Clubman shell rebuild for vtec

[kerryminigringo]

MTM 2015?

[purplehaze]

Yup

[purplehaze]

Spent a lot of money Thursday

New tires



Everything new for the mini all new headliner an carpets and seals and stuff



Shud be here Tuesday or Wednesday but hopefully will be fully primed and ready for paint by the time they come! Iv been flat out in work and minding the kiddo slow updates but getting there

[purplehaze]

Got at it tonight more spent but it's coming along and taking shape

Before



After















Gonna do the last if the sanding on the front tomoro!!! Shultz the rear seats and under of the car! Then shell will be primed tomoro night! Then wedsnday block sanded and primed again and sanded then 3rd coat of primer then put it together and take it apart and paint the bad boy
More updates tomoro evening and hopefully will be fully primed and ready for paint Thursday woo

[purplehaze]

Got more done tonight!!! Loads to do tomoro :/ few pics of how it's going



































Bit more work to do first stage of primer now to rub and block it down!!! Then filler and rub and block it down again!!! Then prime it for last time then wet sand it with 2000 then ready for paint



The worst but was this mark on the wing but that's all rest of the car is immaculate I'm so happy with how it's looking door are so straight all I need is a good bootlid and it'll be complete

[The Marcos Graveyard]

Progressing nicely

[purplehaze]

Getting there matey tink il hav a chill night tonight and get drunk as I am on holidays

[purplehaze]

So good but done last night ca is 99% ready for paint just few coats of primer and wet sand with 400/600 sandpaper body is smooth! No dents no damage it's all fixed
Wheels send off to get blasted and polished lip centres are being sprayed hopefully nxt week
New tires came yesturday so when I get wheels back they can be fitted then I can drive the vtec to garage and rip it apart after the other ones sprayed could be finished a lot sooner than I thought so I'm very happy , few pics I got last night











Tires





Till nxt week hope ur enjoying the updates as much as I am

[purplehaze]

nice n shiny







New tires going on tomoro then paint! I need to put em on my mini so I can drive it to garage to strip it getting there now

[cianmini1]

I'd say you can't sleep thinking bou it haha

[purplehaze]

So my bro went to garage yesturday and got the car fully primed up! Jus gotta be wet sanded and she's 100% ready for paint few pictures I got on way to work















As u can see , a rediculous amount of time and effort has gone into the body work as we have everything else there for it so! Hopefully will be fully painted and dry for Monday so we can put it together! Then send few bits an pieces off to get modified! Then get it running getting there

Also went and got these done today

Wen I got em



Cleaned em and got polished lip



Tires fitted ready for burnouts



more updates nxt week hopefully painted sand getting it together

[woody]

Comming along nicely. Don't know what your interior plans are but normaly you would paint the inside of A and B posts ,crossmember and rear bins the same as outside.

[purplehaze]

Yep the bins are black a + b post are going Colour hopefully paint Monday evening then partially assemble Tuesday

[peterk19]

Faur play mate some amount of work done on this if i can get mine done in 4 times the amount of time ill be doing well its really coming together it will be sweet when its done

[purplehaze]

What are u doing wit yours peter? Hopefully wen it's painted and put together it'll look good

[peterk19]

I'm sure itll look fantastic once painted considering the standard of work so far, I plan on repairing all rust rebuild engine or swap for a 1275 if i find a good one and then a full respray and a decent interior if i can find van panels ill replace the side windows with those too

[kona]

Coming along very nicely ! There will be VTEC minis all over the place soon!

[purplehaze]

Haha imagine! Reliable minis everywere wud be a strange but perfect world! Iv got updates but I'm not posting any more pictures gonna keep it till mtm you'll all see it then

[purplehaze]

Loads done over the past few days!!! Car is painted! Roof lining in new windows fitted and taken bk out to trim roof liner looks good but no pics!!! Ripped loom from blue one and in the other so loads of bits an bobs ready to go in!!! Engine is all apart and nearly ready to go in hers few pics

Only tower bolts holding in! Everything else is disconnected





Interior gutted! Seats out! Got new carpet coz red won't go with wat iv got, steering colum being rebuilt, have pedals in new car already getting there



Brand new sports pack rack



More updates to follow over nxt few days

[purplehaze]

Loads done!!!! Engine out! Brake lines for whole car out and fitted to other one same as fuel lines and full loom gutted trimmed down tidyed up and fitted to clubby inlet manifold and exhaust manifold off engine and being sent to a mate and modified new shafts coming in morning so I can take the inners off and rebuild mine make em all new an shiny gonna clean up everything tomoro and hopefully get engine in the car here's some pics of progress





Loom + new colum



Fuel sender wireing



Fuel lines



Mani and inlet



That's all for tonight

[macker]

Would you not run the fuel and other lines inside the car?

[The Marcos Graveyard]

Also, take the fuel sender wires down through the bottom of the rear bin rather than over it, just my €0.02.

[purplehaze]

Nope they run on the outside for a reason so I kept it dat way.

[purplehaze]

Just got 3 deliveries today

Number 1 is my two new type r integra shafts
I'm only using the inner cv joints for my honda/mini shafts



Number 2 is my gear shift extender for my buddyclub short shifter



Number 3 is my new arches with self tappers and rubber trim
Also my wheel nuts for my super trax,
Iv got no pics as they in back of car and herself is out
All I'm waiting for is my minispares order, which was placed over a week ago
Lately they're deliveries are taking a longggggghh time
So down garage tonight to rebuild shafts and few niggly bits n pieces

[purplehaze]

So got to it again tonight!!! Brought the new shafts down and split them and stripped the vtec ones out and cleaned em and refitted em cleaned up everything, fixed one of my lug bolts as one snapped and took the bottom arms off and adjusted a little then cleaned em up ! While I had everything stripped off(hubs,arms,brakes) my bro got cracking on the hi los and suspension cones all in and looking great didn't take many pics as was full of grease but got few







I'm happy with how it's going, inlet and exhaust mani sent off today to get modified so until I get those back the engine cannot go in :/