Basically i had a small crash in january in my mini but this only got sorted a few weeks ago thanks to various claims etc… going in which in the end all got turned away 
not bothered going through insurance as my excess was 750 and it would make my premium mental next year so going to press on fixing it myself as in the end nobody claimed at all thanfully
Anways before the crash it was a nice example to my knowledge except for a front end where the bottom part seemed to be half fiberglass here are a couple of piccies before the crash
And then after and whilst it looks like a dented bonnet it pushed the front in and pulled the wings in as well causing my blended arches to crack away as well 
So a about 3/4 weeks ago i brought myself a new front end, grill,indicators,headlamp rings and some other bits and pieces
I then started work begining which I will split into area’s
The Floor:-
I thought this would be an easy thing was just going to check it over but ended up having to weld a couple of patchs in and a spot at the front before spraying it all black to neaten it up. I have also since purchased a new set of carpets to fit ontop of the sound proofing.
Spraying interior:-
The car was originally white and previous owner had it orange which i will have done again at the front to match however the interior was white and to me looked ******* so i sprayed it satin black. I am having a new headlining in black with orange stiching and then orange covers for all the pillers along with some new orange and black buckets etc… to make a really trick interior.
This side had a bit of rust so a bit of rust eater was applied and a tiny bit of filler before spraying
Boot:-
Again this was white and annoyed me so I sprayed it black and neatned up my wiring etc…
Front End Rebuild
This is currently half way through being done but I am getting there slowly but steadily lol
Started by stripping the front down
Removed my radiator and starter motor to give better access and sprayed them up as well
Started to remove front can see where grinded some filler away from arches
Noticed inner wing was rusty
More work and here we go
I have since cut away the rust from the inner wings and I am getting some plates made up so i can get them welded in this week.
I can then finish spraying the bay satin black and finish off the painting off the engine as I have some orange vht on the way to complete this then i can try and get the front put on at last
Oh and I am also tyding up the subframe at the same time and have upgraded from drums to vented 4 pots as well will get more pictures tomorrow would have more done if it had not been for my other project…
Well todays progress started painting the block orange in VHT paint which cost me £12 for 250ml as had to get it made up as could not find it. Used to be red but it was flaking up so needed redoing. Looks more of a red on the photo but it is orange in the flesh will try and get a better picture tomorrow when I have touched it all up and painted the other parts up etc… Theme will be orange and black and silver.
Also cut away the ******* from the inner wing and getting some plates made up which will be welded in on friday i will then spray the inner wings satin black to help make the engine stand out
Dad removed headlamp ring as it was rusty on the r/h side but made a mess of the wing will get the new ring put in but getting it back to shape now is going to be a ball ache but as he caused it has said it will be his problem to solve…
I also made a start getting my new black carpet in on the inside and got my custom center console back in as well will rewire the headunit back in tomorrow and get the carpet glued down in the front as waiting on some new rubber floor grommets before I can do this.
Oh and my new door cards arrive they are black with orange stiching
