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[Ben_O]

Check out the new arrival

 

 

 

Restoration thread to follow once the work begins.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[wingnut]

Ah ben, a pick up.My favourite!!

Whats happening to this beauty

[Ben_O]

Ah ben, a pick up.My favourite!!

Whats happening to this beauty

First it will be stripped and sandblasted and then a new front end, complete new floor and then lots of repairs to the quarter panels, tailboard, doors, bulkhead and load bay floor.

Then paint and back to a rolling shell for the customer to build back up

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Ben_O]

Well another Mini has arrived at Mill Road for some bits and bobs.

 

 

Mk2 Cooper S

 

Ill post up the progress here

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Ben_O]

Today, I have partially stripped the Cooper so that I can inspect it properly

 

I stripped the boot out

 

 

And after depressurising the suspension, I removed the rear subframe

 

 

 

And then stripped the the trim and brightwork from the front

 

 

And the drivers door

 

 

So bodywork wise, I have been instructed to tidy up and repaint inside the boot

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will be fitting rear valance closing panels as they are currently missing

 

 

 

I shall be repairing the doors and repainting those and then moving to the front, I am doing some tidying up of the outer panels, repairs to the flitches and then a repaint of the front end

 

 

 

Other than that, I will be fitting door mirrors, replacing some seals, removing the rear seat belts, playing about with the panel gaps and a few other bits and bobs.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

Edited by Ben_O, 15 October 2018 - 02:44 PM.

[sonikk4]

I see bodgery going on in that boot and the lower flitch area. Looks like filler on that l/h flitch. Mmmmmm!!!!!!

[Ben_O]

I see bodgery going on in that boot and the lower flitch area. Looks like filler on that l/h flitch. Mmmmmm!!!!!!

Yep. you are right Neil.

The boot floor has had repair sections fitted at some stage.

Most of the mess in the boot is from it being re-painted with no prep so the paint is just peeling off.

Both flitches have filler in them. I'm just about to have a poke and see but they look fine from the inside. I think filler has been added to tidy things up after some repair sections have been added as there is evidence of distortion inside.

 

Ill report back soon!

[sonikk4]

 

I see bodgery going on in that boot and the lower flitch area. Looks like filler on that l/h flitch. Mmmmmm!!!!!!

Yep. you are right Neil.

The boot floor has had repair sections fitted at some stage.

Most of the mess in the boot is from it being re-painted with no prep so the paint is just peeling off.

Both flitches have filler in them. I'm just about to have a poke and see but they look fine from the inside. I think filler has been added to tidy things up after some repair sections have been added as there is evidence of distortion inside.

 

Ill report back soon!

 

 

Well hopefully its cosmetic Ben but no closeouts on the rear valance???

[Ben_O]

 

 

 but no closeouts on the rear valance???

They were left unfitted by a previous owner as he thought it would eliminate a muck trap...

[Ben_O]

As I thought so far.

 

 

Lots of filler. Approx 15mm thick

 

Sound steel beneath

 

 

 

And there we are, a section of flitch has been fitted but there is distortion from the welded joint.

 

 

I shall tidy up the welds and straighten it all out.

[Ben_O]

Chip, chip, chip.

 

Yup, the other side is the same.

 

 

 

Cool

[JXC Mini GT]

Nice little Cooper S Ben,

 

The owner has picked the right person to change it from a nice Mini to a beautiful classic, it never ceases to amaze me the bodges that are carried out, when doing the job correctly probably wouldn't have cost much more.

[Ben_O]

Thanks John

[floormanager]

Wow Ben, you've got on with it really quickly.  Quite scary seeing my car in bits that but so pleased you are sorting / tidying up the bits that were detracting from the overall quality of the car.  Thanks for the posts, my heart-rate is now just returning to normal

[floormanager]

Nice little Cooper S Ben,

 

The owner has picked the right person to change it from a nice Mini to a beautiful classic, it never ceases to amaze me the bodges that are carried out, when doing the job correctly probably wouldn't have cost much more.

JXC, it was watching your car being worked on at Mill Road that made me book mine in.  I'm not too far away from you in Haywards Heath, so I thought if you can take yours to the IOW for Ben to work on, I should do the same.  Very happy to have the car with Ben as I am sure it will be great when it's  done.