Irish Mini Owners Club

I'm in the middle of restoring a clubman so i said i'd put up a few pics
I got the car in england and this is what i looked like a few months ago.


pulled out the engine






Then stripped it down to shell and rolled it on its side



The boot floor was really rusty so had to cut out the rust and going to weld in new floor



new floor.



stripped engine and cleaned and painted it while waiting to do the shell





spent a load of money on wheels and tyres



boxes of new parts







Its gonna take a while to finish but i'll keep updating the pics..

great work mark!! looks like you have plenty of space!!! btw no matter how much you do u'll never be finished!!!!

like your seats keep up the good work

Nice job on the engine it looks brill..

The wheels are so shiney! The the seats look preety cool to, what are they out of do you know? Was the car running when you got it? I just seen a tow rope!

StanO'Toole

D.M.G.T wrote:Nice job on the engine it looks brill..

Thanks, have the cylinder head ready to fit now..

StanO'Toole wrote:The wheels are so shiney! The the seats look preety cool to, what are they out of do you know? Was the car running when you got it? I just seen a tow rope!

StanO'Toole

I dont know what the seats are from, they wont be going back in anyway!! The car was a non runner when i got it, it has been stood for 12 years!! I hope it starts when im finished!

A quick update on mini, getting on well with it have engine rebuilt. boot floor welded in, engine bay painted, subframes fitted and engine in, juist in middle of fitting brake pipes, heres a few pics of progress

Nice job mate..it will be ready in no time.keep up the good work...

Comming along nicly, but I have to say I never like to see a mini welded on its side, how do you know the shell isn't slightly twisted? I've driven behind a lot of minis that crab. What bodykit is it?

Getting on well so far, i removed the front spoiler and all the whhel arches as they were moulded on with filler and fibre glass, have the engine running and driving just getting ready for repaint,

lookin sexy cant wait to see her in the metal...

Savage work, looks gr8

delighted to see you removed the front spoiler, looks a whole lot better without

look forward to seeing when your one the road, best of luck


Tommy

I know it looked terrible with the wheel arches and spoiler moulded in, should look nice with the group 2 arches on.

Looking good!!!

looking good mate
keep up the good work

Thanks for the comments lads!

Looking fantastic! Cant wait for the end results

More updates, i have left the car at friend of mine for painting, car is in primer now, nearly ready for painting, cant wait to see how it turns out! Hopefully should be painted at weekend, painting ford performance blue with gloss black roof and arches!

My god she's coming on nicely!

StanO'Toole

looking good mate

sweeeet! flyin along good stuff dude

Hello mark g the clubman looks great in the photo's,looking forward to seeing the end project regards jon

Heres another update, i have the mini nearly fully painted just have to paint doors and bonnet now, i'm dying to put it back together, the roof is painted black but i dont have any pics only these for now.
I'll put more up when i get them.