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[hardtop]

Bought this mini of a mate who had it for a good few years, in short he bought another mini that was already on the road, and this came my way.

 

It was running and rolling just waiting for a decision on the roof and paint or so i thought.

 

After chipping of the filler off the roof, as a sunroof hole had been filled in, i decided to replace the whole roof.

 

Now it was time to look over the rest of the car 

 

 

with those patches and patches to the seat base and the boot floor had a have already welded in, 

 

 

time to wield the grinder and cut it out properly

 

 

just have to wait for some parts to arrive then i can start welding

[minimissions]

This looks like a big resto, keep the pics coming it looks a great project :)

[hardtop]

i love the smell of filler and rust in the morning

 

 

both wheel arches removed, new rear quarters and rear panel arrived yesterday, i'll pick up the new boot floor tomorrow

[hardtop]

started playing with the boot floor, rear subframe strengthening plates welded on, got various holes to weld up and drop in the battery box

 

[sonikk4]

Those first pictures reminded me so much of my lads car Project Erm, patchwork quilt central.

[hardtop]

can't easily see the pictures for ERM

 

anyway more adjusting on the floor, loom tabs, some holes welded up and corner bits for the battery box

 

[steve m]

Looks like mine

[slidehammer]

Be nice seeing a large area of sound metal going in, great boast to a project. Good luck with it.

[hardtop]

fitting the battery box to the floor, fits like a glove!!! in all honesty i've seen lots of people modifying these to fit

 

before

 

 

and after

 

 

 

ordered some heritage wheel arches after looking at some others, and concluded neither fit well but heritage should be made from better steel as i felt a warm glow inside knowing where my recycled bean cans go when modifying the battery box

 

 

[sonikk4]

can't easily see the pictures for ERM
 
anyway more adjusting on the floor, loom tabs, some holes welded up and corner bits for the battery box
 

We suffered the dreaded Photobucket fiasco but the pictures should be visible

[hardtop]

i was using chrome and the photobucket fix did not work, ditched that and wet back to opera and i can see the photos fine now :)

 

we have had the change more or less the same panels

[pete l]

How did you get your battery box to fit ? I'm having the same problem.

 

I can't get mine right, did you cut and weld it ?

[slidehammer]

I know it is a bit late to say this after you have already bought it, but I used an M-Machine battery box and the fit was very good. That will fit with a bit of hammer and dolly work on the flanges. Good luck with the Mini

[sonikk4]

How did you get your battery box to fit ? I'm having the same problem.

 

I can't get mine right, did you cut and weld it ?

 

I ended up doing that with Project Erm. Nowhere near the contour of the floor.

[sonikk4]