going to finish off the front passenger side running gear tomorrow, then I've just got to sort out my wheels and she'll be rolling

Edited by big-jay, 26 October 2014 - 08:22 PM.

[big-jay]

Update,

Another big milestone has been reached today, she's now rolling for the first time in almost a year

I'll start with what I picked up from Minispares yesterday, some genuine Minifins and a couple of other things that were needed to get her rolling -



Keyed the surface of the lower arm pin with a scotch pad and zinc primed it -



Wire brushed the rear wheel studs and zinc primed those -



Give them a coating of gloss black paint -



Fitted the bearings into the other rear hub -





Then fitted the wheel studs into the hub and the hubs to the radius arm -





And fitted my Minifins with a smiffys bits stainless screw, i think they look amazing -





Just got to get some aluminium center caps from Smiffys Bits when his shop re-opens and that will finish that area off nicely. Then it was onto the front, built up the passenger side hub -



And got the running gear built up both sides ready to accept the drive shafts -





I degreased, wire brushed and painted the CV joints -



Packed those full of grease and then fitted them to the drive shafts with new gaitors -





Popped the CV joints into the hub and fitted the disks and drive flanges -





Didn't bother fitting the calipers as I've got to torque everything up tomorrow as I ran out of time today. Anyway I absolutley could not resist getting a couple of split rims out to see how they looked -







There's a nice amount of wheel poke so I'm a happy chappy -



And then down on all fours for real, I've stolen my dads wheels for the time being (excuse the picture as it was getting dark) -

[Jared Mk3]

Big step forward! Going to look so good on those splits.

[Steve220]

The level of detail in your work is fantastic. Should last forever once you've completed it!

[alex-95]

Excellent work as usual.

[big-jay]

Big step forward! Going to look so good on those splits.

It certainly is Jared, I can't wait to get it on my splits !

The level of detail in your work is fantastic. Should last forever once you've completed it!

Thanks mate

Excellent work as usual.

Cheers Alex

[domdee]

This is one smart rebuild. Everything is so clean and smart