ok... update time I guess.

hmmm.. have not done much of late.. just been thinking about it.. and working lots..

well the front sub frame is out stripped and primed.

and this weekend the front is getting cut of to make way for a flip front..

NEXT WEEK.... $5000 is getting spent on toys....

I have already orded all new mounts and bushes from mini sport UK..

Next weeks list will be.... Spax lowered gas adj's shocks, Hi -lows, neg camber & tracking kit. 2 race seats. new rubber cones, new disk break front end. and a nice set of 3 peice mini speed split rims. 10x 6.. group 2 3.5" wide race flares..

Gafmo has seen the pics... and want to kill me i think... lol

cant wait for it to all come so i can take pics of the goodies....

O and thanks to GAFMO evil has him nice bonnet scoop for that bit of bling./.

I thinks thats it.. will get pics of the front coming of on sat..

STAY TUNED FOR MORE..

Cody

Saw the boy today and its amazing the difference. Once a tired old retiring type sitting on the grass at mums, EVL is coming along BRILLIANTLY. I am a little scared about the cutting off the front for a flip front, but each to their own eh..



PICS..??

Thanks dude.. will get pics up when the front is off.. maybe tonight.. depends on this weather...

hmmmm i will be very interested to see the resuts of the cut front!!

I would have left all the metal, but as said each to their own.

it really suits what your going for, and judgine by the pics of youe other
cars im sure it will be quality : D

Ok.. Evil went under the knife yesterday.. geting rid of the old front.. that had been smashed and repaid at some stage in his life..

He seams to have come out of the operation ok.. and will ger a goot clean up and paint in the next week. and also will get ready for a nice new flip front..

Holy Crap!!

You and Brad are battling for the title of " Fastest Mini Restorer "

Brilliant work!! I wish I had as much time as you seem to have! I'd knock my own resto off AND all the jobs I have promised other people!!

lol... if i was still going at the rate i started it would be done now.. lol

and doing lots of night shifts at work helps having the time.. start at 3 and home by 10 so it give you a fair bit of spare time..

But it is coming down to the fun time of HAVING TO SPEND $$$$$ to get more done.. o well money and time are not a issue on this project at all. its more about my skill to to the work and the tools to do what I want..



Cody

How did you do the wing removal? Did you just roughly jigsaw then gring the seams back? If not can you detail what you did becuase I'm seriously considering doing exactly that.

Ok. I drilled out all the spot welds that were there. all on the front and left gaurd.
The right gaurd had been replaced at some stage and I had to go slow and grind out the bronze type welds. that took about 2 hours of work.. and a few hours of looking and drinking and smoking,,

HOLY CRAP that was quick! At this rate you'll be done in no time!

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How did you drill out the spot welds? Did you use a special drill bit? Did you drill all the way through the good panels seam? (No from the looks of it)

I just used metel drill bits.. I think you cazn get ones for doing spot welds. I did not drill all the way through. you just drill down till you go through the layer.. i am not using anything that came off so i did not care about them to much. but if you are going to put some of the panels back on.. then you just need to weld where you drilled the holes .. and good as gold..

I won't be reusing any panels either, all new front end. Thanks.

Hey Anton you gotta consider the time he is spending on my cars too... check out the 2nd pic.. YUP thats my moke there... ROFL.

Hay cody...lest do that to the moke while it thier

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