I am going to attempt to document my Mark 1 rebuild. Wish me luck? Here goes...
Purchased on Ebay in mid June 2010 my very orange(?) Midas.
Looks pretty in the picture? Well it cost me £450. I probably paid more than I should of as I have no engine, no gearbox, no battery, no exhaust and 4 knackered tyres!
The mechanicals are all rusty, the interior was wet and the gel coat is severely faded...all in all, a shed?Never!
So, June 13th I picked the car up on a hired trailer and delivered her to her current resting place, my garage. The wheels are off and she is up on axle stands.
With the subframe removed, I stripped it out on the bench of all the suspension, hubs and driveshafts and brakes
The subframe was grit blasted and powdercoated £60.
The suspension parts were all grit blasted and red oxide painted, then chassis black painted (by me)
The brakes turned out to be Cooper 998 7inch disc brakes-no good for anything! So they were sold and some '95 Cooper items aquired with later drive flanges already fitted. I can use the old hubs as they are all interchangeable.
A shopping list for suspension parts was collated £125.
The subframe is currently being built back up and will post a pic when its done. The hub shopping list is underway, as is the brake list. I have made a large skateboard which comfortably holds the subframe so I can build the front mechanicals up completely and wheel it under the car when I am ready.
Last week the tyres were thrown away and I have made a tool to refinish the curbed rims in a lathe. They will be grit blasted and powdercoated next week hopefully. Pics to follow.
Keep you posted!
