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[daveeeeee]

I wonder how many years ago I would have finished my mini if I lived somewhere hot, all yearrrr round lol

[AndyMiniMad.]

Hooray!! the big orange blob of warmth has returned to the north of scotland!!! pulled the shell onto the drive and gave it a clean with the presure washer.



Started to weld up the holes in the wings where the arches were fitted and bang!!!The welder blew up!! I cant believe the luck im having recently.. So thats me off to the shops to get a new welder. Im going to treat myself to one of those self darkening masks. Ill get this thing finished one day..

[AndyMiniMad.]

So thats al the holes welded up. The self darkening mask thing is great. no more going blind because i forgot to move the visor down. I painted the bottom of Haggis and then thought it might look nice with a blue subframe.


Im not sure about it now its on though.

[mini_mad69]

then thought it might look nice with a blue subframe.

Im not sure about it now its on though.

I like it

[briain]

the blue subframe looks great

[bruders 338]

such a good read... keep up the good work.

[AndyMiniMad.]

New Rockers arrived today!! WOO HOO!! will slap them on tomorrow. Not done much to the shell this past couple of weks because ive been busy at work. But did manage to get the front subby painted.

[AndyMiniMad.]

Hi. So the rockers are on..Set the gaps to 16 thou..


Spent for ever with the wet and dry...Rub Rub Rub. my hands are a mess.. but Haggis has now got a good key for the new paint.




Used etch primer on the arches. Then gave the engine bay a quick coat of red.




Next job was to fit the front subframe. It was a pig to get the bolts all lined up and then when i went to put the tower bolts in i realised id forgotten to place the pollybush spacers on the top of the towers. So off it all came again and refitted properly.




And finaly a couple of pics of the rear subframe. Its not as nice and blue as the front one because its covered in waxoil.




So tomorrow im going to build up the front suspension and runing gear. A rolling shell by the end of the weekend is my goal.

Edited by AndyMiniMad., 15 April 2011 - 04:49 PM.

[AndyMiniMad.]

Thats the front near side hub and suspension fitted. Off to the footy now so will do the other side on sunday. will post up the pics after im done with the drivers side.

[AndyMiniMad.]

Haggis is a rolling shell again, WOO HOO....I know ive gone to far with the painting of the suspension bits, and no one will ever see them, well apart from anyone looking at this. Pictures as promised.




What do you think, to much?

[liirge]

Nope just a job well done!

[AndyMiniMad.]

Brake calipers fitted today. Rubbed down the etch primer and masked the car up ready for the roof to be sprayed. I sprayed some Barcoat on the roof to make sure the new paint wont have a bad reaction. Its a mat yellow. Yuk!!! And worse still, Im crap as spray painting. By the time the roof was barcoated id just about got the hang of the gun. I will have to get the wet and dry out again tomorrow and sand the high bits down. The high build primer and tartan red paint should be here on wednesday, So hopefully the car will be painted by the weekend.

A couple of pics taken just before I started masking it all up.



Ill take a pic of the ugly yellow mess that is my roof and post it up tomorrow. Try not to be sick. You have been warned!!!

[AndyMiniMad.]

Here you go..Ickky yellow roof.


And just to cheer myself up I took a picky of my calipers.

[AndyMiniMad.]

OOPPS ive fitted the calipers on the wrong wheels. The bleed nipple should be at the top.

So the paint is here. Ive done the roof in two coats of primer. Just got to sand it back with 2000 grit wet and dry, Then its time for the first top coat of black.

[AndyMiniMad.]

Two coats of black..Will wait overnight for it dry and then give it a quick sand and then a final coat. Hope it turns out ok.



I might have mentioned earlier in this project thread something about spray painting. May be something like "how hard can it be".. Well I can tell you all its very hard. Keeping the gun at the right distance, getting the spray pattern right, paint flow valve adgustments, Mixture with thinners. And the worst of the lot....... DUST.....no matter how carefull I am it gets spots of dust on the wet paint. Hats off to all you pro spray painters out there....Im never going to have a go at someones paint job again...