Builds Rebuilding a 40 but no longer in a 1 car garage. (4 Viewers)

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Finishing an open piece of the floor.

This is a complex little patch.

Lots of hammering, welding and grinding

And some epoxy.

It stil needs some finishing with the planishing hammer.

 

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After repairing and cleaning the sub frame is positioned under the body.

Next positioning the front body panels.

I need the mounting hardware for the sub frame before I can continue.

 

[WeThePeople]

I didn’t go through all 58 pages, but please te me that you have a YouTube channel.. I would love to see video and some technic to Shaping metal so perfectly

 

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Sorry, no YT channel.
Will be back on This tread soon.

 

[-MaTTi-]

Where is the BJ? Or was it FJ?

 

[waiting for time]

FJ, having some issues, parts for the Mini was a nightmare, shoulder issues delayed everything further. Plus a few side projects didn’t help either.
I will post a few updates soon on Mini and 40.

 

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Ok, some mini stuff. I have most of the body work hammered out to a near perfect fit. Currently welding the front and sides.

Getting the lines right was a challenge, These late classic Mini’s are not known for their perfect lines but for the time spend on it it needs to be perfect.

Once the front is done I need to finish the rear and it is out of my shop.

 

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Worked on the second rear inner fender. It was pretty mangled from the crash.

 

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It is ready for assembly now.

 

[littleafrica]

Absolutely amazing Thread mate, I will start to restore my 1983 Tub soon. Your thread will be a great ressource for that work. I hope youre gonna continue the build.

 

[waiting for time]

Thanks, Almost done with the mini, will be on it then.

 

[middlecalf]

Random question as a result of talking car junk with a fellow car junkie: since you’ve been in the weeds with both an FJ40 and a mini-cooper, how hard would it be to put a mini- coop cab on a 40 chassis?

 

[waiting for time]

Random question as a result of talking car junk with a fellow car junkie: since you’ve been in the weeds with both an FJ40 and a mini-cooper, how hard would it be to put a mini- coop cab on a 40 chassis?

There are some considerable size differences, classic Mini is smaller and a unibody. I would suggest looking at Bad Obsession Motorsport on YT where they combine a Toyota Celica four with a classic Mini. Imagine a 2F under that hood.

They do have something in common, I started with looking at some holes in the floor and ended up replacing about 50% of the steel And finding corrosion in every Panel connection.

 

[middlecalf]

I’ve loved minis for some time (The Italian Job is one of my favorite movies - the original one with Sir Michael Caine) but where I live now a 4wd version with serious side-walled tires is necessary, not a mall runner (or gold-heisted storm sewer runner ). Great stuff is this build.

 

[waiting for time]

I’ve loved minis for some time (The Italian Job is one of my favorite movies - the original one with Sir Michael Caine) but where I live now a 4wd version with serious side-walled tires is necessary, not a mall runner (or gold-heisted storm sewer runner ). Great stuff is this build.

Thanks, you should check out this build series, ticks your boxes.

 

[hdjtachtig]

It has been done

Suzuki drive line I think.

 

[-MaTTi-]

It is ready for assembly now.
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Ready yet?

 

[waiting for time]

Ready yet?

It has been on hold untill the Mini is done which is delayed by the yearly medical issues slowing me down.

 

[1911]

It has been on hold untill the Mini is done which is delayed by the yearly medical issues slowing me down.

Hope you are feeling better soon Michael!

 

[waiting for time]

Hope you are feeling better soon Michael!

Thank you