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It's tough enough doing a restoration on a standard Mini, but it must be so much harder doing a resto on a Mini such as yours Jens.
For example, because your Mini is so unique, practically a one off, finding the correct parts must be very difficult. I suppose that is part of the "fun" trying to locate that missing part or parts.
Keep posting the build photos.

Hello JC,

That grill looks superb, it really does suit the car, cracking job.

Pete

Hi again to the people, who are watching my project .

Thanks for the kind words & yes its hard to find parts, for a car like this.

Some of the parts, was not found, untill after I finished with the resto of the car.

First I had to find out which "parts bin" W&P had stuck their sticky fingers into

Then I had to locate the part, which was always from some upmarket / posh / rare / expensive car

Some parts were found, after more than 8 years of search, others I still search for

One exampel are the Red door lights, I had the Lucas number from the lense, but Holden.com could not help me
2 years later I found them (after I got a computer )


Its now late November 2006,

The car was now ready, for some electrics work.

I wanted ALL the electrics to work, before I dismantled the car.

I didnt want to have a car with new paint, and then have to start working on a old faulty loom.


Here we just removed the big plate (static Scalextric racetrack)
so I could access the drivers door.
It hadnt been open for 7 years.






Jens Christian

Hi,

here is a picture from mid December 2006.




Car now back on its wheels, and all electrics work again .


Jens Christian

Hello,

Its now mid January, all the parts around the car was moved, so the car was easier to inspect

we needed to find out how much work, that needed to be done?

It turned out, that the brakes were still rusted solid, and thats after 7 years with VD40.






Jens Christian

hi jens... this is a pic of my original janspeed badge, its not original to the car but i put it on as its period also because i have a janspeed inlet manifold attached to the h4,s and the ram pipes with all linkages....hope u find pics ....appar the file of pics is to big at 256kib... ?? if anyone can adv me step by step guide to update post with attachment pics ??....tks rgds foxy52

foxy52 wrote:
hi jens... this is a pic of my original janspeed badge, its not original to the car but i put it on as its period also because i have a janspeed inlet manifold attached to the h4,s and the ram pipes with all linkages..

tks rgds foxy52

Hi D,

Thats SOOOOO nice in the 4 years I have been on the internet, have I never seen another one

Love the detail, regarding the screws JanSpeed used exactly this type of screws.

It would have looked SO wrong, if you had used screws with Phillips head





Jens Christian

JC T ONE wrote:

foxy52 wrote:
hi jens... this is a pic of my original janspeed badge, its not original to the car but i put it on as its period also because i have a janspeed inlet manifold attached to the h4,s and the ram pipes with all linkages..

tks rgds foxy52

Hi D,

Thats SOOOOO nice in the 4 years I have been on the internet, have I never seen another one

...plse post other pics if u can ??... i dont know what i was doing wrong ??!!....thanks jens...... rgds foxy52

JC T ONE wrote:

foxy52 wrote:
hi jens... this is a pic of my original janspeed badge, its not original to the car but i put it on as its period also because i have a janspeed inlet manifold attached to the h4,s and the ram pipes with all linkages..

tks rgds foxy52

Hi D,

Thats SOOOOO nice in the 4 years I have been on the internet, have I never seen another one

Love the detail, regarding the screws JanSpeed used exactly this type of screws.

It would have looked SO wrong, if you had used screws with Phillips head





Jens Christian

.... yes the h4,s ram pipes and janspeed inlet manifold are a nice piece of kit !!!!u can post the pics if possible ??.... the screws i had to source but readily available still if u go to specialist shops... the ones that came with the badge were jus not quite right .badge is 100% real... mark can testify to that !!!!... re cable i dont know tks again... foxy52

foxy52 wrote: ...plse post other pics if u can ??... i dont know what i was doing wrong ??!!....thanks jens...... rgds foxy52

Having trouble finding them, after I compressed them ? can only find one ?


here it is

foxy52 wrote:
badge is 100% real... mark can testify to that

He dont have to, its in the old JanSpeed catalouge, and also in an old magazine article, dating from the 60ies .

JC T ONE wrote:

foxy52 wrote:
badge is 100% real... mark can testify to that

He dont have to, its in the old JanSpeed catalouge, and also in an old magazine article, dating from the 60ies .

....nice !! i havent seen it ....

foxy52 wrote: ...plse post other pics if u can ??... i dont know what i was doing wrong ??!!....thanks jens...... rgds foxy52

Here you go D.

Posted for foxy52

PS check the plate

JC T ONE wrote:

foxy52 wrote: ...plse post other pics if u can ??... i dont know what i was doing wrong ??!!....thanks jens...... rgds foxy52

Here you go D.

Posted for foxy52

PS check the plate

....tks jens,.. i dont know how to compress pics !!!! lol foxy52

so when is the janspeed 50th anniv meeting and where ??!!....

also reg the janspeed mini for sale ?!!.. it was a 71/72 mini 1000 i believe .. had jan odors boys breath on it and re build the engine with work to cylinder head etc etc plus new suspension.....not quite the cache of a janspeed modified cooper or s type...but a good car none the less... foxy52

foxy52 wrote:so when is the janspeed 50th anniv meeting and where ??!!....

also reg the janspeed mini for sale ?!!.. it was a 71/72 mini 1000 i believe .. had jan odors boys breath on it and re build the engine with work to cylinder head etc etc plus new suspension.....not quite the cache of a janspeed modified cooper or s type...but a good car none the less... foxy52

Regarding JanSpeed 50th an, I havent heard anything yet ?

The Mini in the JanSpeed video, was endeed a Mini 1000, but it had all the running gear/brakes/suspension, from a MK II Cooper S

We have now come to february 6th.

the car was put on a set of homebuilt axle stands, with extra hight.

Richard started on the back, and I startet on the front end.

foxy52 wrote:
so when is the janspeed 50th anniv meeting and where ??!!....

Hi D,

just had a mail from UK, looks like the Black "thingie" has to go on a trip this year

I will get back to you, as soon as I know more.

JC T ONE wrote:

foxy52 wrote:
so when is the janspeed 50th anniv meeting and where ??!!....

Hi D,

just had a mail from UK, looks like the Black "thingie" has to go on a trip this year

I will get back to you, as soon as I know more.

....lol !!!...tks J