Purchase of the EP91 Halfcut - Early June '10

I had purchased a EP91 Halfcut from the guys at KYP in Welshpool in June. It had to be ordered in, as Ben would go to Japan himself and pick out the items needed.
Below is a small description of my particular model halfcut.

Glanza V EP91 (1995 -1997)
Introduced in February 1995, this version uses the same 4E-FTE engine, again producing 133bhp @ 6400rpm. Specification is the same as the Glanza V EP91 (1998-1999) model, but features a less aggressive front bumper, different rear light clusters and a different interior. A ‘dual-mode’ turbo setting via a button on the dashboard allows the driver to switch between 2 factory preset boost levels, offering 115bhp on low boost and 133bhp on high setting. This model came with the light grey dials and a progressive turbo gauge (a series of lights indicate the stage of the turbos boost). The car is available with automatic transmission or a 5-speed manual. Due to its ability to keep up with cars from a higher class, the Japanese nicknamed the Glanza, ‘The Flyer’.

The halfcut as she stood when i purchased her. The guys at KYP were kind enough to jig her up and showed me the running condition of the engine.

 

 So I took a RDO and came into work to play with the new front cut. And here she is all in a days work.

And lastly the trio.
 

First Post. Description of what is and what is to be.

Hey hey!

This is my pilot and from where i start blogging progress.

The Mini Clubman i own was purchased way back in 2008. Since then she has been stripped right back to bare metal with sandblasting done by Advantage Sandblasting. I have then primed the mini with an etch primer and removed rust here and there. Some panels had to be replaced such as the front apron and rear valance. She isnt perfect i must admit, but she is rust free and will come up beautifully when i take my time prepping and painting her.

Other ventures already completed in this project include rebuilding, painting and replacing parts and bushes of the rear subframe, and as the front subframe will be modified this has been delayed in its rebuild. I have also created bracket mounts for my Honda Prelude seats which look and feel fantastic. I will have to come back and update this with pictures and such later.


The plan.
At the moment my thoughts on this project include:
- Complete rebuild / respray and restore of my mini clubman shell
- Thorough rebuild of suspension and subframe parts
- A clean comfortable and new interior, including seats from a Honda Prelude
- A clean looking dash but still keeping the mini feel
- The exterior to have nicely sized set of arches with 12x6 rims tucked neatly underneath
- Replaced and repainted exterior chrome work and parts
- A mini that starts everytime anytime, powered by a modern EFI engine - the Toyota 4E-FTE
- All to be road registered and driven to the joy of myself and my passengers!!