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Post by biggelmo on Sept 3, 2012 15:51:44 GMT
Hi all, this will be my next project......      We're off to collect it on Saturday from just outside Skegness in Lincolnshire. It was found by a friend of mine who now lives in that area and knows the owner,he also knew I was looking for a pickup. Its 90% complete but all in bits in boxes so there could turn out to be a bit more missing but the owner does have the V5,VIN and weight plates for it. The vague plan at the moment is to repair/restore/repaint and fit my 1242 Punto engine and hopefull drive it to the IMM in Italy in May 2013.......so you know where i'll be for the next 35 weekends. If it ends up something like this i'll be very happy  |
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Post by Miniböttcher on Sept 3, 2012 20:07:24 GMT
You lucky bugger. Bet you got it at a good price as well,
Early morning for you Saturday to get up there and back. I take it the grey mini has gone now???
That's was a great car.
I take it with the pick up its going back semi standard but with all the suspension tweets and brake like what you did on the grey mini.
Mini machine are the best place to get panels for pick ups. And with that I would make some kind of spit, it will make life 100X better and easier . With your type of work being around building site, scaffolding parts will be easy to get hold of.
Good luck with it, should be good to see the progress as wel know you don't hang about and it will be done in no time.
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Post by MiniGT5 on Sept 4, 2012 5:35:08 GMT
Looks like a lot of work there. I hope you manage to keep some of the orignality in your restoration. Also it looks like a post 76 single bolt subframe shell?
Let me know what bits you are missing as I have quite a few spares at the moment.
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Post by biggelmo on Sept 8, 2012 19:51:43 GMT
Bloody hell.....that was a long day. We left home at 06:30 and got home at 20:15 after driving 200 miles each way to collect the pickup.....but we're very happy with it. Its in a totaly stripped down state with all the bits in buckets and boxes which will need a lot of sorting. A nice surprise was a brand new unused set of 7x13 Ultralite alloys with 175/50x13" Yokohama tyres  which I may sell on as big wheels on Minis aint my thing.  |
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Post by Miniböttcher on Sept 8, 2012 20:17:49 GMT
bloody hell, see what you mean that you have most bits which the pick up, look like you have more than 1 mini there.
your going to need all of that double garage
going to good to see your progress,
i take it your keeping this one, pick ups and getting hard to find at good price
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Post by biggelmo on Sept 8, 2012 20:40:06 GMT
Well Dean, im orgaizing a "Guess the Mini Bit" quiz at the garage tomorrow.to get all the bits sorted.
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Post by Miniböttcher on Sept 9, 2012 19:33:10 GMT
how did the quiz go.
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Post by biggelmo on Sept 9, 2012 20:05:03 GMT
It went ok, I think most of the bits are there.
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Post by biggelmo on Sept 9, 2012 20:50:46 GMT
The garage is rather full at the moment...  Now for the nasties....  This is the floor under the drivers seat.....surface rust only  Drivers front floor....passed it.  Drivers side heel board under load bed....surface rust only.  Heel board/tunnel.....all ok.  Passenger side heel board uder load bed....rot hole.  Passenger side rear inner sill....rot hole  Passenger side floor under seat......surface rust....inner sill passed it.  Passenger side front floor....passed it.  Passenger door step....nuff said.  Passenger side heel board exterior.....needs end rebuildig Lower rear quater to be replaced.  Lower rear arch.  Under passenger rear light.  Rear load bed.....very solid.  Driver rear arch....to be replaced.  Front wing/A panel......bye bye  Nice repair.  Front drivers wing/A panel/inner A panel been replaced,surface rust only  Floor pan & door step trial fit......looking better all ready.  Door step/Lower side trial fit.  Passenger sill trial fit.  It begins......passenger sill/lower side removed. So there we have it...a typicaly rot Mini Pickup thats had the drivers side repaired leaving me the joys of the passenger side and floors. Panel wise I need to buy : 1x Passenger side wing 1x Passenger side outer A panel. 1x Driver side front floor panel. 1x Drivers side complete rear arch 1 x Passenger side complete rear arch |
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Post by Stephen on Sept 9, 2012 21:18:11 GMT
Are they over sills?
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Post by paul1275s on Sept 9, 2012 22:15:51 GMT
Tsk... Come on, put proper ones on!! |
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Post by biggelmo on Sept 10, 2012 8:00:17 GMT
Over/wide sills are fine by me,they came with it.
I'm not fussed about "Heritage this and M-Machine that",its not going to be a concourse car just a clean & tidy fun drive.
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Post by MiniGT5 on Sept 10, 2012 8:03:26 GMT
Don't forget pickups had drain hole from the load bed through the sill
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Post by biggelmo on Sept 10, 2012 14:13:46 GMT
They were full of mud and need replacing.
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Post by Stephen on Sept 10, 2012 18:07:57 GMT
Genuine sills as cheap enough though. With the effort you'll put into this it'll be worth it! Look forward to the updates
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which I may sell on as big wheels on Minis aint my thing.
