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Tonight after allot of clamping in clping and getting the passenger wing in the correct position it has finally come together ! I'm so pleased a real big step has been acheived and the panel gaps are good I feel may need a slight tweak on the bonnet but really pleased

You can see it clearer in daylight

Any recent updates?, hows it coming along?

Hi I haven't had time to work on it any more since the last update as my second child came along and have been very busy but will be back too it very soon would be nice to make some more progress thanks for the interest will be keeping updated

Hi all finally last week after much neglect looking at my mini in the garage and no doing anything I have fitted a new head gasket on the engine and started to fit the components as this weekend I aim to get the engine temp rigged up to get it running before fitting it to the car the bottom of the block has been re painted but I have yet to paint the head will get round to it soon few pics of update

Hey all i have finally put the engine back together and temporary rigged it up to get it running which I now have gead weaping a lil water from the front of the head but hope to sort this issue out

Make good progress bottom side is full 2k primed and last night 2k the roof and interior and tonight im looking at flatting down and priming the body then onto the door skins boot and bonnet looks so much better all in one colour

Pic

Good progress. Shells do look so much better when there's one colour paint been applied. It makes it look as if you're getting somewhere with it.

Just a couple if pic updates still have the doors to re skin and the boot n bonnet to prep n prime as she currently stands I havent a name for her any suggestions for the old girl

I took the plunge and started the re skinning of the doors passenger one now has new skin and temp bolted in itll need a couple of tweaks before I tack it in place wasnt as bad to do as I thought I wasnt looking forward to doing it

Are you keeping the wide front numberplate brackets? I know you can't see them when the plate is on, but they are 'modern' compared to the early thinner ones.....

Easier to do now before paint!

Nice panelwork by the way!!

That door skin looks like a great fit.

Thanks it went pretty well fir my first door skin regarding the numberplate brackets I think I will thin them down has anyone got the distance between the inside of the brackets and the thickness off the mk1 bracket thanks as I can then cut them to suit

Does anyone know the size of the brackets for the front numberplate thanks

Hi, for the exact size I have to measure a reference bracket. But usualy its 1/3 of the wide bracket. As previously I cut the wide brackets, it cut very close left and right of the centre hole. That made the correct size of the early brackets.

so long
the Doc

I just measured the old front panel that came off my Woody and the sizes are;

445 mm outside to outside of the brackets.
407 mm between the insides of the brackets.
23 to 24 mm bracket widths.

Hope this helps.

Hi thanks all I will get out there tonight and adjust it

All done now thanks again

Great job! I like it!

Now I feel like a little part of your car is forever mine!

Thanks!