Mini Project

[Moggers]

I bought my first mini for £800 fully working but didnt really like the look of the paintwork and needed a few bits of bodywork doing to it so i decided to strip it all down and redo the whole car lol ive had it for 2 years but with being at uni dont really have time to do much to it so my dads been doing the work but i managed to get home and do some body work and get a few snapps of it while working.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/28-7-08.jpg
Stripped down shell with majority of the bodywork done
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo049.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo051.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo052.jpg
Front De-Bumpering. I set fire to ma mini doing this good old trusty extinguisher was there to save it.
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo054.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo053.jpg
Back end De-Bumpered and gettin smoothed

[Steve]

Looking good mate

[Gr4H4m]

cool whats your plans for it?

[Moggers]

Am trying to get hold of a 1.3i engine for it with a twin SU carb, British Racing green stage 2 Paintwork, Cobra buckets for the front done in black leather with red piping, recovering the back seats in the same colour match, Omp Red Rollcage and a cherry bomb centre exit exhaust. Im also making my own dash for it using templates ive found on the internet but cant decide wther to have chequer plate metal or brushed aluminium???? I have sportspac arches already for it but am looking into buying sportspac side skirts just to make the sills match the width of the arches.

http://www.absmotorsport.net/images/BK21SS.JPG

Wheels im wanting for the mini are the 7x13 supertrax

http://www.minispares-online.co.uk/images/products/1964.jpg

[Gafmo]

just a quick question on you debumpering as my van is also the same on the front and has alread been piant by the previouse owner so have no ide what under it. Did you weld it and going by the pictures you are grinding it back

[Moggers]

The bumper on the front is only tack welded to the front panel so all you need to do to get it off is grind the tacks out. I made it easier by cutting the lip off so i can get to it. but you dont need to weld anything like you would have to on the back. the front panel is all one-piece. hope that helps

[Gr4H4m]

nice wheels

[moddinmad]

loving them wheels...

there goes my chocie outa the window haha

the sideskirts for the sportspack you can get from minispeed i think there £120 ish. i got mine from a mate.

[Moggers]

anybody have any idea how to attach sportspac sideskirts to the mini. ive bought them but theyve come with no fitting instructions all they have is little dent like areas that i presume will line up with the holes in the outer sill on the mini

any ideas welcome

[Moggers]

managed to get home to do some more work on the mini and heres a few snaps of what it looks like now with and arch on as well.
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/STA60010.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/STA60011.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/STA60012.jpg

[Steve]

great work, keep it coming

[Gr4H4m]

looking good.

[Deano]

cracking job :)

[Moggers]

was bored so thort id find a car that looks relativly how i want mine and photochop it. ive gone through so many colour choices but ive finally decided yellow and black, the yellow isnt the exact yellow cus i cant create it in photoshop but gave me an idea of what it will look like. (hopefully)
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/yellowcopycopy.jpg
minus the tints

[Deano]

Nice:cool: I like the font on the Miniaddicts sticker:)

[Gr4H4m]

looking cool. nothing like a nice loud mini

[ROADRUNNER]

Whats wrong with the tints you're not racist are you?

[Moggers]

hehe no just am not having glass windows am gonna have the plastic windows with the sliding letterbox type thing on it. just cudnt put them on the picture

[ROADRUNNER]

The people you want to talk to are www.plastics4performance.co.uk they make a complete window kit bar the screen incorporating the sliding windows as per the rally car version, good company and nice peopleto deal with

[Moggers]

havnt posted on here for a while so thort it was time for an update into the project. since the mini has been round at cliffs unit it has had a fair amount of work done to it mainly involing cuttin big holes into it and filing it with boxes.....
Got a bit of primer on it all over........ well kinda.......
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo082.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo083.jpg
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http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo088.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo089.jpg

[Moggers]

once all this lovely primer was on i realised (got told) that i still had to cut the bulkhead to insert a bulkhead box for my turbo..
so i set loose with a air cutter and made a big hole..
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo090.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo091.jpg
test fit of turbo box...
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo092.jpg
biggers hole needed
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo093-1.jpg
Job Done
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo094-1.jpg
now to weld..........
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo096-1.jpg

[Moggers]

further bits that i done tonite was to spray the dashpot for my turbo carb and other parts that i want spraying in the engine bay.
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo104.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo107.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo108.jpg
i especially think my home made drying station is well made .......
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo110.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/moggers_2007/Mini%20pics/mini%20project/Photo113.jpg
welding lights have many uses !!!

[Deano]

Looks great mate :)

[Mini Blade]

looks cool mate, coming along nicely.

noticed you got rid of your filler cap holes and things, where you planning on puttin them now to fill up? in the boot ?

keep up the good work