Painting many parts

Just wanted to update to show that actually this is moving forward quite quickly. I am over the moon with how the parts are coming together. I think my painter will kill me next time I see him, I do not think he realised the amount of parts he would be painting

Looking forward to putting all this together...

Back on it

After taking some time off to have the operation on my back seams to have been very worth while and I am starting to feel like I did a few years back. I am glad to say that while it will be a slow start back on the project I can carry on and since I have had the time off I have been able to get on with the CAD and drawing the final parts I need.

While I have been down and out I decided it was time to have a few items re-done that I was simply not happy with. I am after perfection and I will get there even if this means that some jobs need to get done again.

Here is the mini in the bodyshop having further work done but I am not happy to say "I am happy"

Here is the pulleys for the supercharger, I had 2 made, 1 which is to run on the standard map to get the car started and moved about for the tests and then later I will choose the smaller pulley when the new ECU is installed

This is all for now, I am hoping that next week the car will be close to finished - bodywork wise.

Down and out

The project has now gone on hold and the car will be tucked away - I will be taking a trip to hospital for an operation on my spine and hence the car will be stored until I have my full health back - this is likely to be at least 6 months

Its home! let the work commence...

With the car home its time to start spending time on it and trying hard to get it done correctly but I am still not  in a rush to get it done.

With the car in the garages, I am able to see the car outside in the sun which I have to say I am really pleased with the way its coming together.

Bonnet up and the trusty block of wood acting as a handbrake - the amount of cars this block of wood has helped with is unreal.

Lots of profile shots of the car in all its glory. Can't wait till all the equipment is on the car and its slammed on the ground. Things to look forward too...

This good looking car needs only some of the brakes but as with everything this can't be standard so the brakes are off a later model mini and not for this shape, they have then been stripped and painted removing the JCW logo and replaced it with the brembo sticker. Again this is all colour coded to match the car. (The brakes are actually brembo callipers

I did not want to use normal steel brake lines so on to some stainless steel braided lines to replace the whole breaking system arrived from Orranje performance and while the camera has not done any favours to the colour they are actually bright red.

Brembo brakes fitted behind the wheels, suddenly a new ROM update on my phone and now again it can take good quality photos. I love the way the brakes look behind the wheels

The new vibra technic engine mount arrived again from Orranje and it even has a colour matching sticker... Looks lovely

Before the engine could go in I needed to finish building it, this called for me to finish my special oil filter idea I had come up with a few years ago. I have taken a magnom filter which offers some of the best in line ferrous filters. If you want to know why then ask

Engine having a gearbox attached, my God I forgot how heavy it was, thanks to Rich for taking over and lifting it on. Need to sort my back out

Just like magic the engine, gearbox and supercharger is in the car, only took about 10 minutes but it did stress me out a little as the crane got stuck before the garage door and I struggled to get the engine passed the door, putting the engine in the car was easy.

I need to get the windows made now so I decided it was time to make the templates for the windows, I could draw them in CAD but the guys who are making the windows just want a simple temple, they say card is fine... I made them out of fibre glass as I think it will aid to give a better shape for me to trim them to the right size.

Until next week this is all I have got done