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Brianmini

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Brianmini's 1992 MINI Cooper

Interior

 Standard except for Dark Ask dashboard with 3 auxilliary dials (volts, oil pressure, vacuum).

Exterior

 Standard Mainstream Cooper (Monte Pack), Green side indicators and alternative flat faced clear front indicators.

Engine and Exhaust

Appears to be a mix of 1989 1275 Metro Block, and SPi head but with original Mainstream parts too, recently fitted Cone filter along with Maniflow alloy inlet and Maniflow freeflow exhaust Manifold, RC40 twin box exhaust.

Suspension, Wheels, Tires and Brakes

 Replacement RSP alloys (refurbished) and new Falken tyres

In Car Entertainment

Goodmans CD player

Miscellaneous

Recently renovated by me....

Follow Brians mpg progress on Fuelly

http://www.fuelly.com/driver/stiloboy/mini-cooper
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Passenger door finally fitted, this was about 2 weeks before MOT. Doesn't match quite perfectly with rest of car, I think this is due to the gap in time from painting and laquer on rest of car.
Fitting the windscreen back in, made light work when I bought the correct filleting tool. Back windscreen was done by hand but front too difficult.
Brian looking mean with bonnet chrome and badge taped up (from respray) and no front bumper.
When you fit a cheap door skin you have to drill and fit the M5 rivnuts yourself, turned out a fairly easy job but you need to the right tools.
All fitted up, only number plate and interior fitting before MOT only a day later.
Chopped off Drivers sill and repaired inner siller where necessary.
Replaced lower part of rear wing and step sill due to corrosion.
Step sill now solid and looking good.
Chop the rotten front off
Chop more of the rotten front off.
After fitting scuttle end repair, new passenger wing and front panel.

New flat faced indicators trial fitted. I've never seen these indicators on another mini, don't know why they look so much better than those big domes that come as standard.
Replacement A-panel (second time round), I fitted one 2 years previous but as wing was being replaced and scuttle repaired it was easier chopping it off to work.
Scuttle end repair with some red oxide paint.
Side panel skimmed with filler and rubbed down, given a couple of coats of high build primer. Its not perfect, but i'd rather a slight ripple than rust.
After a coat of high build primer, 2 coats of white basecoat and then 3 coats of BRG... all sprayed with rattle cans
First coat of laquer, rattle can used again.
Paint job looks fine to me.
Flatted down final coat of BRG before laquer as there was a few runs and imperfections.
Finally tracked down a replacement passenger door (albeit an old one), fitted a cheap door skin but its not perfect.
Scuttle finished, you can see where I plug welded along windscreen lip, but the blending in where I chopped accross scuttle is not bad... wish with hindsight i'd spent longer on little bits like this.
After BRG coat the scuttle is blending in nicely.
Pretty good shine, this is before polish! a few days after painting and after first G3 rub down.

Spots were drizzle, later that week after another wash car was finally flatted down with G10 and then given a polish.
Stripped stripes and re-painted old bonnet, its not perfect but its better than it was.

I'm still trying to source a good replacement, won't be spending £80+ for a new one.
few coats of white primer and then 2 coats of BRG and the reskinned door looks ok.
Coming together nicely after 8 months of laying dormant, granted almost all of the work was completed in the final 4 months.
First of the replacement decals to replace the old faded away to nothing original ones.
Fitting the side Cooper decal.
May 2010 and time marches on, fitted refurbished RSP style alloys with nice new Falkens to replace my peeling minilites and cracked and worn 9 year old Falkens.

Also fitted bonnet stripes and pin striping so Brian looks as he did when he was manufactured.
1 week after MOT 2009, took part in the Thistle run, Calderglen to Girvan, not my favourite Thistle run ever but it was special for me as Brian was mobile again and looking pretty good.

Notice no bonnet stripes or side pin stripes in 2009.
Picture borrowed from Flickr (i'll name photographer when I've checked). In fact I'll probably replace this with my own picture soon.

Brian taking part in another fantastic Thistle Run.... and no wet feet! So I must have done something right!
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