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Chiho on the Mini, June 2008
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Cheepa supervised the engine work
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Cheepa wanted to double check I'd wired the coil the right way around
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First step in replacing the subframe
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The new subframe
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Cheepa checks I've not made any mistakes.
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The old subframe removed at last
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More damage to the rear subframe
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More splits in the rear subframe
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One of the many cracks in the old rear subframe
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The rear radius arm ready for rebuilding
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The back of the rear brakes, prior to rebuild
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Rear brakes ready for rebuilding
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Rear brakes backplate assembly
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The boot floor wasn't as bad as expected
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The boot floor
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The battery box
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The boot floor
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Some repairs are needed to the body sides
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Rear seatbelt mount
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Ropey repair to rear wheelarch
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The old NS rear subframe mount
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Cover sill sticker
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Uh oh
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The old LH subframe mount cut out
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Inner sills cut out
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The cover sill removed
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The jacking point
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Woohoo! No rust!
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Cover sills