My Mini Resto by minimk1

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1-15-2014

Been busy on the car when I can have been prepping the inside for paint including rear parcel shelf all of which is very time consuming as I have to hand sand a lot of the areas as they are not big enough for a sander


Also brought a bucket seat for the drivers side, a cobra Monaco s for the sum of £40

Which I shall be collecting on Friday

Also big news .... I have sold the cooper engine, got good money for it and it will help fund the build, plans for the engine now is to keep my original engine use the head that I got with the cooper engine which has been worked, fit the MG Metro Cam and my twin carbs, run it with a centre rc40, electric fuel pump and uprated carb needles should be well over 45bhp I have to say I would be happy if it was over 50bhp but doing it this way means only minimal money has to be spent on the engine as it will be gaskets etc and so I will have more money for other things the car needs as my deadline is only 7 months 10 days away.

The engine will remain like this for around two years with maybe a few extra mods over this time however by the time I am 19 the insurance will be much lower and I would have been busy building a 1340 with a 16v head with hopefully around 120bhp !!!!! Cannot wait

1-18-2014

been busy today trying to mount my bucket seat. first i fabricated a rear box section for the seat which worked but didnt allow the seat to go far back enough, so i had to modify the subframe from my classic cobereau seats. this works and is now in situ. also i have been busy with inside prep and should have it in primer next saturday. then it is bingley hall !!! can wait.

love the feel of this bucket seat as it gives good driving position and feels nice to sit in an so was worth the £40 i paid. also a nice guy called Malcum came down from scotland today to collect my 998 cooper engine. was a little sad to see it go but it is going to a good home and the money gained from this will help me finish the car. thats it for today more tomorrow 

box section which worked but didnt give a far back enough position 

thanks 

also want an internal gear selector now !!

1-19-2014

inside is sprayed in inca yellow!!!!

few places need a rub down as i have one or two runs but overall i am very happy with it. but i hated doing it as the roll cage especially, made everything alot harder to do.

got two coats of primer down before i did 3 coats of top coat. happy with the finish, might buff up areas which are seen so they are shiny hahah next step ENGINE IN. so work from now on will be things like the brake and fuel lines, master cylinders, pedal box etc. oh and of corse a little bit of 998 tuning.

running it with:

• mg metro cam
• lightened cam followers 
• lightened duplex timing chain 
• uprated 12a185 head with big valves 
• double valve springs 
• pressed steel rockers 
• twin 1 1/4 carbs & trumpets with socks 
• oil cooler
• std ignition

mocked up the carpets to see how much they cover as it is alot i didnt go into too much trouble trying to get a pristine finish as it would be wasting time for something that will sit under a carpet for the rest of its life. also getting the hang of spraying so should do a good job of the outside when the time comes. however for now i just want the engine in and running brakes working etc cant wait to do a "first start up in 3 years video" anyway now for the pictures