At the time of owning my Cooper RSP the whole Max Power thing with big sound systems, Playstations and body kits was the fashion for car modifying. I was never a fan of the silly body kits, certainly not on a Mini! But I wasn’t immune from the Max Power effect so did the whole […]
Having dealt with all the jobs on my first list it was time to get this lot put away and get the car out on the road! It was still very much winter so nice dry roads were few and far between but we did get a nice clear dry couple of days including a […]
Well the heater matrix pipes weren’t the only thing to suffer corrosion in the cooling system. While I was under the car having a usual nose around I spotted some water where it shouldn’t be and eventually decided it could only be coming from the back of the inlet manifold though I wasn’t quite sure […]
I can make quite alot of mess and dust in the garage especially when doing things like cutting/grinding metal or spraying paint. That mess will just end up all over Jem’s Mini, even if it’s covered up, it can get through and I don’t really want to fill the cover with metal dust when I’m […]
There were a few little jobs that needed doing on Jem’s Mini that I’d been putting off but they’re much less of a chore now I have the lift so I was happy enough to get them done. Jem’s Mini has always leaked oil but that’s kinda what Mini’s do and it’s never been so […]
I got a lot of work done to Jem’s Mini a few years ago in replacing and repairing the inner and outer sills on both sides and welding some repairs in a couple of other areas but since then I’ve just done the bare minimum of a general check with the odd small job prior […]
We always wanted to put a roll cage in Jem’s Mini for a bit of additional safety and to improve the rigidity of the shell. But I couldn’t fit one to the car with the old sills in the rusty state they were, it would have been pointless. Well since I’d replaced the sills I […]
When I replaced the sills and welded some repairs on Jem’s Mini a couple of years ago I just put a couple of layers of Hammerite black on but I always wanted to find something a bit better and more hard wearing. So a while back I did some research and found what looks like […]
Jem and I both really like the idea of having a complete carbon grille and headlight surrounds on her Mini which wasn’t even an option when we fitted carbon bumpers and arches over 10 years ago but now you can get more carbon bits for Mini’s than ever before. The only problem is the carbon […]
Jem’s Mini had been trapped at the back of the garage the whole time the front was being extended and then stuck in it’s new space while we did all sorts of building work around it, waiting for the new garage door. Although it was covered, it got pretty dusty and messy especially with concrete and […]