2002 – The Beginning

I’ll start with a little of the back story behind PJ and his journey so far, before I start with the current restoration work.

I bought PJ in 2002. I’d just crashed my previous mini “MOL”, which was my first car and I was looking for a 998cc mini (cheap insurance) to replace it. I’d already decided that this mini would have a removable front end, to give me more space when working on the engine and I stumbled across a car available locally that seemed perfect.

It had a rusty front end, which had already been cut off by the previous owner, ready to have new panels welded on, but ended up being sold as a part finished project. This was perfect for me, as I wanted to fit a carbon fibre front end anyway, so I bought it and that’s where the story starts. Here’s some pics of PJ when I bought him…