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While I'm waiting for the paint on Peter's car,

IMG_20180605_194340 by frogeye61, on Flickr

and I'm waiting for Tim to come around so I can help him build the engine, I decided it's time to start on my own rusty 64 Mini.

Peter and I pulled the windows out, got it up onto the Spyt,

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Pulled the rear subframe off

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Which I will say is in rather good nick.

And then started pulling off the oversills

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I've already changed the left front floor and rebuilt the left A post. The right front floor is out so I put in some braces while I take away the right side oversill.

I really don't like oversills at all.

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But once it is off, at least there's a chance of putting in new floors.

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Well, that fell out!

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Back edge is half-way cleaned up

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After cleaning around all the edges, the new piece fits, so the back is plug-welded on.

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This thing has original front wings and front end.

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I got this beast in the post from M-machine. I think it's the only repair panel I'm missing (Yeah, right)
I need it now to be certain the floor parts align with the straight bottom of the cross brace.

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I had already replaced the left front floor so it is time to start on the left rear

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It was removed in a similar fashion to the right rear

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Tonight is again Tuesday, my regular Mini-work day.

You are a glutton for punishment

Keep up the good work.

Well done for inspiring the rest of us
Brilliant work

In the last week, I have been just fiddling around with this project, (and a bunch of other projects) so here I've just repaired the bottom of the side bin rether than change the whole thing.

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Then I got the left rear floor trimmed and installed, at least partially.

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I have also been trying to clean my motor, but I'm afraid I might need a bit stronger cleaner.

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It has all new seals and head gasket, and a gray clutch and something that looks like a kent 276 cam but with higher lift! I got this at ÅKM a while ago.

Just a quick update.

Two piece floors not perfect, but good enough for me.
Now just to scrape all that undercoating off.
Still have to do the sills.

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There's now't wrong with 2 piece floors.

Another Tuesday evening and Peter helped with stripping the bottom of the boot, and the front panel.

How I left it:
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I pulled the lower back panel off and Peter cleaned the boot floor
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The Swedes found new resourceful ways of making an over-panel.

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Only small rust spots to be addressed

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Cleaned, but dented with many holes, but generally not too bad for an original panel.

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I've always wanted one of these. they have been very elusive, maybe because the Aussies never valued them. But thanks to a sleezebayer diddle4, who was so kind, I now have one. OK, it's rusty has he!!, but nothing any self-respecting car restorer can't take care of.

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This isn't the final condition. I'm still working on the internal rust, but it looks a sight better. It will be the proper green when done - and it's going onto my Frogeye!

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Among the many small repairs to the 64 Mini, I have replaced the floor tabs as original (after only one mistake). I will have to find out where the pipes go, and what type rubbers they are fitted with.

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Rather than replace the entire rear valence cover, it was in reasonable shape so I did a repair panel, this one made from the old floor pan so it still has some of the same undercoat.

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It still needs a bit of cleanup.

The battery box is ok, but for a couple small rust holes in the bottom. I have two new battery boxes, but am considering making a new bottom from stainless steel. On my Frogeye, I did the battery tray in stainless and am happy with it.

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The rear frame mount has been more difficult, especially so since I haven't gotten any new panels but made everything myself. I still have to clean up the welds, but here it is. The patch on the inner wing was done by a previous owner. It wasn't causing any problems so I left it for now.

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I will do as the factory did and drill & tap the mounting nuts after the subframe is in place, to ensure a proper fit.

I think those ones were only fitted to the standard mini and 1100 models when they started pressing and assembling engines here. The Cooper S engines were imported whole with the standard UK type with no breather

I’ve got one of those for my new engine

They also made baffled ones later on

And plain

Brilliant, wonderful! Thanks.

Do you know which years they were produced?

I'm not sure but I can ask

This is my best guess at the moment:
Type 1 (curved breather) : 1964 to 1966
Type 2 (no breather) : 1967 onwards? Morris 1100S and GT (With PCV system)
Type 3 (with baffled breather) : 1966 till the imported engines started again.

That "Hot Run Tested" decal would be a fun one to reproduce.

Bertam wrote:That "Hot Run Tested" decal would be a fun one to reproduce.

Already done!

BMC version
https://minikingdomonline.com.au/produc ... ed-bmc-ok/
Leyland version
https://minikingdomonline.com.au/produc ... d-leyland/

Fascinating to see all these little differences

Well, I have finished the left panel and structure. It's done with epoxy paint inside, then rust protection. I mounted the rear subframe before drilling and tapping the mounting threads. Once all done, the cover went on and welded around the edges. Yes, a few small pieces to go but it's whole and strong.

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I then started on the right side again.

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OK, I haven't posted for a while. that doesn't mean I haven't been working on the car. Just that I've had a lot of other things on my mind.
One is that I had to study for the citizenship exam. then problems at the office that required my full undivided attention. But I actually made time almost every Tuesday to work on the car.

December through February, I repaired the other front inner wing and triangle. I wanted to keep all the original metal I could (silly, I know), so just couldn't change all of the inner wing, but the triangle is of course all new.
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Welded in place, but not completely pretty until ground down, and apparently still a tweak out of line as seen later.
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All straight now.
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Then welded solid
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March saw the rear valence repair. The boot floor was still nearly good enough, as was the boot hinge panel. But the valence was rot.
I pulled it off and there was just a bit of the boot floor that needed attention.
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The entire rear edge needed renewing, as did the "closing" panels. The closing panels I did on Peter's car did actually close the valence, where mine didn't. I decided to do it as original so I made bits from 1.5mm plate.

I cleaned all the undercoating by hand and sanded it all down. there was quite a bit of surface rust and a number of Swedish human induced holes, round and big, some like 50mm. They all got welded and smoothed.
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After cleaning with sand paper, wire brush and phosphor acid, it was painted with very tough epoxy primer.

I made this bottom for the battery box. I have two new boxes on the shelf, but somehow I prefer stainless steel for battery boxes.
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Then I went ahead and epoxy'ed the entire bottom
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