This weekends updates:

change of plan with the suspension bits this month, I've been buying goodies, all second hand but they are all either new, or used on a car that was built from new, did about 7 laps of oulton park then got broken for bits and i've been speeking to a mate of my dads about rollcages, so the mini is going in to a place in shropshire as soon as i've got the pennies for a full weld in cage, with X diagonals in the back, harness bar, bar below the dash, welded door bars, and plates with holes stamped out between the A and B pillars

anyway, Pics:

Chopped out the last of the rust from the passenger side front corner,



I didn't bother doing the rear half as it was spot on so just cut the repair panels in half.
By the way, if anyone is going to fit a door step repair panel, Dont buy it from M&M's, im sure it was for a different car!! i had to basically flatten it and remake the damn thing!
New panels welded and started to be smoothed in



Also tubbed the other rear arch, didn't take long at all to do tis side as i knew what i was doing.
Just needs undersealing in the arch now.





Been doing a bit with the engine this week, made a flywheel puller in work and got all the clutch out which meant i could get the block lifted off the gearbox and onto the bench
Better news than with the head thank god! apart from the water pump everything looks good, even the cam!!

My rather inventive way of getting the oil out of an engine thats on the floor without a crane!



on the bench



sneeky peaks up into the bottom of the block






brand new clutch, was told when i bought it it was a metro turbo plate, it says Valeo on the fricton paterial but ap racing in the centre?




and the goodies off ben

maniflow LCB


Facet fuel pump



Metro front mounted rad setup





KAD rear antiroll bar



KAD adjustable, heavy duty rose, jointed tie bars




Thats all for now folks, more next week!