Dutchy's Garage
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  • 1988 Rover Mini
    • Before the restoration
    • The Plans
    • The Halfcut Mini
    • The Restoration - 9 pages >
      • Page 1 - Stripping it down
      • Page 2 - Removing the panels
      • Page 3 - Cleaning & restoring parts
      • Page 4 - Cleaning & restoring parts (cont)
      • Page 5 - Preparing the body for paint
      • Page 6 - Painting the body red
      • Page 7 - The assembly begins
      • Page 8 - The engine is running
      • Page 9 - The finished product "The Beast"
      • Page 10 - Wheel changes & stereo fitout
    • Supercharging
    • Vtec project
    • I’m always tinkering....
  • 1961 Morris Mini
    • 2010 Subaru WRX - Donor vehicle
    • MiniRex
    • The Subframes & Chassis
    • Seats, Panels, Suspension, Steering
  • Comments / Questions

1988 Rover mini

What started life as a 1.0L Auto turned into may projects over the 11 years I owned it. Full restoration with a 1.3 SPI engine transplant to supercharging to VTEC

Click on the picture above to read through each stage of the project.
Plenty of pictures to view.

Enjoy!!

1961 Morris mini

The new and current project is the 1961 Morris mini. Bought mainly for the body to transplant one of my favourite engines into, The Boxer from a 2010 Subaru WRX.

Click on the picture above to read through the step by step progress.
Plenty of pictures to view.

Enjoy!!
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