1979 Classic Mini Clubman - Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ธ.ค. 2018
- 1979 Classic Mini Clubman - Restoration
In this video, we take a look back at the work put into the the rebuild of 'Rusty' the 1979 Clubman Saloon.
Many thanks need to go out on this one,
William Cole - Basingstoke Mini Club for the help with Welding
Nick Townsend - Townsend Garage for the late nights working and the knowledge
My Parents - mum and dad for not giving up on me
those who said it couldn't be done - for proving you all wrong!
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Excellent work. I’m delighted to see you kept the brown colour! An excellent choice, and almost as good as Tundra green, my personal favourite
Thanks very much
The dreaded oversills!!
Love the car up on its side supported by wood! I’ve been thinking about the best way to do that! Haha
Do love that colour!
don't think they were over silll's pal, looking at it and the history i got with the car it had never been welded...
William Murfitt 1:38 looks like oversills to me? Can’t see any vents
@@MiniMattTV not here pal, they are aftermarket sill's but not oversills in this case.
Nice work mate. Thx for putting this up.
Thanks for watching I've just started work on this again. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on the content
Hi William.. it looks amazing mate you have come along way with it!.. it's the first time I've seen it from the beginning just shows what you can achieve if your willing to put time,effort & of course a few quid lol.. not to give in when your head it's a wall .. top car top man thanks for sharing your hard work pal!!
thank you very much Richard.
Amazing, well done
Thanks guys really appreciate it
Nice restoration bro how much was the cost of the full restoration?
Hey, thanks very much. Being completely honest it was done on a shoestring budget and it was around £2,000 this was around 10 years again now so parts prices etc have increased since. But for my first build I'm really proud of what I achieved
Nice end result but personally I would have done some things differently and fitted original vented sills rather the oversills and replace the whole section of the floor rather than part for peace of mind
Original sills were fitted not oversills. And on reflection i would/should have installed the full floor panels. 2nd person to mention oversills though. I can assure you they are vented
Nice one. How long it it take?
it took a couple of years from start to finish of the build. on and off. I started this while i was an apprentice and finished it off once i moved from working in the garage.
i've started the build again and sorting some of the bits i missed or rushed first time round, hopefully in time for IMM. please check out my other videos. thanks very much
How the hell did get that for £150 , I had to pay £2,400 for my mini and wasn't much better , the guy had hidden all the rust with filler and obs paid a mot guy extra to pass it.
Will from Norwich , trades under will-k-i on eBay , right cowboy
This was a number of years ago, prices have sky rocketed since - but with that said I had to drive an hour to collect from Portsmouth, and the guy was going to get it crushed if it didn't sell! i will be sure to avoid this chap. I've always gone with the approach of if your going to do that you may as well just cut and weld as it's going to take just as long! The prices of mini's at the moment are scary... this has probably led to the increase in thefts too :( i had a mini 25 that i swapped for a twin DTM exhaust too but that was beyond repair :(
Hi William i have a 1275GT and would like both subframes renovating, there just a bit scabby, how much you reckon it will cost? Seen you do it in one of your videos.
full strip and replacement of bushes and bearings you are looking around £200 per subframe, the biggest cost with with regards to the replacement suspension cones (donuts) as they are expensive. the other items are pretty inexpensive. i stripped and painted my with hammerite, but have had them powdercoated and expoyed. it's all personal preference, and the end result you want.
@@WilliamMurfitt i just paid £1400 for the front subframe to be powder coated and new brake lines, i bought the cones and bushes so thats another £120 on top of that and i still have to have it put back in the car.
@@thegemhiveantiquejewellery796 wow i think i completely underestimated the job. That sounds expensive but if your happy then the cost is irrelevant 🙂
@@WilliamMurfitt think i got my leg lifted by my restorers to be honest, still got the rear to do but guess what? I will not be using them!