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Well me and the misses finally moved into our first house together last week, 6 months after the offer was excepted! So for the past couple of months I have been restoring furniture so the mini has taken a back seat. Started back up again with it this week and hoping to put more hours in now.

Been working on the front panel altering it back to original. Mine was already cut off so just been working off pictures so it won't be 100% accurate.

Here it is before I started, already cut the number plate brackets off.



Cut the corner peices out and made the new ones



Then I had a go at removing this lump, had a go with a hammer and dolly and it came out ok for a first attempt but far from perfect







Finished it off tonight, spot welded the number plate brackets back on.



That's it for now, cheers

Edited by Callum on 19th Aug, 2017.

Nice job!

Very neat, i knew quite a few differences about the front panel and seen them done before but not as far as the ends of the grille as uve done, where are u getting the info/pics from to go from?

Didn't realise the brackets are so far apart on mk2's!! Same for mk1's too?

Yeah mk1s are the same as well, also foundd out that the indicator plinths are smaller on early minis so this needs sorting as well

double post

Edited by Callum on 27th Nov, 2014.

Not had much to update on this recently due to Christmas and have been snowboarding as well but getting back into it again now. Inner wing is nearly ready to weld in, had to modify the panel to original spec as with most of the other panels.

When i started



The lumps removed and the strengthener welded on



Decided to weld the inner A panel on now whilst I can still get the spot welder arms in





That's it for now, will try and get it welded in at the weekend. Cheers

Edited by Callum on 14th Aug, 2017.

Nice front panel, will be trying to salvage the front panel on my MK1 seeing the differences now.

Yeah there are quite a few differences so save it if you can, mine had already been cut off unfortunately.

Got the inner wing welded in today







Turned the car around ready to start the other side, hoping it wont take as long. Cheers

Edited by Callum on 14th Aug, 2017.

This is going to be one of the cleanest mini shells ever!

Very nice work! Looking great.

Nicely done.

All looks a bit alien to me welding up the a panel and inner wing without trial fitting the door....

Cheers for the comments.

The doors been on and off a few times during fitting the inner a panel and inner wing together , and I lined everything up again before it was welded in so I know it all still fits where it should

Good stuff

Other inner wing finished with the inner a panel welded on

Edited by Callum on 14th Aug, 2017.

Welded in and cleaned up today, took the horrible bracing out of the front as well and nothing has moved

Edited by Callum on 14th Aug, 2017.

Nice. You can nearly see the end of the welding now.

Looks super neat... sorry if ive asked before or if uve said already? Will this be doing any concours or similar?

Cheers Andy I thought the same thing myself!

On 28th Feb, 2015 apbellamy said:
Nice. You can nearly see the end of the welding now.

Cheers Dave, I'm not sure if I will put it into any concours maybe once the turbo engine is installed I will but it's never going to be a standard car so wouldn't win in a standard concours. But I'm building it to use properly, it's never going to be a trailer queen.

Edited by Callum on 1st Mar, 2015.

A pillar closing panels were welded in on Friday, the dash rail is ready to weld in but I ran out of time.





Then today I got the scuttle welded in



Not a bad fit with the bonnet but still will need a bit of work





That's it for now

Edited by Callum on 14th Aug, 2017.

great job you are doing on this!