hi all, i have started working on the mini this afternoon, and just throught i would share my progress.

well i took the bonnet off, then i throught i would take the windscreen out, but i asked my dad how to do it, so he done it but at the the same time he broke it, by accident, so now i need a tinted front windscreen.

then i went to removing the front so i can get to the engine.

one side gone, other side to go.
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so, now to struggle doing the other side:
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now time to lift the engine out.
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so after a few hours work, the front of the mini has gone, and the hardest part was to remove the roller pin from the gearlinkage, which i forgot to take of, and throught why is the engine not coming out.lol

thanks

stuart

[Edited on 14/2/09 by Stuart_B]

[Edited on 15/2/09 by Stuart_B]

What are you doing with it Stuart? Restoring?

Great stuff stuart,keep us all informed
of your progress.
by the way i like your engine hoist

Andy

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Originally posted by cd.thomson
What are you doing with it Stuart? Restoring?

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hi all, my plans are massive for it but my pockets are not.lol. well to start with i am going to doing all the rust and rot in the whole mini, myself. then once that is done depending if i get a job, which i am currently looking for. i would like to change the engine, to something, which a lot more power. so i am hoping on getting a cheap car, for a donor, for the engine and box and wiring loom, then make a custom subframe and make ,my own rollcage in the car which will tie the whole car, pretty soild. whist upgrading to 4pot cailpers on the front running coil over's as well. but i throught i will take a crack at painting myself as well.

stuart

Looks good

Awesome. Straight six engine tbh

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Awesome. Straight six engine tbh

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civic type r

Good work Stuart will be interesting to see what becomes of it.

What about bec? Z cars do a couple of bem (m for minis) and I think one sold for about £16k! Then again mini's are so light anything will make it fly! Looks like you're getting on well with it, keep us informed...

BMW V8 in the boot....Its the only way!

hi all, had a few more hours on the mini tonight. i drained some of the petrol out, not sure i got it all out, but got a good 10litres of gone off petrol. then i made my job to get the exhaust off, and subframe off, so i got the exhaust off and subframe out. then just tidy up a few cuts and see more rust which i did not know was there.lol

where is a pic of my subframe out:

front sub

what space i have now:
front

it is great i can get to my work bench.

here is where it is going to stay for a while:

side
and here are some parts which i have taken off/out off the mini:


parts stoarge

as well i took the whole gear leaver assembly out.

thanks

stuart

[Edited on 15/2/09 by Stuart_B]

wow youve done alot already! good start! i would have lost interest by now, im a bit of a nightmare like that.

keep up the good work

thanks, well i have lot more work infront of me. i have some panels for a side to work on once i get that far. meaning it get to play more with my welder.

stuart

Just wait until you have to remove the rear subframe; unless you are very lucky the bolts that go into the ends of the sills will be seized solid, and if you try to force them out will either snap off, or the captive nuts inside the sill make a bid for freedom!

Not so bad if you have to replace the sills anyway (and if you do, make sure you get proper replacement sills rather than bodging it with "over" sills that sit on top of the rotten ones).

Good luck!