Stew Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I'm dying to see the pics of you and bob wearing whats in the dressing up clothes box!* *Unless it's nothing, then I'm not so interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I wanna see the re30s trial fitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC350Z Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Look up Z cars and put a 1300 bike engine in it yes officer its a 1.3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Good evening Errr were should I start hmmmmmmmmmmm........................ OK a few have noted in the past that I have a small predisposition towards allowing a very small amount of scope creep into some of my projects - I think a little bit may have slipped in more on that in a moment - So we went for a road trip yesterday to collect my £27.00 body kit Tried that on tonight - I think we can make it work bit of fibre glass some tiger seal and filler it will be good as new. Now we did a bit of inspection work on the Mini looking for rust and we found some - Also the floor pan at the front both drivers and passenger side is very week, it would pass an MOT as its not rusted through but in a crash it would offer very little or no protection and my daughter will be driving this and I want her as safe as possible. So with strengthening in mind I started to price up all the replacement panels that I would need to properly repair the shell and even at £10 - £100 a panel it doesn't take long to spend a good few hundred pounds! I thought is there a better way?? So I started looking at new shells - no chance in the thousands! scrap mini's?? No most are in worse condition than the one I have - then it happened (here comes the scope creep) I found it on eBay did some calculations on the back of my fag packet made a phone call and look what came home after tonight's little road trip ................... This is an abandoned project for F1000 Rallying and has - Both outer sills removed and new ones welded Inner sill and floors repaired and strengthened Scraped of seam sealer and Under seal and been extensively seem welded Under floor has been body shultzed white Fitted with FIA roll cage with cross diagonal it comes with door bars but they are not fitted Fitted with front Sill axle stands The rear seat bulkhead has been sealed to MSA regs for firewalling. Battery cable has been routed inside to centre for Battery switch Front to rear brake pipe is fitted inside of car and plumbed to Bias valve on rear seat base out of the reach of driver as per F1000 rules. Late type servo brake pedal box is fitted Rewired to eliminate all the not essential wire ie radio heated window etc GB 10" alloy wheels late rear spaced drums Quick rack fitted New track rod ends Front sub frame has been plated and stitch welded Front top and bottom Poly mounts Front tie rods are std fitted with poly bushes. Rear sub frame has been plated and welded Rear poly bushes Some pics from the seller Now when that comes along at a few quid more than the panels I needed ... well no brainer really .... rally car anyone?? The cage may be removed, I want to keep it for safety but the insurance companies don't like them, I will also probably get half my money back on the shell if I sell it The seam welding has made the shell stronger and it's been plated and strengthened throughout but never used, it needs a lot of finishing and obviously all the parts from the current Mini moved over but I think it's a right good result and a great base to build up from. Stay tuned for the next exciting episode ..................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I love it, leave the roll cage in and she'll be on track with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4RE Leather Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I am calling this the NATO project. Now i know why you have not been biting this evening. You have been to the MOD for more paint!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 guess it's time to rename the Zed Shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Sorry who's this car for................... me thinks Keyser maybe driving it, more than junior Keyser. Go the rally Mini! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4RE Leather Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 And still no responce from the Hampshire coast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 guess it's time to rename the Zed Shed Easy its a - Mini Zed Shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilscorp Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I've lost track of how many cars this man has! Brilliant find and as you said insurers wouldnt go near that with the cage fitted. I'am not clued up on minis but are most parts transferable even as the model year changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 do try and keep the cage, makes it look awesome and 100% safer driving around in! WELL DONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 guess it's time to rename the Zed Shed Easy its a - Mini Zed Shed So that make the current project a Zed Shed Mini............................I've got my coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Keep the cage if you can, its not easy to get them on their roof, but if it is managed they do have a habit of crumpling like an empty fag packet. roll cage in makes minis 100% safer. great find though will save you so much ball ache with the rust. easy thing to do with them if rust is bad is take shell of and strip car right back to chassis any way, so you would have had to have taken it all apart any way. this will give you a brillinat base for the car and something that will last