Author Archives: mrfortynine
Assemble Running Gear (Part 2) – Hub and Balljoints
Finally finished assemble front running gear today. The largest obstacle is actually lack of clamping mechanism while working on the hub, especially when torquing things down. You will see my various ghetto setups later in this post. Tools: Bearing installation kit makes installing bearing race much easier than using drift. It makes sure that race […]
Assemble running gear (Part 1) – Drive shafts and CV joint
In anticipation of receiving the fully restored shell, I started assemble necessary suspension components and running gear, so that I will have a rolling shell which make subsequent work a lot easier. Otherwise, I will have to rig up some sort of support to transport and store the shell. During the last two years of […]
It’s all shiny and new again.
After a dormant year, with a new born baby in the household, the mini is coming back all shiny and new again. Here’s Nick’s crew hard at work. And a few snapshots of a few assiduously finished bits. Now I need to finish suspension assemblies in January to have a rolling shell at the end. […]
Bodywork update from Nick
After a dormant month, this is my first update from Nick. He has removed the entire front end and sills. This, as expected, exposed the rusty inner layer. Next step is sandblasting.
Finally, it’s my turn in Nick’s shop.
There hasn’t been much activity on the mini in last several months as I’m waiting for my spot on the waiting list of Nick’s shop. Nicholas Upton runs a mini restoration business, Boot2Bonnet, with great reputation. He recently joined force with Seven Enterprise and started running their restoration division. With broadened exposure, he now takes on […]
Mini From Down Under 