16. Still Stripping The Suspension...

Well I am still busy with all the small time consuming stuff. One of witch is the front suspension cones and bump-stops...

As with all things in life , you can do anything if you have the correct tools...This is what I used to get the cone and adjustable-ride out.

So here is my target , now to get it out...

Some time , and a sore thumb later the rusty rubber and alloy cone was out...

Just to add insult to injury I had no "short" spanners to get in between the sub frame cone mounts and the locating holes for the front top bump-stops...

After all that work I noticed a small bend in the front sub-frame , If it turns out to be serous I will have to order a new one from England...


P.s. Stay tuned for my parts order post!!!

15. Stripping out the Dash...

When myself and Wian made up the custom harness last year , we knew we had to make it easily removable...

To my surprise it took under 2 minutes to get the removable part out...

And there she is , my custom made "Floppy , hardboard covered, fire hazard" old dash...

The black dials are up for sale on the Mini forum, and will be replaced by magnolia dials later...

Looking at the custom harness I remembered that it took 2 days to get it this way, man those plastic connectors are a pain to reattach. As per Wian’s suggestion I will be going a different rout with the new dash wiring...

Now that the removable part is gone it is time to start to rip out the rest of the wiring and interior...



14. Wheel Repair...

So I get back from work last week and find my one sport pack wheel on the ground "Prob knocked over by a ghost"....



After the heart attack…. I did some research and found a company able to do onsite mag- wheel repairs. I gave them a shout and the next day they stopped at my home with a mobile workstation.

15 Minutes later and it looks new!!!!

I will be posting there details on the shops and Services tab.