Andy's build thread - 1275GTS
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Going very well mate, keep up the great work.

Ta. Lots more metal work to do unfortunately...

looking nice, about the subframe rubber bits, mine hasnt even hit the road yet and it all looks fooked same at the front :(

Yes i moved to the darkside

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I've got a nice big bag of yellow poly bits so they can go on while the subby is of.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

I assume my replacement CV boots from last year have cracked as well, as my mini gets daily use in all weather.

No wonder the front passenger side wheel bearing is sounding decidedly ropey. Will have to shell out for the hard wearing boots at 17 quid a pop.

It really is a poor effort with all this new rubber stuff breaking down with little or no use!

Sorry for the little rant on your build thread Andy, but it looked like an ideal time to mention it.

I know what you mean, every mini I've mot preped in the last couple of years has needed some form of rubber component replacing and none of it was particularly old. I need to ring minispares tomorrow, so I might have a moan and try and get some discount...

EDIT: I tell a lie, it was December 2007. It's still not good enough

Edited by apbellamy on 30th Aug, 2010.

I had my 3 year old pot joint boots split on me. In the end I managed to buy some genuine rover ones. Expensive, but as the first ones managed 18 years I'm hoping these will too.

My next door neighbour works for a company that makes CV and steering rack boots/gaiters. He's showed me a sample of them and they're much better than the shit you get nowadays. They do several sizes of universal boots which between them will suit all cars - they have boots which will stretch to 8 times their standard diameter and can be fitted without removing the joint from the shaft.

I'll try to get some prices from him - might be useful going forward if we're to expect the kind of quality thats about at the moment.

i can only hope mine will turn out as well as this will! top stuff!

Thanks

Well I take back what I said before. I've inspected the boots properly on both sides now and they appear to be still like new!

So maybe they require use to stop them perishing?

Possibly. I dropped the subframe of the other night and found all the rubber bushes where shot. They can stay for now, but when it's a bit nearer to road legal it will get poly bushs fitted.

nice seats and a steal at 47£

looking great, ive always wanted a clubby saloon,and was really tempted by a sc, gonna be great when its finished. I had 12 months and less than 500 miles and both my cv boots had had it this mot, longer sprite type track rod ends too both brand new,one of them 12 months later got advisory at mot!

On 5th Oct, 2014 Shauna said:
What that's crazy, you go commando hahaha! How heavy is your helmet ?

Thanks, hoping to make good progress with the shell over the next couple of months - wife permitting...

Edited by apbellamy on 3rd Sep, 2010.

Race ya to an MOT i aim to be on the road by spring as well, you have more work but also more skill

Not sure about skill, I'm busy redoing a load of things I didn't do right first time round... Mine won't be done any time soon. I have to earn the money to do it as and when over time/bonus permits (and wifey doesn't make me spend it on the house etc). I'd rather take my time and make it the car I want it to be

excuses excuses

but seriously the right attitude! i keep looking at my drivers foot well and thinking its shit do it again but it not a concourse car its solid and theirs no rust just looks shit, so its kinda how i want it to be.

During the week I got a bit more done on the rear arch and boot floor.





I decided to change the front of arch closing panel while I was at it, so added to my mini spares order first thing Tuesday morning. Unfortunately they didn't bother to dispatch it until Friday, so I had to find something else to do today.

So I chopped of the driver's side A panel to get a repair I had done poorly in the past, and guess what I found...



So I sorted that out and tidied up the repair on the A post.



I had hoped to get the original repair done, patch up the bottom of the inner wing where it meets the floor and fit the A panel again, but my virtually brand new grinder's motor burnt out. Typically, Wifey has thrown the receipt away. In B&Poo's favour they took my bank statement and searched on their computer until they found my receipt, then arranged for the grinder to be repaired. That's going to take 2 weeks, so I've had to buy the cheapest grinder they had. Safe to say I now have vibration white finger/arm/elbow...

That just left me time for one final patch.

Edited by apbellamy on 5th Sep, 2010.

nice work, where is the last patch? bottom of the bulkhead somewhere? looks odd

Top right of this pic:



It's where the over sill was welded on and it rusted...

Thought so, A guy on TMF is sending me a repair panel so may have a bash at my door frame next weekend.

Hi mate,

Where did you get the tool to do those eye kind holes?

From here:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/fabparts2009

If you get some, you will spend hours day dreaming of what parts you can make nice holes in. Ask Rob H!