Work removing the bulkhead ‘furniture’ is nearly complete. This took more time than anticipated due to rusty and butchered fixings. Some bolts were so mauled that they had to be cut off and the ones that were rusty snapped. Approximately a 50% attrition rate. 
Moving on to the back of the car, a quick assessment showed (expected) rust. The rust was more than you would see on a ‘modern’ 1996 car but the Mini was designed in the 50’s.
The designers were too busy jiving and smoking pipes to worry about rust traps.
Luckily replacement panels are available for every part of the Mini. Such luxury…
How I love repairing wheel arches (honest).
I have just assembled a car rotisserie so over head welding should be kept to a minimum. Hooray!
After a bit of chat we decided not to restore the Mini but simply torch it and drink beer instead…
Ok, Joe is heating up the subframe mounts to make them easier to undo. The subframe was then lowered to the floor. It needs work as it is pretty corroded. As these are so inexpensive it is more cost effective to write this subframe off and buy new.
There is a big hole were the subframe used to be.
Next week we will hopefully have the car mounted on the rotisserie.
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