Clubman reincarnated

[GTSPhil]

Hi Guys

Thanks for the kind words.  The pics does try to explain that to build a engine and gearbox properly takes more than 15-20 hours of labour.  On top of that since I work alone every bolt and nut and each part that needs a refurb or careful cleaning takes even longer.  The bottom line is that eventhough a client might only pay a third of the labour hours vs how long the actual job took.  I need to be able to stand back and say I did my best and have pride in the finished product.  Lastly I do this for the love of the classic mini and not for the money as some of my competition out there take on too many jobs and then the quality of the final products is left lacking.  Also collecting and buying every tap and die nut of all the sizes and most of the special tools to do the job properly does take some time and even more money.


Below is the final product.  The client swapped me his 10 inch wheels for 13 inch wheels, this set was just laying around in my shed.