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New glass or old glass? What was interesting was that the windscreen removed from the car was date stamped 1964 (passenger side bottom), so even though its not perfect and shows a slight bit of milkiness in small patches when viewed at an angle, I thought that re-using it would be the right thing to do.

Rear and side glass also original.

Brake / clutch master cylinder and brake booster fitted;
Finally proof of the new front disks

Whilst I had a reasonably well preserved steering wheel I did not have the push horn nor the internals. After much effort and thanks to the kindness of Mini owners in Cape Town and Pretoria I managed to secure what was required;

Great work!

I just love chasing parts; no difference when it came to the rear view mirror. Metal arm located in Randburg, Johannesburg and the original mirror found in Bloemfontein.

One can see the original textured black paint on both the metal and glass parts;
After being stripped down, painted with wrinkle black paint and re-assembled;

At this point very little happened for months as I was juts too busy at work. I fitted the seats purely because they were always in my way.

I love those SA seats

I finally got my act together and started making progress on the build around April 2018. You may have noticed that up and till this point there are no sign of doors, boot or bonnet. The reason for this is that although these items were prepared and ready for paint, my Cape Town panel beater just didn't get around to it before we moved. Armed with left over Spies Hecker paint and prepared doors, boot and bonnet I was on the hunt for a suitable panel beater in Johannesburg.

I finally found a shop that concentrated on both insurance and restoration work; I think the results speak for itself.

Finally I'm pretty much up to date with this build tread. Outstanding work to complete as we stand;

get carpets made (have originals as a template), buy new wiring harness, secure a 1071 speedometer (still deciding on which kidney to sell), have new exhaust made and fitted, clean, paint and fit door locks, fit door sliding glass, fit fuel tank and fit twin carbs.

Will update as and when progress is made.

mk1 wrote:Glad the move to JHB went OK.

The garage looks fantastic! Loads of room for you too work. I hope that you manage to get back on beam with your build soon. This is one I love watching.

Shame you had to move up from the Cape, but I guess it's a case of needs, must.

Thank you, yes much more space. I love Cape Town but it is still very much a holiday destination. Real business and money is still Johannesburg I'm afraid.

Just read through the entire thread - fantastic work with true attention to details, and yes we do all make some silly mistakes

I was interested to see no breather on the rocker cover by the way?

I am doing up my own 1070 at the moment, so will be reading your thread over and over I'm sure. Thank you for posting all the great pics

Coincidentally I am in Joburg and doing a similar project. I bought a bakkie with a 1275 engine, and when i took it out found out it was a full on Cooper S , which was nice. Then i bought a van and it had 7.5 " discs. So the obvious thing was to get a good shell and build a Cooper S replica I managed to source a superb 1965 Mini 1000 in pieces with up to date papers, and am now well on the way, but could never aspire to the standard you have set. Maybe we should meet up and compare notes!