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Wow you don't half do a lot of work to this, I wish I was as skilled as ye with cars. Keep it up matey!

nice one buddy. wish i had the time and space to do a restoration job ! 10/10

dam mab you got some skills keep up the good work looking well smart

hell man yours is going to be cleaner than mine! i'm just happy with hammerite protecting the underneath. hats off to you

wish i had the patience to do work that tidy, i'd get fed up half way thru,mind u a 4 yr old who always asks 'can i help dad....' doesnt help lol

you could always let him help mate sure kyle would do a great job of spraying

Thanks for the comments so far!

Sanded down the rear subframe, using a mouse sander, the bit which couldnt be reached had to be done by hand!

Painted the subframe in a coating of red oxide paint

Also given the floor its top coating of vermillion red! :proud: That grey stone chip takes alot of covering! Will use white stone chip next time I think, oh well, at least i know that its well protected underneath

Rear Valance has also been painted in cellulose vermillion, can polish and buff it up nicely!

The radius arms have been cleaned up and restored ready for painting as with the brake backplates.

Here are the pictures of the progress so far :proud:

I wish i was your age again, with so much passion..

Amazing, the pictures have made this topic

Keep it up

Red oxide all the components:























Tom

good job

keep that damn rust away! haha

i get bored of coating evrything in red oxide, just end up painting it and the rust comes back twice as bad

keep up the thorough work

Fully wax-oiled the floor using '3M' attatched to the compressor. Also fully waxed the subframe and components, Its not as shiney now >_< , but it will protect it so I guess thats what matters!

Here's the pics: (Note: Gold painted subframe pin, I had to do something different! ;D)





Subframe back in place:









As you can see, the subframe touches the floor of the Mini, I guess this was due to the accident, when everything was thrown out of line:

god mate you got some tallent wish i had the time to do even have that work lol

sod the heavy rear subframe, ditch it and throw a beam axle in its place! least we know the rust should stay away for many years.

Progress!

Work continues on the rear subframe, infact its almost finished. Except for fittin of the brake shoes to the rear drums, will need to buy some new ones and I also might possibly get away with keeping the drums as they are. Need some slave cylinders, but these will be fitted when the rest of the work had been completed on the car, I guess the brakes will be one of the last jobs to complete.

Attention has now turned to the passenger floor pan where it meets the bulkhead, tricky repair but one that must be done!

Managed to get some spares from Himley hall Mini meet, such as roof guttering, bits of trim, genuine door rubbers, arch rubber strip (the rubber which goes between the arches and the bodywork) Saw some at the show finishes the arches of quite nicely!

Some progress pics: