Restoration diary
02-03-2008 >> Sprayed underseal and painted calipers
11-02-2007 >> Rain gutter repair and 5-speed gearbox
29-10-2006 >> Work on the 'new' rear door
08-10-2006 >> Plaster, sanding, re-spray and 'new' rear door.
05-06-2006 >> Sand-blasted and painted the rest of the car
21-05-2006 >> Sand-blasted and painted the bottom of the car
19-03-2006 >> Started preparing the car/garage for sandblasting and painting
05-03-2006 >> Many small things (I believe the front is now ready for sand blasting!), tested and mounted the fuel pump
19-02-2006 >> A few things for the mill
05-02-2006 >> Various things (mainly brakes and intake manifold)
22-01-2006 >> Finished brackets for the oil cooler and steering wheel. Made mounting points for the front part of the roll cage.
15-01-2006 >> 10" conversion with Fiesta calipers and more on brackets for inter cooler/oil cooler
10-01-2006 >> Photo's from the mounted exhaust and brackets for the inter cooler
08-01-2006 >> Bought as-new milling machine, the Sieg X3
28-12-2005 >> New rubber mounts on exhaust and finished the part between the turbo and the first damper (down pipe and middle section)
18-12-2005 >> New parts for the engine, thickened a part of the left brace-bar and made a flange for exhaust
04-12-2005 >> Work on the hood and trial fitted the engine
27-11-2005 >> Continued work on the hood
20-11-2005 >> Finished the exhaust manifold
13-11-2005 >> Spacers in the hood, a bit on the manifold and pictures of a 12G295
06-11-2005 >> Work on the exhaust manifold and a few new items from Ebay
30-10-2005 >> Turbo time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
29-10-2005 >> It's been long since the last update. Here it is. A lot has happened: Rebuild an engine for the yellow Mini, bought a red Mini, sold the yellow one. Did a lot of work on the red one, restarted work on the Van. Bought bike TB's, bought a TIG welder (AC/DC).
03-04-2005 >> TIG welded fuel tank, pressure tested and a bit of cleaning up.
20-03-2005 >> Various body things, the to-do list is getting shorter. Also did some thinking on an injection manifold.
13-03-2005 >> New top for the fuel tank, (pre) welded everything together, including filler arm.
06-03-2005 >> First try in polishing fuel tank, various small things.
27-02-2005 >> Didn't do too much, took it easy, did some metalwork.
13-02-2005 >> A bit of work on the side-screen surrounding.
06-02-2005 >> Various fuel tank-related things.
25-01-2005 >> Shrinking the stainless steel fuel-tank and a trial fit.
23-01-2005 >> Work on the stainless steel fuel-tank.
17-01-2005 >> Repaired a few rusty spots.
15-01-2005 >> Many small things not worth taking pictures off (incl. adjusting doors), numberplate brackets and tank filler.
03-01-2005 >> Took a vacation, destroyed a rear door, finished the other one, got new parts for the exhaust and welded them together.
12-12-2004 >> Modified, upgraded heater, added air intake, work on rear left door.
21-11-2004 >> A lot of work, not much progress.
14-11-2004 >> More work on the front, almost finished... :-)
07-11-2004 >> Strengthening the A-panels, mounting points for inner mudguards, bonnet hook and few new gadgets.
31-10-2004 >> More work on the front. Strengtened the end of the wings and made a resting point at the front, out of bumpstops.
24-10-2004 >> Work on the bracebars.
21-10-2004 >> Started work on the front of the car. The flip-front nose will be hinged near the front window and completely flip over.
09-05-2004 >> Welded some more new parts.
02-05-2004 >> Warning: Bad quality photo's! Welded lots of new parts on the Van.
18-03-2004 >> New floor jack.
15-03-2004 >> Made a "spit" for rotating the Van. Removed lots of metal from the car and inspection all around the car.
21-02-2004 >> Rear subframe allmost finished, some paint removal.
14-02-2004 >> Back subframe welding done + painted.
08-02-2004 >> Front subframe complete, rear subframe welding, more parts and a unwilling flywheel.
01-02-2004 >> More parts, front subframe assembly and a new grinder.
25-01-2004 >> Lengthened the front lower suspension arms (HTMYM style) and a picture of our wheels.
11-01-2004 >> Cleanup and painting of front subframe and several parts.
02-01-2004 >> More work on the doors and bought new tools.
29-12-2003 >> Worked a bit on the doors, welded a few holes and bought some grinders...
23-12-2003 >> Removed more sheetmetal and found a couple of 'surpises' :(
22-10-2003 >> Almost stripped.
20-10-2003 >> Start of the project, removed the engine and front