for a long time. refurb the engine as stock is a good idea, keeps the insurance low to start with but then you will have a great car and engine that she can mod in the future. as she earns her no claims etc and gets experience she can start to mod up the car. and you'll have given her the perfect platform to start on. a great thing for future father daughter projects. and i too am looking forward to followingf this more than zed stuff i love interesting car projects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 Hello again, the update would have been sooner but Photobucket wouldn't let me upload until tonight??? Anyhow what's been going on or actually coming off Fronts coming apart - more rust Started removing the dash more from the front The pile gets bigger These things had bolts on so they came out as well - I'll work out what they do later So the front is empty The inside is getting there Then Buster mini showed up He is so heavy he collapsed the front suspension So we moved it outside One for the bad parking thread Bob resumed his normal position while I took the front sub frame apart The back one has seen better days So that left a shell (soon to be found on eBay) and a pile of bits Had a good clean up and as usual the Ginger Ninja slipped in for some TLC (under tray repairs as he rolls so LOW) "The Bitch" nipped in and out for a quick wheel change (back onto road tyres) and part 2 of the Mini project moved into the ZedShed May pop out tomorrow but Stay tuned for the next exciting episode .............................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 These things had bolts on so they came out as well - I'll work out what they do later that looks like the brake servo those pipes were brake pipes and i don;t think it had ABS so i doubt its an ABS control module so i would supsect its brake servo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Great update, can't say I'm surprised by the new shell arriving. Both me and my wife really want a real mini however the rust (and price of sorted ones) scares the hell out of me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Bob assumed his normal position Great work, keep the pics coming. Looking forward to the colour selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4RE Leather Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 No offence intended but I'm genuinely more interested in this one than the zed thread! No offence taken I'm happy you and others actually take the time to read my threads, getting feedback and opinions (positive and negative) is great - maybe I should get out more But out of interest why? Jus different, a passion for Mini's or because brining this one back to life is going to be a real challenge? It's because Ricey likes girls cars I just like girls:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 Good evening, Back at the Mini again today started by stripping the new shell I also want to improve a few of the welds done when the previous owner plated and strengthened the car The next problem is that the roll cage is fitted errr ........ let's just say not to my satisfaction, he has added so much plating that it hits the roof so much so that it has dented it (hard to see but its dented!) so stripped the engine bay then the car, including the roll cage had a word with the insurance company and its only a few quid more so it stays So with that in mind I cut it up then we started putting the cage back in and tack welding it in place then Buster showed up to help Kat (my daughters nickname) with the Mini But you know Buster he was soon lining up for a centre driving position then he just got silly anyway when he had that out of his system we got the centre loop in the right place tack welded the other bars back in and last thing pulled it all out ready to weld it properly Stay tuned for the next exciting episode .......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Glad the insurance co didn't rip you off for the cage You'll have that finished by Thursday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Looking good! As regards the brake thing, if I remember rightly it is a front/rear proportioning valve. Very first car was my mums old 850 mini. Brings back fond memories. Couldn't afford alloys so got my mate to split the steel rims and weld in a steel strip to widen them. seemed a good idea at the time........Miracle I didn't kill myself Then massive Cibie spotlights that got brighter the faster you went. ( only had a dynamo not alternator ) Then brush painted the car black and spent hours doing a chequered roof. ( no vinyl wraps in those days ) My poor mother! Keep up the good work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Looking good! As regards the brake thing, if I remember rightly it is a front/rear proportioning valve. Very first car was my mums old 850 mini. Brings back fond memories. Couldn't afford alloys so got my mate to split the steel rims and weld in a steel strip to widen them. seemed a good idea at the time........Miracle I didn't kill myself Then massive Cibie spotlights that got brighter the faster you went. ( only had a dynamo not alternator ) Then brush painted the car black and spent hours doing a chequered roof. ( no vinyl wraps in those days ) My poor mother! Keep up the good work!!! Happy days :thumbs:My mum still has a bonnet from my 105E in her garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 glrnet said Happy days My mum still has a bonnet from my 105E in her garage Happy days indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Coming together nicely, keep up the great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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