My Mini Resto by minimk1

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well i sprayed it yellow and I'm really happy with how the car looks and the finish i got on the roof, also it is pretty much mot worthy now, i just need to go round checking all bolts and rubbers etc, but my first drive is in 1 month 7 days and i shall be driving to the Mot centre on that day for my very first drive out, so exciting

masking took about 1 hour in the sweltering sun, was not a pleasant experience

missing rh overider as it came off when i was masking up 

oh and i have sliding windows now !!

7-30-2014

Not a lot to update as I'm doing my dads mini at the moment, my good old clarke 150 turbo packed up on me so a quick replacement sip handymig was picked u for £30 with a wire feed problem, which i sorted in 1 minute as the speed trim needed to be adjusted, it was only local too and was cheap so it will do the job until my clarke comes back from repair. The whole car has now been cut back with compound and has had a polish, apart from the roof as i am leaving this too dry for a while longer. 

i have also decided that a turbo 998 is the way forward keeping it as std as possible, having the block pocketed for a 12g940 head and an uprated clutch and diff, meaning if it all goes wrong and blows up i can pick up a 998 for £50 and a 1275 head i can get for £30 so its no "biggy", aiming for 100bhp and should have this in the car this time next year, i also have a 1275 that i will be going 1293 and then swapping the turbo parts from my 998 to this engine in the hope for 120-140bhp so its an investment really!

my a+ 998 with a 940 head on the right and my 1275 on the left, patiently awaiting turbochargers 

8-23-2014

Big update, it passed its mot yesterday !  1st time with 1 advisory, it was also its very first time on the road after the restoration so i was shocked that it got through the mot so well, i was chuffed, changed the head today as it was smoking a fair amount, now a lot less so and is very minor when warm but this again is due to the head as it is old. went out again tonight it was hitting a wall at around 40mph where it would take some time to accelerate up faster than that however a quick pull over and richen of the carb soon made things more spritely, needs a good rolling road tune but it is fine until i pass my test. feels strange having my car taxed and tested and on the road. a few problems tonight the car is too low at the back with me my dad and a full tank of fuel meaning the tyre and the arch had lots of fun making screens of smoke on the way home, a quick pull over to take the rear arch off and this was sorted. also had my first break down, the alternator isn't charging the battery enough and so with my lights on i soon ran out of juice and we found ourselves in a lay bye on a A road not far from my house, mum picked me up and we went home to get another battery which meant the mini got home okay, have had a few cracking comments about the car so far and its only been on the road 2 days, the suspension is well setup and all will be well when the alternator is sorted and the rear ride height adjusted, here are the pictures 

and finally one of when we broke down  

chuffed to bits with the car has turned out so well, teething problems where expected but there all minor things that are easily fixed 

8-26-2014

tidied up my boot yesterday, fitted a boot board i had laying around with a few feet etc to keep it still and steady, also used two mk3 door latches painted them black and screwed them down as anchor points for strapping my essentials down. looks so much neater than before and stops things flying around in the boot every time it hits a bump

before 

after 

little before and after picture