1990 classic mini, to MK1/2 styling.

Last weekends work..





Rear subframe done, almost. Needs to be taken apart for copper greasing of the nuts/bolts.





& both the doors are off now too.

looks brill!

Came back again this weekend from Uni, which now stands at 4 weekends in a row! I won't be back again now till Easter, in which I hope to get started on the boot.



Earlier this week I placed an order from MOSS, which had all the bits I needed to mate the gearbox with the block, get the timing chain cover, clutch housing etc.. all on. I thought I had a part at home, so I didn't bother ordering it.. well yeah, turns out I didn't have it and couldn't find it anywhere! It was the crescent shaped rubber seal that sits on the gearbox, towards the clutch side. So of course I couldn't do what I wanted to do.





Engine and gearbox are ready to mate, will order that part for the Easter holidays.

And so instead I found some other bits and bobs that needed doing..



When I took all my parts to be blasted and sprayed, they said they couldn't do this bit because of the rubber seal.. which I told them to remove, they apparently couldn't get it out.. so I just told them to leave it and said I'd do it in my own time. So popped it out and Ku-rusted..



Ku-rusted.



Etch primed.



Stone chip sprayed.



Dry (obviously the other side was done too)



Then I set about cleaning up the gear stick housing.



Taken apart.



Cleaned the parts up as best I could and found a jar of malt vinegar in the pantry, will leave them submerged until I come home at Easter.



Etched.



Sprayed and dried (sorry for blurred photo)

So a good day, even though I didn't get what I wanted to get done. Still made some progress and did a good job of it. Patio heater is amazing for spraying things under, works a treat.

I did think about that, but I don't think the oil will interfere much?

Although to be on the safe side I could just nitromors the whole lot, wouldn't take much doing.

I'll do that when I'm next home, not a problem.

Cheers mate.

Great project and it looks like you're doing everything thoroughly and methodically especially the rear subframe! Its amazing how the costs of all the little nuts/bolts/gaskets/seals adds up to a huge amount.

I really love your wheels by the way, I've been hunting for a minty set of 6x10 GBs for some time now, at the mo I have 6x10 BWA four-spokes that are quite unusual (the same make as yours)

Just done the mk1 look to my '95 Cooper although I didn't go for the mk1 rear lights (went for mk2) as I wasn't keen on the idea that the rear panel would have loads of filler on it.

'ells teeth! 80 sovs doesn't buy much does it!

Nice work though dude, looks like a thorough job.

Managed to get some hours on her today







Looks a lot better now!

I'm back home from Uni for a long weekend!

Can spend alllllllllll of tomorrow and some of Saturday on her

& I've been greeted with some lovely bits!



Map light, either it's newly made or incredibly well kept and unused.. nice metal casing too.



How my dashboard is shaping up, obviously it needs cutting down to shape and things will be jiggled around.. debating wether to keep my air vents and if i need a sound system at the moment, think it'll be a yes for both! so I need to work something out.

& *drumroll*



Panels! everything I need to sort the rear half out you see can see what is Heritage and what isn't. I'm over the moon with this lot!

There is a full boot floor there as well, with a battery box! But it's a bit tricky getting photos in a dark room of something that's black! I'll get some better photos when they are welded in