1991 Mini - Project Trig

[EACruise]

Love it!. What colour you going to paint this?
had a mini for my first car. little b reg 1L, best car i owned unless it was cold dark or raining then, heater took ages to warm up, lights are like candles and no point having wipers as there useless lol. Unfortunately mine aquaplaned at a roundabout and wrote it off

Keep up the good work, ill be watching this project!

[Mini 360]

Little backwards update. Got the photos off my camera and since I just got a new laptop onto them for editing!

First some paint booth shots...


IMG_1782 by Andrew Forbes Photography, on Flickr


IMG_1787 by Andrew Forbes Photography, on Flickr

Phil putting on the layers


IMG_1810 by Andrew Forbes Photography, on Flickr

In the operating theatre!


IMG_1826 by Andrew Forbes Photography, on Flickr

The paint prep area! Epic space that I'm sure could tell a few tales....


IMG_1861 by Andrew Forbes Photography, on Flickr

Primer dried


IMG_1880 by Andrew Forbes Photography, on Flickr


IMG_1898 by Andrew Forbes Photography, on Flickr

Milk bottle crates have their uses!


IMG_1901 by Andrew Forbes Photography, on Flickr

Then back onto the shop floor ready for next stage


IMG_1927 by Andrew Forbes Photography, on Flickr

So that was up until today. But todays work was mainly engine pay sanding so no pics of that as it pretty boring but Phil did get the seam sealing and stone chip of the floor done! Looks and works great!



And that brings it up to date again! Only bit I now have to prep is the boot and then its ready for top coat! Can't wait!



I also came home from the body shop to find a package from MiniSpares again! Todays was seam strips for the body, lowered suspension shock mounts, handbrake cable bits and my favourite bit, Goodridge braided brake lines and clutch line.

[Mini 360]

Fantastic build so far, I can't wait to see more! Much respect for taking on such a project.

Wow didn't look as bad in the first picture, amazing work

This looks great! Keep up the good work im watching!

Awesome mini!

Thanks guys! Labour of love!

I say cut this down the middle make it a good 6 inches wider and a lot lower, good start and looks good either way

Thats an awesome idea but alas I think VOSA would have something to say about modifying it to that sort of extremes

yet another awesome build. thank you for sharing. i'm going to show this to my dad

Holy rusttttttttttttt

I love this

Holy shit, this is awsome.

The mini coming out great, i always wanted a old mini, but hard to find around here in texas, anyway nice work!

Again, thanks guys!

Nice man!
Looking good, seen this on the miniforum as well.

Are those mk1 golf headlights your using? that'll look sick. Need to get my rust bucket up here.

Apparently MK2 golf headlights? Probably same size as MK1 though. They fit Mini bowls thankfully, only thing I'm not decided on them i the glass is flat....may have to buy a cheap Mini set and change the glass over to the curved shape instead. We shall see

[RayBoogs]

Nice man!
Looking good, seen this on the miniforum as well.

Are those mk1 golf headlights your using? that'll look sick. Need to get my rust bucket up here.

[BlueJ_Fish]

The mini coming out great, i always wanted a old mini, but hard to find around here in texas, anyway nice work!

[Matth3w]

Holy shit, this is awsome.

[Gator]

I love this

[miracLe]

Holy rusttttttttttttt

[hi its me alec]

yet another awesome build. thank you for sharing. i'm going to show this to my dad

[Yogi_Bear]

I say cut this down the middle make it a good 6 inches wider and a lot lower, good start and looks good either way

[PedroM]

Awesome mini!

[way2fastx3]

This looks great! Keep up the good work im watching!

[axelillo_PR]

Wow didn't look as bad in the first picture, amazing work

[Mini 360]

Fantastic build so far, I can't wait to see more! Much respect for taking on such a project.

Thanks!

I should also mention Im 20 yrs old with no professional training/experience. Started the project aged 18 and had it since I was 13. So all self taught and a can do attitude!

Aim is to have it done by end of May

[Vermilion]

Fantastic build so far, I can't wait to see more! Much respect for taking on such a project.