Mini project

[miniman]

that is fabulous!

[Pixel-Snapper]

Thats really neat Russell.

[Daggsy]

When its complete can I be top of the want to buy list.

[JC T ONE]

Nice bit of engineering there, looks good in the video,s .

[fatpasty]

First time seeing this thread. Splendid work.

[RussellG]

Thanks for the response everyone. Its always good to get feedback be it positive or negative. I have had a hectic week so haven't done anymore yet and there is some work needing done around the house so I doubt the mini will get much attention this weekend.

[Pixel-Snapper]

Taps table for updates

[RussellG]

Nothing to report since the last update yet

Been having a new heating system installed in the house which has meant I have had to pull up floors and demolish walls in the process. So half the house contents were moved to the garage and I have been decorating the house. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now so hopefully by the weekend the house will be finished and the garage will get a tidy then its back too the mini

[Pixel-Snapper]

aye aye captain

[quattrophenia]

More car porn required in this thread please!

[holmesy9]

hey looks great, i thought about doing a flip front with motors but was put off about finding a friendly MOT guy, can i ask where you got the hinges and actuators from?

college crashed mine so need new front end and a full respray :/

[RussellG]

The hinges are boot hinges from an e46 bmw 3 series and the actuator were ordered from a seller on ebay.

[RussellG]

Finally managed a few hours on the mini this weekend. So I decided to brace up the A panels







Then I braced up the wings as well

[rabbitstew]

Awesome work!!! Makes me wish id kept my 1990 Cooper now, but unfortunately I just didnt have the spare time to work on it.

Keep up the good work, cant wait to see the finished item.

[Pixel-Snapper]

looking good Russell I've not progressed on mine much recently.

Should be back on all fours by the end of this week with luck.

[RussellG]

Managed a few hours on the mini yesterday. I have dressed up the edge between the wings and the a panels now to give me a nice neat fit. Then set to work on tidying up the gap between the bonnet edge and the scuttle panel. I always knew that this was going to be a pain to fix but I felt it was important to make the bonnet fit well at the front since I was going to use a mk1 style grille which meant the fit along the rear wasn't exactly perfect. A bit of welding in of extra metal in a similar style to my door skins has sorted this though.

I forgot to take pictures when I finished for the day but will try to get some up soon.

[RussellG]

Today has seen a decent amount of work on the mini

Started filling and rubbing down the front end and blending the flip front with the a panels and scuttle panel. I also welded up all the mounting holes on the front end for the grille that are not required anymore.


9/6/12.1 by russell.grant, on Flickr


9/6/12.2 by russell.grant, on Flickr


9/6/12.3 by russell.grant, on Flickr

Then I decided to take a break from filling and instead tested fitted the grille, surround and indicators.


9/6/12.4 by russell.grant, on Flickr


9/6/12.5 by russell.grant, on Flickr

Hopefully some more updates in the pipeline tomorrow.

[quattrophenia]

Liking that Russell, your making me want to rush out and buy an old mini for myself.....if only I had the garage space!

[RussellG]

quattrophenia said:

Liking that Russell, your making me want to rush out and buy an old mini for myself.....if only I had the garage space!

Don't forget a mini is only small. I'm sure you could find a space for one

[RussellG]

Not really worth taking new photos today. I have spent the afternoon doing a lot of filling and sanding down. This is the bit of the build I'm not so fond of.