This is the start of a long-overdue restoration of my '63 4-door saloon which I've owned since June 2010. It was my daily driver for a few years when I took it off the road to do some welding, namely the boot floor and N/S rear spring hanger. Because of other committments it took me a while to get around to it, and by the time I had done those it needed work to the sills and chassis legs. As I had my Traveller restoration project (see BJH 914F thread) in the garage it had to spend its time outside braving the elements, which haven't been too kind to it! Anyway, as you will all know having no Minor 'on the road' is no fun, so these two Minors have swapped places for now. Today was assessment day, and to be honest I expected it to be worse than it is, just rot in the usual places; it needs a full L/H chassis leg, a half R/h leg, new L/H boxing panel and sills, both rear 1/4 floor pans need replacing, repairs to the driver's floor, repair to the L/H inner wheel arch and tie plate, minor repairs to the R/H outer sill and both central crossmember ends need replacing. I will also replace all the brake pipes, wheel cylinders and master cylinder, and will probably swap the tired 948cc engine for a 1098 version from my very first minor, which is in excellent condition and relatively low miles on it.
So, here are some of the assessment photos. Note that I cleaned off some of the rust around the L/H front spring hanger to see the extent of repair needed.
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