Mini Sue - 1988 City Rebuild
Intro - Meet Mini Sue
A classic Mini rebuilt into a fast road car with the intentions of the odd track day but ultimately something I can tinker with.
What have I done? Everything was going fine in my life, but then I met up with a friend who had recently completed the restoration of his £150 VW Beetle. It looked amazing and as I'd seen him working on it on and off over the past year I wanted something to that I could tinker with (well you can't code all the time despite what some of my clients would like).
So I started scouring eBay in the hope that would scratch my itch. I knew it had to be a Mini as my first car was one and I had fond memories of working on the little beast in all weather with sod all tools. So now I had a shed and a welder I thought it was time to have another go. Needless to say the bidding went well as I found this little thing longing for a loving home.
Stripped back to basics
Once on the drive way it was time to get stuck in and make her comfy. Due to the amount of work I knew she needed I stripped everything remaining on her (stashing it in my now over full shed) ready for the task a head.
Rear Subframe
I knew the rear subframe (the hunk of steel that holds all the rear wheels, brakes and suspension together) would have to come off it was completely rotten through. This can take days but was actually over in a very short 3 hours (with a few scuffed knuckles along the way).
Rust...oh the horror
The front of the car had already had alot of work done on it by the previous owner. All that was left was to finish off the rear (yes, of course its that simple). Trouble is with the petrol tank, carpets, wheels, etc. out the way the true amount of work required starts to show through. Damn you tin worm!
I'll be adding to this as and when I have the time, you can use the sub-menu on the right to navigate through all the Mini related pages....