My First Car - 1991 Rover Mini Neon [Image Heavy]

[phillmoore]

Yeah this! I've seen first hand just how much the floor of this mini resembles a colander!

I bought a Mini a few years back that looked like it could have been driven by Fred Flintstone...the floor was non existent. Plus the brake pads were under the passenger seat which wasn't helpful.

Sills are reasonably easy to replace compared to the boot floor though. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

oh dear ... yeah that's sounds worse than mine , ive just got a few bits on the floor to cut an weld the rest may only need a good scrubbing in places but the sills are shot an have rusted both side's of the cross member an thanks i look forward to getting it done

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well another quick update i got all my parts delivered....can you guess from where?





among the many many parts i ordered ( including a Haynes manual above ) i finally have my fuel cap





my new fuel filter in place and looking clear



and the lovely condition of the old fuel filter



and the old rotary arm in bad condition ( the shiny-er bits are were i scratched it with a screwdriver for better conductivity )



and i swear there's meant to be a bit of metal inside this to hold it on ?



and whilst i was at it i cleaned and stopped the fuel leak from the carb



and my new rotary arm, distributor cap and leads already fitted



oh and whilst i was changing the fuel filter i accidentally knocked a connector off the brake fluid cap but its temporary fixed



with the old parts ( R arm and F filter ) i was seriously surprised that it even ran before i replaced them , i have seen worse before in photos but just not in person


i also have a few other parts ready to replace :

new air filter

new discs and pads for the front

new shoes and springs for the rear

plus a lovely chrome number plate housing


and i need to order some new spark plugs as shes still running a little ruff ( tho she still needs a good run too but that's a while away yet )

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shortly after these photos were taken my electrics unfortunately have gone completely up the creak so if i try to connect the battery the car tries to start with no keys in the ignition

so that'll be my main goal to fix the electrics due to perished grommets and broken/shorting cables etc along with chipping the floor up to see what state it's in and marking where all the rust is