1980 Mini Clubman *Rear subframe change*

[themonster]

After a bit of stick about my Cube . I took some pics of my 1980 Mini Clubman. Haven't used it in a year but will be on the track next year.





Here's some of the inside. I know it needs a tidy out ;D





Some of the sound system. Haven't got round to carpeting box yet.




And my little window sticker....

[luckygti]

That is cool, and that sticker is the shizzle!! Steering wheel and gear knob must be a bit cold this time of year though?

[J.P]

Brown Clubmans are brilliant IMO. It's just 1970's looking you in the face!

[Deleted]

personally I think the clubman was the best mini EVER produced.....

[themonster]

Dec 20, 2008 12:19:08 GMT luckygti said:

That is cool, and that sticker is the shizzle!! Steering wheel and gear knob must be a bit cold this time of year though?

Don't use the car during winter. . It's not to bad to be honest.

[rooster]

*coughs* or summer *coughs* nah ya should realy do the subframe this week! am off if ya need a hand or is it still goin to micks?

[mookie]

That looks mean! What's that steering wheel like on long journeys lol ?

[themonster]

Its surprisingly comfy. nice big chunky chain. ;D

[themonster]

Hello. Well Rooster and myself decided to take the rear subframe out my Mini yesterday. I know not a glamorous build thread but thought I would share it anyway ;D.



The frame come out fairly easy with Rooster doing a good job of not snapping the bolts. There was 1 awkward one that decided to round itself off, but we just chopped the head of and the frame come straight out. Once it was out we could see the amount of corrosion. And to be honest I was shocked.



Once it was out the next job was to strip it down. One of the radius arms was that seized we had to hit it with a hammer.



And as you would imagine every thing else was rusted together ;D.




But nothing a wire brush can't fix. Then we found this



That is the heel board where the subframe mounts. So off to buy a new panel on monday. Bit of a bigger job than first thought but nothing major.
Just for a laugh here is a pic of the old exhaust that came off



And here is the rear box i'm putting on ;D.



I know its not to everyone's taste but i have neverseen an exhaust like thais on a mini. And will be quite funny ;D. Will update when I get more done.

[almichie]

OMG!!! that rear box is funny!! it'll look pretty cool on the car!

[vealmonkey]

that looks a good sound mini i like the skull theam

[mudbitz]

where can you source a rear box like that
4 pipes dogs dooberrys

[rooster]

thats a custom box by maniflow i do believe! they made it as a laugh, or that is what we were told lol

[Earth Rocker]

IT'S ALIVE I TELL U, ITS ALIVE, thought i would never see the brown bomber again. HAHAHA.

[themonster]

Don't worry runsaab you'll only see the back of it as I dissapear into the horizon ;D ;D.

[86minichelsea]

i LOVE your mini. you got msn at all? ps. where did you get that gear stick??? it different to say the least

[Earth Rocker]

The only way i'll see the back of it is on Mick's recovery truck. HAHAHA

[jiminwatford]

how long was the subframe stored under the sea?

liking the mini

[themonster]

jiminwatford I think it went down with the titanic ;D. Don't have msn dude, sorry this site and Evil bay are about the limits of internet knowlage . I acctually bought the stick but the welding was very nasty kept snapping when I changed gear, so took it off re-welded it and chromed. You can't tell by the pics but it's bout 3" longer than standard. I'm thinking about lenghting it.

[minipete]

Dude where and when did you get that exhaust?I bought one at MITP when it was at pod the 1st year,decided i didn`t think it suited my mini so put it on ebay,it went to Boston Lincs,i was told by Maniflo that it was a one off!