Mini Thirty 998 Project by Andrew O

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Finally got some decent weather today and my Dad got back from a week away so that meant i could crack on with more.
The new EBC pads arrived so we got the breaks bled and working.
We also fitted the lower bump stop, the ride height is now a little lower



Probably shouldn't be splashing money around but when i saw these i had to have them -

Thats also a, AAA ( Stage 1 ) needle in there ready to be fitted.

6-13-2012

Heres the update.
Now all the mechanicals are finished most of the coming updates will all be body and paint related.

We got the breaks properly bled so i put the driver seat in so i could take her for a drive -

One thing i have noticed is that the car is sitting very high but i guess thats just the new cones -

Nice view of all the new parts -

Got the radiator down to the brass to make the bay look even better -

Took the sun roof out to find no rust -

One thing i did find though was that the roof lost all its rigidity and as i didnt want to bend it, I did this -

Near side back corner getting there -

Offside back corner filered -

Rubbing down the rear ( Gigidy ) -

The back is ALMOST perfect just need to do some small imperfections -

You can just about make out the imperfections here -

I then mark each imperfection with a marker ready to go over -

Surprisingly im actually enjoying the filler work at the moment.
And to add to this i have work experience at a car spray shop next week so this will help me alot.

To top it all off heres proof that its actually a working car with it driving under its own steam since 2005 ( 7 years ) -

And before any one askes off course i did not take it on the road as it would be illegal
Maybe a little bit

6-22-2012

We'll I've got some excellent news
After my weeks work experience at a car spray shop I managed to get a part time job out of it
And my boss said that if I buy the paint and mask the car off he will fully paint it for me
Looks like I'm getting a pro job after all
I'm chuffed to bits.

7-4-2012

I'm aware i haven't updated in a while but i have had no chance to work on the car as the weather had been so bad.
As it is all filler work i can not work on the car even in the slightest bit of rain.
I have managed to get some done so here it is -

After gaining more skills at work experience i am now much better at filler and can say that this panel is now ready to spray after its topper coat -

My room has now turned into a Mini warehouse. 10 points if you can name everything you see -

Managed to pick up a set of brand new Monte Carlo door cards on ebay for £50 and they are £85 new -

Shes still sitting under her cover waiting to come out when the weather lets her -

Thats it for now folks, Hope its wet your appetite a bit until i can work on her again.

7-9-2012

Well i finally had some good weather today so i was straight out on the car.
Pictures -

It was body work non stop -

Did more fillering and sanding on the corner -

Its pretty much ready for its topper now to fill the pin holes -

I then give it a light dusting with black paint to show up imperfections -

I decided to strip the wing back to bare metal considering how many different paints it has had on it -

Then primered -

Also did more on the A panel -

Now for some bad news, I was stripping back what i thought was minor surface rust and it turned out to be this -

However it is nothing to loose sleep over and will be sorted very soon

Im sorry that the update has been very boring but i thought i should keep you all up to date on what i am up to.
Would love to hear your thoughts, Good or bad.