98 MPI Mini

[Ainsley]

I know I was proper bricking it after the autograss,

I do like the Revos on it I need to polish the rims up a tad more though and clean them .

[Ainsley]

So the downfall continues.......... Was driving to work and felt a wobble on the wheel followed swiftly by my passenger side wheel bouncing down the road as I ground to a halt.










So I jacked up the car and put it back on, tested the other nuts, brakes and handling. Its been fine since, I duno if it was my fault or someone had been playing with my nuts. Once I got it in the light I found the A panel was bent and the rust on the front of the arch has given way and a dent on the door. So I do believe that new front end is calling sooner than I thought, anyone know a ball park figure for a new front end including inner and outer scuttle, painted and two doors painted?

[ljonez]

Dec 31, 2010 18:33:52 GMT 1 Ainsley said:

someone had been playing with my nuts.

;D ;D ;D


Had the same done to mine, main thing is no one was hurt. Hope you get it fixed soon

[Huntyfm]

Should never complain when someone plays with your nuts.. unless its a boy..

Well I dunno how much the bodywork would come to but I've been quoted £650 for a full respray, he said roughly the amount of filler work mine needs Im thinking more £800

[Ainsley]

I'm going to need to get the panels replaced they are pretty rotten. what do you guys think about flip fronts or those flip fronts that just clip off??

[coopdog]

im thinking about that too,
get a flip front but fix it so it doesnt flip :L

[ljonez]

I put a removable front on mine, fiberglass and now a steel one. In the 3 years its been off once and that was for the respray. Waste of time if you ask me, just replace the panels.

[coopdog]

fibreglass doesnt rust

[ljonez]

Jan 1, 2011 21:23:13 GMT 1 coopdog said:

fibreglass doesnt rust

but it does crack

[coopdog]

why would it crack?

[ljonez]

Jan 1, 2011 22:04:01 GMT 1 coopdog said:

why would it crack?

well technically its the gel coat that cracks, also gel coat suffers from crazing.

no matter what car you got there is some (very small) twisting in the shell as you go round corners etc, when you solid mount a f/g front the gell coat cracks with the movement.

[Huntyfm]

Carbon fibre

Another thing with fibreglass fronts.. Make sure it's the best quality, or it will be a really poor fit..

[ljonez]

Yep my f/g one was from ABS which are regarded as the best and the fit was shockingly.bad

[Ainsley]

so to cut a long story short have a steel flip front and weld it on let say for easy of access to the engine bay and around the sides of the engine if I were to take the inner wings out would I still need to brace bar it?

[coopdog]

im still going flip front only needs to be fitted once :>

[Ainsley]

I kinda forgot to post the pics up where I put the 12" on the front

[Custard]

That looks well Kool

[Ainsley]

I have a new addition to my Car family, While the mini goes of the road and I decide what I want to do with it.

[Huntyfm]

mmm I've got a soft spot for Golfs, turbo derv?

[Ainsley]

I have now too , yeah its a TDI felt odd filling it up with diesel today though after having petrols for the last four odd years