Mini Thirty 998 Project by Andrew O

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Been cracking on with some more this weekend -
Pictures -
Got the first skim of filler on the A-Panel -

Im so glad i decided to de bumper the rear as you cant really tell but it is coming along very nicely
Also bolted the first wheel on just because i can -

Mounted the exhaust for the first time and found that i did not like how far it sticks out -

So some cutting and welding was in order, We cut a good 4 inch chunk out and welded it back up -

Put a nice layer of high temp sealant on it to make sure it was as leak free as possible

And this is how it is now and i think its perfect -

All mounted up. Its copper grease you can see not rust -

The hinges for my seats came so i bolted it in to look at the fit and it is very snug, I like it ! -

Would love to hear your thoughts
Just finishing off the wiring this evening so with any luck the next update will be a video of the car starting up for the first time

5-25-2012

Well it was an epic day today.
Spent most of the morning replacing every single spade and bullet connector etc









Then we spent most of the afternoon trying to start her with no luck.
We were confident we had everything in the right order, Ht leads, timing etc but she just wouldn't run.
It was later on in the evening i read over the Haynes manual and realized what a stupid mistake we made. It was the HT leads in the wrong order.
And yes you guessed it the second i switched them over she burst straight it to life.
I filmed every ( About 20 of them ahaha ) attempted start up so this is it. The first time she started since about 8 months ago.

I need to adjust the carb as it is reeving way to high and i also need to retrieve all the bits that fell down the engine bay we she started aha.
Im so glad i now have a working car.

Would love to hear you views.

5-26-2012

I have been playing around with some little niggles this morning and got her running a bit better.
Here's a longer video and what do you we have a horn to Ahaha -

http://m.youtube.com...h?v=_KXapZrPsVU

5-27-2012

This link should work as the other one was off the Ipad -

Picked up a refurbished door the other day for £60 which isnt bad for a rust free door -

After we had the engine running for a while i changed the oil filter and oil just so the system had a good flush -

Got a pair of brand new door seals for £15 from ebay -

And got some rear bin liners which should tidy the interior up -

Not a very exciting update but oh well.
Would love to hear your comments.

5-30-2012

Thanks very much Joe, Your car sounds great.
You should deffinatley get a project thread up. I find it motivates me.

Today i treated myself to a orbital sander which is making life a lot easier -

The de bumpering is coming along extremely well and only needs a little bit more attention -

Also got the A Panel done -

And some work on the wing where i dropped it  

I have finished my exams now so it is all Mini now.

5-31-2012

Today we fitted the throttle cable and choke cable and as theirs no point in taking a photo here something else -

6-4-2012

Been cracking on with more

Bought some more shinny bits -

Hows this for a before and after -
Before -

It was difficult for me to fit the hub as i had no help and had never done it before but i got there
After -

Ive still got to fit the disc the caliper but i hope to have the car on all four wheels in the next couple of days.

6-6-2012

Been cracking on again today in the rain Dedication for you.

Drivers side fully built up -

Wheel on -

Passenger hub a driver shaft on -

I did get the disc and caliper on etc but didnt get a photo

And after a year of hard graft shes on FOUR WHEELS again -
Im one very happy person right now -

Ive spent the last hour driving up and down the drive ahaha.

Shes all tucked up in bed now ready for the rain tomorrow -