Mini Thirty 998 Project by Andrew O

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Ive got some good news, The computers all sorted which mean i can give you a proper update with plenty of pics.

Got the passenger door mounted -

Taken to bare metal to insure no nastiness lurking underneath -

Small amounts of filler was needed just to go over some spot welds. Then it was primed
The door gaps are not great but quite frankly i dont care anymore, I just want it finished -

Got the gutter repair finished -

Then primed, It dropped a little when being welded but this will be covered up by the trim.-

I then got the whole front of the car finished and all in primer ready for paint -

Got the door steps on both sides sanded and primed -

Got the boot ready for paint -

Got the badge holes welded up but couldn't find the welding mask so actually did this with my eyes shut -

All that is left to do know is to cut the lip of the bonnet and prime it and to finish sanding the drivers door and prime it.
Once those two simple jobs are done the car is ready for paint and should be going up to the paint shop ( Where i work ) with in a week or so. I am very excited.

Also received a few goodies in the post today.
Brand spanking new Mk1 Grill -

And some new Group 2 Wheel arches -

Would love to hear all your comments as i have been putting alot of work in the past few week and it makes it worth it hearing from everyone.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Thanks very much

10-16-2012

Right got another update for everyone.
The car is now ready for spraying. All that needs to be done is to put the arches and drill the mirror holes.
Anyway pictures -

I couldn't find the original seams so i had to buy new ones. They are now all seam sealed and primed

I then set to work on the bonnet. I'm going for the MK1 look at the front so i cut the lip off and filled over the welds.

Took it to bare metal just as we've done with the whole car -

And then etched -

Fitted to the car -

I put the grill on again to see how it would look -

And WOW, Im so glad i went for this look, In my opinion it looks absolutely amazing.

Its going to look so good when the car is in paint ( Deep black gloss )

I then set to work on the drivers to which needed a light skim of filler -

Sanded down -

Then etched -

Would love to hear all of your comments and opinions as it makes it all worth while
Stay tuned for more updates soon.