Hi Art,
Any mini is worth saving. I've looked at the photo's you've placed. Mini's all get some rust now and then. And every bit can be replaced bij a new piece. Most of the panels are still available and there are also possibillities to prevent rust from going further into a piece of steel.
If you let us know what region of the Netherlands you live, it will be easier to get you to the right person that can help you.
Cheers, Bram

Bram,

I live in Haarlem and if you know of someone near that can do welding work it would be great to get an additional look at it.

Originally when the mechanic's welder gave me a quote of 2-3 weeks (at 70€/hr) the total cost would of been 8k+ (excluding VAT) which is almost the price of a new body hence why they thought it wasn't worth the effort. If I had a place and skills I would do it myself (or with the help of someone more experienced).

So any help would be very appreciated.

Thanks!

Art

Hi Art,
I don't know if you have Facebook. You can always ask there in the MiniSevenClub group. I know that there are a few members that live in that region. Sadly i don't. You need someone who will do it in his spare time.
Greets, Bram

Hi Art,
Do you have more pictures of the mini and the rust? We are trying to find out what kind of work has to be done to get your mini back on the road.

Bram,

These are the only pictures I have at the moment: https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/GdTkUMAFSoywq5oLNpwddw.qz0e-L39N-u…

But the driver's side wheel well and under door frame is the worst of it. The passenger side also has rust in same places but not as bad. There is also some rust in the back fender area on the body but don't have pictures of that.

I will probably have my garage do the minimum work on the drivers side wheel well (assuming I don't find someone who can help in the short term) so they can attached the drivers door back and it will be "drivable" again, but will need the other rust areas to be repaired sooner rather than later.

I will post a message in the facebook group to see if anyone else reaches out.

Thanks again for your help Bram!

Cheers,

Arthur

Hi Arthur,
I saw your post. And that Nico has already repleyed. I hope you can get it sorted.

Bram,

Yes I was able to chat with Nico.

Today he had a chance to look at my car itself. He said it was probably better/cheaper to find a new body and do a restoration project and swap parts from my current mini to this restoration project as my current mini was already restored in the past (possibly twice) with non original 1973 parts.

So I will start looking for a new body to see if I can find one cheaply and go from there. I will still be able to drive my mini for 1-2 more years (with the minimum welding) so if you see something, let me know!

Thanks!

Arthur

On Marktplaats, there is a '75 body for sale, i have no idea how much he's asking..

https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/auto-onderdelen/carrosserie-en-plaatwerk/m…