True, if you can drive it around you'll be motivated to get the brakes. Then when you'll want the body to match the performance. Theirs no point in having a show winning car when your sitting on the side of the highway with no way to get yourself back home because your engine has died.

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Well since MiniK started this thread in 2004 , i hope he's at least decided which route to take by now ............ as TomTom mentioned massive thread ressurection .

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Still a valid topic I think too, always good to select the oldest page off the front page in mini chat

I think bodywork and respray first. Then brakes, motor and wheels
I am a hypocrite though as the bodywork has been on and off over 13 years, brakes are almost done, i have imported wheels & A008's ready and no motor.

From my experience we stumbled a lot and suffered from big gaps in motivation because we didnt get the bodywork done and resprayed. It was one of dad and my regrets.

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body, once the bodys done will give you motivation to get the rest done rather than doing bits & pieces but never finishing it in 1 go, could make a 13 month project into a 5-6+ year project

Big +1

Or a 13 year project!

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1963 850 - laid up
1970 Morris mini K van - eating up the kms!