Winter Project

Page 3 of 8 FirstFirst 12345 ... LastLast
Results 21 to 30 of 77
  1. #21
    GCA3N
    Guest
    Nice one. Looking forward to the pics.

  2. #22
    euan
    Guest
    They really are bonkers little cars when you see them stripped like this, you really understand the engineering that went it to making it all fit! It also makes me think I'd never want to get into a crash in one!

  3. #23
    The King Of Shine ianking's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Penicuik , Midlothian, United Kingdom
    Car
    F56 JCW, R50 Cooper Pre Production, Aston Martin V8 Vantage N400
    Posts
    4,369
    If you ever had a crash in one at say anything over 30mph I dont think you would know about it as you would be proper DEED with the engine resting where the driver used to be.

  4. #24
    got to disagree Ian I crashed mine at 60mph and I am still here.
    Cooper Coupe...

  5. #25
    MINI Obsessed Craig's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Central Scotland, United Kingdom
    Car
    2007 R52 S "Sh**ey White" & 2016 Skoda Yeti "Daily"
    Posts
    17,234
    Nice one Ian - glad to see the work getting done.

  6. #26
    The King Of Shine ianking's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Penicuik , Midlothian, United Kingdom
    Car
    F56 JCW, R50 Cooper Pre Production, Aston Martin V8 Vantage N400
    Posts
    4,369
    well you are very lucky then and your car musnt have had any corossion in it.
    Minis didnt even get an ncap rating.

  7. #27
    JCW Upgrade MrMischief's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Fife
    Car
    MINI Clubman JCW / Nissan Pulsar GTiR / Volvo V40 D4 R Design
    Posts
    608
    Quote Originally Posted by ianking View Post
    well you are very lucky then and your car musnt have had any corossion in it.
    Minis didnt even get an ncap rating.
    My dad rolled his Mini end over end three times & then barrel rolled twice from around 70mph....his seat became dislodged inside the car & he hurt his back, but he's still with us

    Maybe the rollcage helped & the fact it was in autocross the field gave a (slightly) cushioned landing

  8. #28
    The King Of Shine ianking's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Penicuik , Midlothian, United Kingdom
    Car
    F56 JCW, R50 Cooper Pre Production, Aston Martin V8 Vantage N400
    Posts
    4,369
    Further update.

    The front panel is goosed. Took the sand blaster to it to clean up the blisters and it just fell appart. Big holes in it. Old one cut off and new one on order.
    holes in front panel


    I removed the dash as well to allow for easier repair to the scuttle.


    Whilst the car has no front end on it I thought it would be an ideal time to steam clean the engine. Particularly as Graeme has a hot jet wash that goes up to 90degrees.
    All engine bay and inner arches at the front done. Megs super degreaser and various brushes made light work of it

    Engine before



    afters

    Its no wonder these things rust as they have hardly any paint on the inner wings






  9. #29
    GCA3N
    Guest
    That is incredible great results man, is there no end to your talents.

  10. #30
    MINI Obsessed Craig's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Central Scotland, United Kingdom
    Car
    2007 R52 S "Sh**ey White" & 2016 Skoda Yeti "Daily"
    Posts
    17,234
    Getting there Ian.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Follow Us
About us
You'll find details of our packed social calendar including MINI Runs, organised car shows, meet-ups for munchies, and other social events. There's also a wealth of information on the three latest generations of the new MINI from BMW, including owners pictures, common fault fixes, "how-to's", owner reviews and a bucket load of advice for all new MINI owners. Whether you have one of the first MINI's from the early 2000's, a second generation R56, or are planning a purchase of a nice shiny new F series, whether your car is a MINI One, a Cooper, Cooper S, JCW or a GP, THIS is the web site for you!