26. Sandblasting And Priming...

Hi all

It’s really been a while since my last update, sorry for that being a dad has its time constraints, just ask my friend Willy.

But luckily I had some time the last week and decided to get the mini to the sandblasters.

I delivered her to the sandblaster in a combination of painted and rusty pieces...

A couple of days later I got a call to collect my matt inspired metal work of art...

All I have to do now is ... everything so I’ll get to it and keep the blog updated regularly with my progress.

Cheers.

25. Swing Arm Restoration...

Hi All

Soz for the lack of updates, I've been busy with a bunch of boring stuff...

Luckily I got some time in on the mini, or parts of it.

These are just some pic's of what I got up to over the weekend...

I gathered all of my courage and started with a rear swing arm.

Nice and greasy...

So basically I got my hands on a drill and some wire brushes and had a good time with them...

While I was busy I decided to do the second one as well.

I also ordered some stuff from the UK, but more on that when my order arrives...

Cheers.   

24. Got some new Braided Hoses...

Hi Guys here are my new Goodridge Braded Hoses...

I went for the Goodridge hoses for two reasons, number one being that they are really properly made and secondly because they were on sale.


Cheers.

23. Floor Panels...

Hi all, just a small update... I got two new floor panels for the mini.
Will be doing some cutting and welding over the weekend.

Cheers.

22. Electro Plating...

Hi all, it’s been a while since my last post but luckily I have been spending the time well...

The pictures below is of a Electro plating kit, which includes anodes, jig wires, 12 volt regulator as well as all the chemicals needed to Zinc plate.

Basically this was my first test part and it actually came out OK...

Cheers for now...

21. Second Big Parts Order...

Ok so it has been a while since i did some real work on the mini, reason being that there is simply not a lot to do before the shell is sent in for primer... But to the devote followers of this blog I have a big parts update to do following the arrival of some boxes from the UK.

First up is my long awaited 8.4" Disc drive flanges...

I went through a couple of my local forums to find a pair of flanges, but in the end I broke down and ordered a set of new ones from Mini Sport in the UK. They will most probably be chemically blackened to protect them from corrosion.

Second on the list, we have a New Clutch and Brake master cylinder set.

Since Wian took my old brake master cylinder for his mini and I wanted something a little more modern I ordered these plastic replacements Clutch and Brake master cylinders to go with my new brakes and clutch.

Thirdly we have some little packets with ball joints and top arm service kits in them. 

You can’t ever be to careful when it comes to ball-joints, as Wian found out on his mini a ball-joint failure can be and expensive endeavour.

Package number four contained a set of adjustable lower arms...

I ordered the lower arms because I always wanted some negative camber on my front wheel and they were on special when I placed the order.

The fifth position on the list is held by a Negative camber and tracking kit courtesy of Mini Sport...

With this installed my mini will finally be able to receive a proper wheel alignment...and some negative camber...



Number six goes to a pair of Mini Sport alloy handbrake quadrants...



 Again they were on special...

Seven belongs to a radius arm repair kit...

You can never be too complacent when it comes to your cars suspension so it is important to service some of the bigger parts once and a while.

Finally we have a set of pre-built Mini Sport back plate assemblies....

During the entire time I spent stripping my rear suspension the back brakes bothered me, I mean they were pushing 50 years of age. So I ordered me a new set with some proper shoes to match my front brakes.

Stay tuned for more...

20. Pre-Primer Update

This is my first update for the New Year...and things have been going slowly on the restoration front.
Basically I have been busy with ordering some parts and going on vacation. But during the holidays myself and Willy managed to get some work done to the mini before it  is sent for Blasting and Primer. So here are the pics...