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[chrisandsarah]

Should be ...

Yeah.. like simon says

[Deathrow]

I hope it is! There isn't anything left that I've not taken to pieces! Eeek!

[chrisandsarah]

I hope it is! There isn't anything left that I've not taken to pieces! Eeek!

'cept for that thing under the thing...

[tedmcedd]

I've just spent £240 on Mini Spares...



Should be the last big lot of stuff though!

Famous last words!

hahaa! so so so true!


look forward to the update after delivery!

[Deathrow]

I've just spent £240 on Mini Spares...



Should be the last big lot of stuff though!

Famous last words!

hahaa! so so so true!


look forward to the update after delivery!

Silly old me, I looked through all the delivery and forgot to take pictures, doh.

I'll photograph them as they go on the car though .

[Deathrow]

Got some work done today:


Passenger side hub stripped. The ball joints are in place to protect the threads on the hub, they're not complete though.


Looking good inside.


Driver side followed suit.


Knocked the outer CV off the longer drive shaft. I took the inner CV off too but no pics of that.


Got the other shaft in the vice ready to start.

I'll finish the stripping tomorrow and then set about cleaning everything up ready for painting and rebuilding.

Hmmm...orange hubs?

Thanks for looking .

[Deathrow]

More!


Quick shot of the dried bulkhead while I was at the garage.


Both drive shafts stripped and cleaned.


Same goes for the hubs.


Before and after cleaning up.


Close up.


Before and after.


Mmm shiny.


Driveshafts kurusted.


Hubs kurusted.

Tomorrow I'll rub them down with wire wool and start laying some paint on them.

Thanks for looking .

[Deathrow]

More more more...


Used a trick 1984Mini25 let me in on to get the bearings out of the arms, worked a treat.


Driveshafts primed.


Along with a bunch of other parts.


And the steering rack.


And the upper arms and hubs.

I'll apply paint to the lot tomorrow.

Thanks for looking .

[Deathrow]

More done today.


Setup a little spray booth on the parcel shelf.

I got all the parts sprayed black but the pictures showed nothing at all (black on black) so I've not uploaded them.


Driveshafts sprayed orange.


Close up.


And the steering rack.


Close up.

I shall continue tomorrow.

Thanks for looking .

[Mini Mad Max]

Hi, Just had a brief look through and it looks liek a proper job I like the idea of welding in nuts to the roller bearings for the top arms. I've always used the 6inch nail, Locating the head of the nail on the edge of the bearing trouch the top arm and hitting the pointed end... a bit of a faff compared to your neat method! Nice paint finish on everything too.
Max

[hughJ]

It is looking good. I do wish I was at your stage. I've been ignoring/ avoiding mine but better get back to it. Always like seeing your progress.

Hugh

[ILoveMini's]

Im liking the orange and black theme, gonna look really good. Wish i had the knowledge and the space to do something like this. Really good project, keep it up.

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Finished yet?

[Deathrow]

Hi, Just had a brief look through and it looks liek a proper job I like the idea of welding in nuts to the roller bearings for the top arms. I've always used the 6inch nail, Locating the head of the nail on the edge of the bearing trouch the top arm and hitting the pointed end... a bit of a faff compared to your neat method! Nice paint finish on everything too.
Max

Your method sounds like it could be a bit quicker though! I never even thought of a nail. I had tied a screwdriver but it just shattered the outer race of the bearing.

It is looking good. I do wish I was at your stage. I've been ignoring/ avoiding mine but better get back to it. Always like seeing your progress.

Hugh

We all do it at times Hugh, you've just gotta take some time to yourself every now and then .

Im liking the orange and black theme, gonna look really good. Wish i had the knowledge and the space to do something like this. Really good project, keep it up.

Cheers, everytime I spray something in that orange I'm amazed by how vibrant it is. I can't wait to see how the whole roof is going to look in that colour .

I didn't really know anything about cars when I started, best way to learn is to jump in! Although it's a bit scary at times.

Finished yet?

Cheeky!

[Deathrow]

Here is todays progress, not alot done but I managed to make a few decisions.


Upper arms now dry.


Hubs and steering arms.


Adjustable camber brackets and front subframe mounts.


Steering rack before I masked it up to paint the black bits.


Driveshafts before I wrapped them in card to protect them until I'm ready to put them back together.


Steering rack masked up and primed for the black.


About time I put some protection on this toeboard.


Underseal applied.


Black sprayed on to steering rack.


I don't know why, but she looks much more like she's ready for business with the bottom of the engine bay undersealed.

The reason I've undersealed that area in the engine bay is it's the only bit I'm going to lose access to when the front subframe goes back in. Now it's undersealed already I can put the frame back in for the last time and I can complete the remainder of the undersealing after the exterior of the car is painted.

Thanks for looking .