1972 Mini - Back in Black 14 quid spray job

no mate never a mini world staff ride
ok I will roll forward a bit
a ball joint snapped as I went to buy another mini lol


then while I was disqualifed from driving I decided lets paint it blue







and thats as blue as it got since I decided I didnt like the blue Lol it stayed like that for a couple of years
then after rolling around like that for a couple of years it went satin black





then had an engine change for a nice low milage cooper lump




but that only lasted 3 months of abuse from me then the diff went
and it stood for 2 years just being ignored
then I found a fifty quid metro 1.3 and chucked that in



then I noticed a bit of rust in the boot
so I made a couple of holes









and while I was at it I thought overhaul the rear brakes and suspension so I ordered a pair of recon radius arms and cracked on no after pics though



old radius arm pin nice and round still not Lol



and pretty much as it stands now






and thats about it for now

need to see lowered pics of this from the outside!
coming on well

just walked to the local hardware shop for another grinder wheel and the only one he had was wrong which I found out at home
so in true bodger style even after finding a pin from the previous one embedded at least 15mm into my arm forty minutes after packing away I came up with

but it was a bit unsafe judgeing by the vibration so I only did a quick job on the drivers front








thats about it for me today as school run soon now on foot Lol

Sweet, reminds me of my old car. Satin black, rear end looks identical!

progress has been slow today as I feel awful with a damn cold
so heres the only pic I took yesterday


and todays progress so far



and the rot cut out so far still one sill to cut off

And WooHoo I finaly got roof bars they are heavy duty Paddy Hopkirks nice and strong to carry mine and my lads Bikes at silly speeds

something makes me wish I took the easy option

but no not this time maybe next time


my cut off collection

and how it looks now not pretty but solid










now to seam sealer it next then smoothrite black for the inside and stone chip for the outside next week when I can get it on the lift

now any bright ideas how to spray red oxide into the sills and get a damn good coverage above the holes being painted through Hmm maybe a cheap garden sprayer

well its not quite gone to plan Lol
the front end didnt get took off due to lazyness
but there has been a little
heres where I have got upto








and just maybe why my brakes have been appalling
they passed the brake tester with ease but they don't pass the seat test as damn I have had quite a few near misses through not stopping quick enough



the seats are now back in and its a little blacker on the inside

ok a little progress with the roof




now I have to do a couple of little sewing repairs tomorow nothing major but the vynal has shrunk a touch I think from being insecure at some point any tips for streching it back into shape ?
you can see where it has pulled the inner out a touch in this pic


and any tips on cleaning it and makeing it look good ?

hopefully soon it will have a proper colour
the roof issue is I currently have an electric webasto that has shrunk badly and the tension cables have gone so its flappy with daylight visable from inside with spares seemingly non existant
this is the better side

but now I have brought an old school manual roof which needs minor repairs for now and reskining is and easy task which hopefully will not be too much hassle in fitting as they are totaly different being made 30 years apart Lol