Mini Thirty 998 Project by Andrew O

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Sorry i haven't updated in a while but ive been busy on the Mini.
Any how here what you want to see Pictures -

Whilst cleaning up the boot i found some hidden rust that needed a sizable patch so thats now complete -

I can now say that the boot is RUST FREE !!!!

Welded on the rear valence -

I may not have mentioned this before but the Mini is going to be de bumper-ed, therefore there was no need for me to repair the rust on the lip -

I then cut and welded in small gaps along the rear -

It now looks like this -

It is so time consuming, it took me about 2 hours to do 50% of it

I then de bumperd the front which was much quicker and easier -

Started to filler it -

It still need more work -

I then began to filler the window repair i had done and its coming along nicely -

And finally got the arch in its first of many layers of chassis black -

I would greatly appreciate any comments or suggestions as it is very pleasing to hear other peoples thoughts.
More updates soon

4-2-2012

Got some more bits done the past couple of days
Nothing special but it all has to be done
Pictures -

Finally got the rear subby all cleaned up and in its first layer of Chassis black -

Rear sub frame mounts all masked off -

Radius arms in etch primer -

First few layers of paint -

After 6 layers the sub frame is finished, ready to be rebuilt and covered in under seal -

All comments very welcome as usual
There should be another update up tomorrow as i have a day off school

4-3-2012

Thanks Tom, I can not wait, its going to be epic

Here is today's update
Pictures -
Got the front to back brake line in -

Got the fuel line in -

Engine getting ready -

Almost there -

All tucked up and reunited after 6 months in a new home ( Here is a before and after )
Before -

After -
It started raining so i had to cover it up but you get the gist -

I would love to hear what everyone thinks

More updates very soon

4-10-2012

A pretty productive day if i say so myself
Pictures -

Got the gear linkage hooked up, so the gears now all engage ( I probably should have painted the rods ) -

Got the bottom tie bar in -

Top tie bar in. Clutch all hooked up and bled so that now works and got the earth strap on -

Couldn't resist putting this up. Nice new dipstick -

I also used a shuctz gun to inject 3 Liters of Waxoyl into all the sills and i used a shuctz gun to anti stone chip the arches but i didn't get photos of this.
I will be going in the garage after tea to rebuild the sub frame so expect more tomorrow