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Restoration Finished

Started by colinspeight , Aug 29 2024 07:25 AM

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#1 colinspeight

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Location: Crookham

Posted 29 August 2024 - 07:25 AM

26.jpg 59.07K 0 downloadsHello, after 9 years its done!!

Rover Mini Cooper 1.3 MPI

R284 CGT Flame red White roof with factory Webasto.

SAXXNNAZEWD157302 Matching numbers

Work commenced June 2015

Engine at 57k works. Head off skimmed, valves reground, bores unscored, Compression tested range 150 to 165, new gaskets etc. Oil light out on start up. 2 keys and fobs.

MOT pass at 25/07/2024 at 57,861 no advisories, current reading 57,867.Hyperlink here ROVER MINI - Check MOT history – GOV.UK (check-mot.service.gov.uk)

Restoration work.

OEM parts used extensively. New front wings and front panel, A panels and flitch panels, complete floor to o/side, 2/3^rd floor to n/side, new sills, jacking points and sling plates, complete new heel board, boot floor, rear susp tops, rear valance, closing gussets etc.

All seams to new body panels professionally welded in 2023 to MOT standard, paint matched accordingly my local garage. Cost was £3450. Invoices for this and all other parts used available. Professional respray cash job £1200.

New rear subframe and new trunnion bushes etc. Radius arms refurbished new trumpet cones, new shocks all round. Undersealed and Waxoyled.

All new door, window and boot rubbers inc windscreen infill strip, window lift mechanisms, rubbers and channels. New gutter strip in black, front, wiper arms etc, rear bumpers and grille all in stainless steel. Dashboard pro restored. Original carpets. New soundproofing all round inc bulkhead.

Coach lines, bonnet stripes and decals as per original fitted.

Complete new brakes all round inc rear wheel cylinders, shoes, springs, braided hoses, h/brake cables, new brake lines. New front caliper’s, discs and pads, braided hoses, master cylinder overhauled. Track rod ends, wheel bearings and ball joints, CV joints and boots all renewed.

New radiator, hoses, water pump, HT leads, thermostat, temp sensor, new exhaust complete inc cat converter. Cooling fan cuts in and out. New clutch master cylinder inc braided hose and slave cylinder, fuel and oil filters, new battery. Fuel tank steam cleaned.

New starter relays, engine management relay unit replaced. Original ECU unit. Wiper motor, wheel boxes and drive spring cleaned and regreased, new wiper park switch.

4 new Falken 165 12 60 tyres. Original minilites in excellent condition.

Webasto sunroof fabric renewed, watertight. Headlining cleaned. Original carpets and upholstery cleaned.

Really academic but running new parts to date cost around £3400.