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Sitting on my Butt!
I have had a few days off work so I have spent them sitting at the back of the mini with either a grinder or a welding gun in my hand. It...
hev
Apr 2, 20191 min read
Brooklands Mini Day
It's the 25th March today, the day after the Mini Day at Brooklands. I had a great time looking at shiny Minis and some not so shiny ones...
hev
Mar 24, 20191 min read
Boot Floor
I think I might have at least finished the boot floor. Since I have the panel for the bottom of the rear panel, I cut the bottom of the...
hev
Feb 26, 20191 min read
Mini on the move
I have been told that I have to get the mini off the drive. We are having it extended so that we can fit our expanding car collection on...
hev
Feb 25, 20192 min read
New Year's Resolutions
Well it's a new year and I have made a New Year's Resolution to have Dot at least running by this time next year! I still feel that this...
hev
Jan 10, 20191 min read
A Mini Christmas!
Santa bought me another Mini for Christmas...it only took me four days to build this one though!!
hev
Dec 31, 20181 min read
Drive shafts
I have spent some time looking at the drive shafts and their components and have noticed that I am still missing one CV joint. The car...
hev
Nov 16, 20181 min read
Every little helps
Every weekend I get a little closer to finishing Dot although it still seems a very long way off at the moment! This week I managed to...
hev
Nov 13, 20181 min read
Dust and Rust!
After a few weeks of bad weather and illness I have got out and done some more work on Dot. She now has the correct engine mounts and...
hev
Nov 7, 20181 min read
A Good Day
Today was a good day, the seal is on at last and I think it looks great! I attached it with spot weld and seam weld where space allowed....
hev
Oct 31, 20181 min read
A weekend of welding and rust
I removed the passenger sill only to find that it was actually a cover sill. The original sill had turned into dust, which is now all on...
hev
Sep 4, 20181 min read
Patching up the holes!
Sparks are flying...
hev
Aug 28, 20181 min read
Dot Arrives!
Wednesday 26th July 2018 - Our new Mini has arrived. With a registration plate of L427 COM, she has been named DOT (ie. DOT COM!) and we...
hev
Jul 29, 20181 min read
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