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- Sat May 04, 2024 4:11 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
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Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
Drilling out the spot welds https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53698342160_4dcfabed90_b.jpg Loving the rust but there is clean metal there https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53698242444_0fedf229cc_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53698242414_5cc547ccbc_b.jpg The bottom of the inner wing w...
- Fri May 03, 2024 6:57 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
Time to replace the front quarter floor panels. I am starting with the passenger side first. I am replacing them with M-Machine panels https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53696607399_d9c59dcd50_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53696701200_b8079da602_b.jpg I have cleaned up the inside sill a...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:03 am
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
Thank Colin, I think the rear valence can be got from underneath too. I don't plan on putting the original fog light back on the car. I bought an earlier valence without the holes and nut for the external fog light.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:45 am
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
What's everyone using in terms of paint for the inside of cavities? i.e. Inside of sill cavities, rear valence and front gusset closing panel cavities before welding them up? Everywhere else is accessible except for these three areas. Any help would be appreciated? I was thinking of just using 2K ep...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:04 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
I haven't been posting much on the progress lately but I have been working away on the bodywork over the last few weeks. Finally finished the roof and here is the last section welded in place. I have joined up the two panels as I am hoping to not have any plastic trim on the gutters. https://live.st...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:04 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: Keep it Original? Mini 30
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1164
Re: Keep it Original? Mini 30
Original all the way too. You can make some enhancements to improve driveability and reliability but always loved the colour.
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:31 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Engine paint
- Replies: 3
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Re: Engine paint
I used the Eastwood Ceramic Engine paint from Frost. Its brush on and produces a great finish.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:54 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:49 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
Almost there on the roof. I started with 9 repairs to do and now I have one small one left after today. This repair took most of the day. However, delighted with the results. The roof is looking good again. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53410578373_7cc07686e2_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.co...
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:38 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
I have been busy studying for exams of late and haven't had time to finish the roof on the mini. Exams are completed now. I spent the last couple of days on the mini and have completed the rear passenger corner of the roof. The series of photos shows how I approach the weld. Keeping a ~1mm gap and k...
- Tue Oct 31, 2023 7:50 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 5:33 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
You don't see too many of them about with that original style grille. How close you hoping to get to original spec? I think you said that you'd be adding a few essentials like temp and oil gauges.... The car didn't come with a grill so might have to go looking for one. Alternatively, there is a bla...
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:00 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
Started the blending of the weld through on the other-side of the new lip of the patch panel. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53297578615_56eda27f22_b.jpg Job done. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53297480804_b47f50c351_b.jpg Final sizing and cutting of the patch panel to fit the roof. I wil...
- Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:32 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
I attended the Portlaoise Classic Car Show today and managed to pick up this brochure. It's the BL Cars Mini Brochure for the 1980/81 models https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53296020783_688d4d4297_b.jpg The last double page has the Mini City I am restoring albeit in a different shade of red (Cinn...
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 9:02 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
Bought this burr in Wurth in Portlaoise to tidy between the corner of the rain gutter and the vertical seam on the rear panel. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53277656166_ac1eaacacf_b.jpg It cleaned it up really nicely and it was super sharp. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53278124780_ce169...
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 10:19 am
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:18 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
Repairing this corner of the passenger side rear quarter has proven tricky. It took hours just to get this patch to fit and align properly. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53265019163_5e805b70d8_b.jpg It welded in nicely but where it joins the spot welded seams I don't have a tool to grind down ...
- Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:33 am
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
Thats a brave repair! I'd say yor were quite nervous doing that cut! Oh yes. The challenge will be grinding out the old corroded lip. At least in the corners you can get behind the roof panel and do a little bit of pushing. Also, the corners tend to hold their shape when welding compared with flap ...
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:16 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
Sizing up the patch panel for the rear passenger roof corner https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53230006373_7fba5f6c47_b.jpg Initial cut of the corner https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53230006358_6e1bff7218_b.jpg The lip of the existing roof is very badly corroded in this corner https://live.sta...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 6:48 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
Patch panel is tacked in place https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53224752990_be0d1d6d0a_b.jpg Ground down the first round of tacks so I can get to the gaps in between https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53224245661_d9af0f0400_b.jpg All cleaned up and spot welds completed against the existing panel...
- Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:22 am
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
Here is the finished underside
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53214915839_86c9ff9e54_b.jpg)
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53214915839_86c9ff9e54_b.jpg)
- Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:20 am
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
I cut out the rotten lip of the roof panel https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53214526766_bc3b987363_b.jpg I always leave extra metal so it dissipates the heat better https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53215041115_f57bc0699e_b.jpg Tacking it in place https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53214835118...
- Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:48 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
I have started work on the driver-side rain channel. This will be repaired from underneath. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52955328380_20ca95ac12_b.jpg Remove the existing corner to make way for the patch panel. The lip on the roof panel will need some repair but the rest is solid metal. https:...
- Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:13 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1983 Mini City
- Replies: 440
- Views: 3634474
Re: 1983 Mini City
You are certainly getting maximum value out of your Mini before she gets locked up for the Winter. Did it not scare you having the entire family in the Mini? I have no seatbelts in the back of mine and I might leave it like that. My youngest is 12 years old so wasn't really planning on using the bac...
- Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:36 pm
- Forum: Projects and My Mini
- Topic: 1981 Mini City 1000
- Replies: 318
- Views: 2981057
Re: 1981 Mini City 1000
Carrying on from my previous post, tack welded in place https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53153871023_d8cf102961_b.jpg Grinding down the welds, it should require very little filler https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53153373026_40158d2ef6_b.jpg All finished inside the door frame https://live.stat...