1977 Mini 1000 - Sold

That's fantastic! I love the colour, and i especially like the plywood door cards.
An excellent buy good sir!

Kalum

Ok i know someone has already claimed a liking to the plywood door cards, but i had some blue ones lying around anyway and i thought they were horrid so they came off.

They were obviously a 5 minute jobby cos they were wonky, and they didnt bother using clips, so they riveted them on instead. Drilling the rivets out was a pain in the enough, but they'd also (as we found out) used a screw to hold the window winder that had the wrong thread and thus it wouldnt come out. We ended up drilling it out in the end and i need to source a new screw.

Also manage to install some pull handles, cos it didnt have any, just drilled some new holes to take the ones off my later mini and presto, looks perfect.

Anyway, waffled a bit, heres todays work:



Removed this horrendous fake walnut plastic parcel shelf which had warped and all sorts



Replaced it with a vynil one i had lying around



Properly finished door



Other door needing handle sorting.



Replacement binnacle with chrome surround. Ive got a mk1 speedo i wish i could use but the mileage is way off and i don't wanna clock it.

Anyway, i know people don't seem to take any interest in minis on this forum but its worth updating in case someone reads it.

Oh i approve of those, glad you kept the wood trim on the clubby too!

Only downside to this one, is that it has oversills. But i plan to rectify that eventually when i learn to weld.

surprised how well the blaze yellow paint suits that. looks like it could have been a standard choice colour.
i had two minis myself but both before i could drive so never driven them properly. will have to get another one day.

Well, it was you that provided me with the gaiter

And thankyou all for your support, I'm going to attempt to make a dash liner today.

Yeah thats what i liked about it!, even though its a modern colour it still looks 70s.

Ok, todays work, doesnt look like much but still look me 4 and a half hours!

Dash liners are a bit expensive for what they are, so i started to make the tray bit, because thats within my skill level.

Started by making a cardboard one:



Then made a wooden one, it looks a bit shoddy but once covered in black vinyl it shouldnt be a problem



Took this boot liner out, need to cut a new one because that bit of MDF was warped and mouldy so ive removed the carpet and need to get some more wood, probably plywood.



And finally, sorted the grille surround.



The thing that took me almost an hour was the seatbelts. The originals didnt work (had no inertia) so i had to swap in some newer ones from my other mini, which no matter how i placed them, they had a twist somewhere, ended up having to twist them round where they hung on the pillar. they're fine now, but was a right pain to fix.

Hopefully more soon, need to order some small bits then its onto soundsystems and the like.

Glad you approve!

Funny thing is, i almost ended up with the same car as you, but decided otherwise as it was LHD.

Nice looking mini, better not let my GF see this it'll give her ideas!

Great car!!! Would love another mini!! How you getting on with the Bus steering wheel?? They are a bit marmite, you either love 'em or hate 'em. I loved mine... was great for parking and really kept the retro look.

All I'd do to that is put edge trim round the arches and the gutter, put a set of reverse rims on and enjoy the roundabouts!!!

PS: I seem to remember that the Mk1 speedo fixed to the binnacle differently. If you do decide to convert, check this as you may need a different binnacle.

I'll leave this Mk1 here...