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[mad mk1]

Mate is this not done yet lol, you should of sad hi if you seen me at the weekend.

[benno1275]

its looking good mate i like to see how you still have the same optimism as when you first started the project it will be a top car.


keep up the good work

[analogue_radio]

Mate is this not done yet lol, you should of sad hi if you seen me at the weekend.

Rome wasn't built in a day I didn't see you but saw your mini parked up so I had a good snoop around it!

its looking good mate i like to see how you still have the same optimism as when you first started the project it will be a top car.


keep up the good work

Cheers mate! I'm getting there!

[analogue_radio]

Got the front subframe out and up on two workstands, gave it a dust down & lick of black hammerite in places where it had been knocked and then started to place a few parts in, waiting on two orders from Mini Sport and Moss before I can start building it up.



The last patch to do! woo!



Patch.



& in, my welds are so bloody ugly.. not the easiest of places to gain experience and practice!



(Looking at the rear seat)

Because I had welded the heelboard end, you could see where I had welded in new metal. I will be having a harness bar which means my rear seats will be left as bare metal.. so I didn't want visible welds, it needs to be nice and smooth



Out came the DA sander..





Which made light work of the filler! Still some rough edges, but after some paint gets put down they won't be as noticeable.



Last week I dug out all the underseal along the bulkhead & rear seat lines.. and it got everywhere! even in the boot! And as I kept moving around the shell I kept standing/kneeling on it which was smudging it, so before things got worse I pulled out the hoover and cleared that all up.



Another thing to sort was where I had removed the two stripes with a heat gun, it hadn't removed it all so whilst the DA sander was out I took the chance to smooth it all down..



Looking smoother!









Quickly whipped around tidying areas up and giving them a coat of red oxide.



And a good photo, she's almost ready

[LouisT]

Can't wait to see it finished mate!!! I'm like you never welded before, but suppose it dosnt matter when there in places you can't really see,

So much attention to detail though!!!!

True inspiration!

Cheers

Louis

[ajperry]

looking great man! nearly ready for the rebuild! can't wait to see it sitting all cheeky on those GB's!

[analogue_radio]

Cheers lads

Small update, I've been waiting on a few parcels.



^ Mini Sport



^ Moss



^ Minispares







I am over the moon with these! They aren't cheap but they will be so effective! I will throw a load of waxoyl up into the arches and then fasten these down, will keep all the dirt and grot out! Should quieten the road noise down a lot as well!





Sexy



Quickly assembling bits and bobs, working out what goes where and which bits I'm missing.

[LouisT]

cant wait to get to this stage with mine,

just dreading all the nuts and bolts haha, looks great mate!!

Louis

[analogue_radio]

Nightmare of a job! so many nuts, washers & screws.. Moss are reallllly useful for that though as you can view all the exploded diagrams and figure out which bits you need. I still manage to forget things though

[LouisT]

haha, i can imagine, bolting everything up and going, "whats that hole for then"

keep going bud, not long now

[analogue_radio]

Right, first of all I apologise for the amount of photos I post! I just like to document things!

Fairly productive day of sorting things out and getting things in order

& George (crazypainter) came over from Solihull today to have a proper look at the shell, which was very good of him, he had a look around and pointed things out that I didn't even notice.. such as how the rear 1/4s dip in at the bottom, not noticeable at the moment unless you run your hand over it, but if this went uncorrected you'd notice it a whole lot more if it got painted.

He also pointed out a lot of half arsed poorly done repairs that Shifty had done (sorry mate!) such as how the a-panel is incorrectly and badly fitted, which will be noticeable when the doors are on (photos to demonstrate). He also picked up on how Shifty had reskinned the door (this was a job on the to do list that I knew about already, but was yet to correct it) so that needs sorting as well.

Basically there are a few things left for me to do to the shell before it goes away into the trusted hands of George, he's working out some prices for paint and dates for when it can be picked up at the moment

I need to get it rolling & he asked if I could get the handbrake linked up and working so it didn't roll away when he paints it

I also need to get the doors fitted and the correct amount of shims so it all fits nicely as well as a few other jobs like tidying up the seams so the cover strips will sit nicely, source and fit a bonnet & a few more jobs..

Anyway.. today..



Started off with this clean space!



Dug out this grotty lot..



Yuck!



Yuck!



Cleaned!



Messy messy messy!



End result parts still need derusting though and stripping & I've got the rebuild kits on the way.









They're different.. is this okay? I assume so as they were working fine when the '90 was running! maybe one was replaced at some point.





And then I tidied all the junk I had pulled out of the '79 into this one box as it was just pilled up and looking messy in the corner, in doing so I pulled out some parts that I will need to re-use.



Pulled the heater out of the '79 as well, I will be using this one.



Lovely!



Stripped and boxed up, I will go back to it when the shell is away being painted.



One night this week I will sort the rust and repaint these. Got the rebuild kits for the top arms on the way as well.

[analogue_radio]

& photos of the bodywork.



Correct.



Incorrect, should have a tack at the top.



Correct.



Incorrect.



This needs addressing, to make the seam strip sit properly.



And the bottom of the door..



Quickly got them in place (no seals, hinges, catches etc.. just sat in place)



You can see how it bows in at the bottom.. this is the one that Shifty reskinned.



& this door, which I bought from elsewhere.



Sits straighter.. not level as the seals & other parts aren't in, but already miles better than the other door..

[minimuk]

was the O/s door warped before new skin was put on?

[analogue_radio]

Couldn't tell you mate, the previous owner did it.

George (crazypainter) will be replacing the O/S a-panel as I'm not happy with it and it's a shoddy job.

[tedmcedd]

shame about the welding, puts it back a bit, subframe looks good though!