Riley Elf MK2 from east Europe

[gregor.tm]

it is not MK1 mini, but at least it is from MK1 mini period. i hope you will like it.
that is my wifes MK2 Elf. after five years of waiting, project started to go on.

i know that car from 2002 when it was imported to my Slovenia. it was not on the road for many years and owner with huge collection of british car did not have interested to restore it any more, so i bought it for my wife or collection.
that was photo when i saw it for the first time.


5 years old photo... when Elf arrived to my home:


first washing after 15 years


and stored for five more years


but finally Elf got attention and some work already started. so i hope to be more active on the forum.


after first round of sand blasting:


surprise.






surprise again!!!
i did not expect two layers of outer sills


not very nice


rear valance that was the first panel that i bought for the Elf. Jeff Ruggels from mini mag brought to me more than four years ago.


brackets ..... not much left


cuting the rear valance:


suprice again!


holes, holes, holes,


there is much more sad photos but i do not want to aim you.

[rich@minispares.com]

nice project

a mk1 elf is on my eventual dream garage list!

[Dr S]

Big soft spot for elves and hornets here. Fab little rolls royces!

[rich@minispares.com]

we have a customer with a hornet who always calls it a 'hoosley wornit'

for a joke for years now, we always call them that to see if other customers will notice and correct us


.......they never do


simple things please simple minds

[Jeff R]

Good to see it's making progress! Was fun driving across Europe with a rear valance flapping about strapped to my Mini's roof!

[gregor.tm]

THANK YOU for your comments.
work is going on. new rear valance with new brackets is on the Elf now. boot floor is welded too. i just have to sort the photos.
work for this weekend is booked already. hope to complete with cuting and welding a inner and outer sills and front floor.

thank you again to Jeff R for bringing me the valace all the way from UK to Slovenia and sorry for demage your interior.

[mk1]

What a fantastic project Gregor!

Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

I don't imagine Minis are too common in Slovenia, but you seem to have a lovely collection, that anyone here in the UK would be proud of.

[gregor.tm]

What a fantastic project Gregor!

Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

I don't imagine Minis are too common in Slovenia, but you seem to have a lovely collection, that anyone here in the UK would be proud of.

Thank you Mark!
Minis in Slovenia were always very popular, but not many left this days. i have in my data 200 minis, but this is the only Riley Elf.

here are photos from last week.
it is slow progress, because i try to do work by my self as much as it is possible.



i felt big pain during the cuting the Elf .




i did not expect so much rust


here is my question. is this correct position of outer sill?


next question:
does any one has a photo how it looks when the sill and bracket are welded together?


and some more cuting on RH side.


i do not understand why on the earth would any one distroy inner wing because of not be able to change brake hose?