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[minimk1]

brought some black waxoyl to pump into every hole crease and cavity also welded the sill on where i cut the front so it sits smooth with the inner wing

Edited by minimk1, 07 January 2013 - 02:32 AM.

[minimk1]

[minimk4]

harry its looking wicked, keep the good work up, i know who is welding my mini back together for me ;) lol check your messages

[minimk1]

this is how he looks now finally got my topic up to date

[mini_in_progress]

Looking sweet.i like your diy mk1 door handles. Very smart

[minimk1]

Looking sweet.i like your diy mk1 door handles. Very smart

yeah that was my dads idea i need to get a mk1 door locator and buffer so the door stits perfect

[minimk1]

ive switched to 0.8 wire now and i am having no trouble with blowing through i have turned the wire speed down and although it takes me longer to weld they look no different and the wire is alot cheaper as i get the 5kg spool instead of the little rolls

Edited by minimk1, 07 January 2013 - 11:45 AM.

[minimk1]

managed to do some work on my door today i filled in the holes in the bottom of my pocket so that the pocket looks smooth and finished still need to finish sanding and filling but im back to school tomorrow so there probably wont be any updates on progress until the weekend

[minimk1]

just brought a mk1 double skin bootlid off of ebay so my mk3 bootlid is now in the forsale section should have pictures soon

Edited by minimk1, 11 January 2013 - 08:39 PM.

[leadly]

Some quality work done so far matey,

Really good to see your welding progressing through your project thread. Lets hope you keep up the top work.

All the best.

[minimk1]

Some quality work done so far matey,

Really good to see your welding progressing through your project thread. Lets hope you keep up the top work.

All the best.

Thanks yeah thats one thing ive certainly noticed when i lood back at first i didnt even think i was going to weld now i love welding and want to fabricate and weld for a job not just to fix my mini

[ClubbyAsh]

This is looking great dude, can't wait to see the finished thing, keep up the good work!

[ba-tat]

Great to see the welding skills improve and some really great tips on wire, gas and technique. Thanks!

[minimk1]

update ive got my mini on a pallet with some heavy duty wheels so now i have spun it around so i can do the rhs

[minimk1]

also recived my mk1 bootlid in the post worse condition than i thought i will update the pictures tomorow