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[minimuk]

Today is one of them days......a lot planned to do but........getting the engine bay sorted, seamsealing welds, scuttle panel on etc...
trying the scuttle panel to fit and weld,....FAIL....not heritage......hmph.....Minispeed sending one tmz,
tacked bonnet hinges in final position, so bonnet sits snog, no doubt all will be different with Heritage scuttle.....
on a positieve note, put first coat of Teal Blue (1970-1975) on bulkhead....

 bulkhead and innerwing first coat teal blue18-9 2.jpg   100.12K   25 downloads

see what brings us tmz

Edited by minimuk, 18 September 2012 - 03:50 PM.

[ToM 2012]

looking really good mate whats hmph?

[minimuk]

looking really good mate whats hmph?

meaning I should have known better.....then again I had the nongenuine scuttle in the corner of the garage,just does not look right....

[ToM 2012]

if you would like to sell any panels you done want i will be happy to buy them off you. as i need some for my other mini mate

[grahama]

Very nice Muk.

Like the colour and the work. How did you find out the location position of the bonnet hinge mounts?? Just incase I want to go back to them later !!

Graham

[minimuk]

Very nice Muk.

Like the colour and the work. How did you find out the location position of the bonnet hinge mounts?? Just incase I want to go back to them later !!

Graham

Graham, location position was in my notepad and pictures, when I removed the old ones from the rotten panels, if you need them in the future, I will let you know.

[minimuk]

and a bit more done......

 bulkhead and innerwing first coat teal blue18-9 3.jpg   106.74K   32 downloads

dropping subby tmz and give it a few coats behind it.....still waiting for scutle panel

[STREET TWEAKS]

looking good now mate

[minimuk]

looking good now mate

cheers Wayne, a long way to go but in a straight line.......

playing with the new heritage scuttle/lower window panel, only got one shot so tweeking with innerwing to bulkhead panel to get all lined up. Happy with result, tacking tmz possibly, unless I fettle a bit more on it, but got be be 410mm spot on between top and bottum lip at any place.
panel positioned
 scuttle panel fit 1.jpg   42.52K   19 downloads
need to tidy innerwing to scuttle a bit
 offside scuttle fit 1.jpg   36.71K   27 downloads
same here
 neaside scuttle fit 1.jpg   23.99K   18 downloads

when little jobs done panel will be tacked in place,......SPOTWELDING SOON, Graham....but after scuttle, wings lining-up......can't wait for that

[hughJ]

Looks so good. You are so wise I shouldn't suggest this. I didn't check if the windscreen fitted before welding up my screen surround with scuttle. Of course it didn't fit so I had to grind out the aperture. You advised me to take it all back out and do it properly. Just jogging your memory.

Hugh

[minimuk]

Looks so good. You are so wise I shouldn't suggest this. I didn't check if the windscreen fitted before welding up my screen surround with scuttle. Of course it didn't fit so I had to grind out the aperture. You advised me to take it all back out and do it properly. Just jogging your memory.

Hugh

well Hugh, funny you say that, I was thinking about you when writing last piece, as mentioned before, slow but in a straight line, one day won't matter that much, will save that in the end....hopefully. Further it is so much nicer to work with Heritage panels for the very visuable body-work, it just all fit's !!

[minimuk]

after one week no play, as work was to busy last week, got back on her.
first a dry run with the wing's and scuttle gap's,
happy with the looks of those;
 scuttle panel wing nearside fit 1.jpg   88.48K   19 downloads  scuttle panel wing off-side fit 1.jpg   88.6K   21 downloads

after that, the final scuttle panel and inner wing's prep, this is a slow process as all has to be measured 10ish times, here are a few measurements for the professors on here; window middle under gutter to middle scuttle gutter edge 21", under roof gutter nearside and offside to scuttle gutter edge above the bonnet hinges 213/8".
Once this was achieved, 2 hours later, I finished the innerwing/scuttle crossover to bulkhead. then zinc primed and a good coat of Teal blue.

work tmz but Wednesday another go at it, selftappers galore.....

[markje]

Looking great

[hughJ]

Minimuk you should be satisfied with wing/scuttle gap - they are perfect!! That is some job you've done to the front.

Hugh

[minimuk]

Looking great

Cheers Markje, still a long way to go....

Minimuk you should be satisfied with wing/scuttle gap - they are perfect!! That is some job you've done to the front.

Hugh

Thanks Hugh, the most important panel for lining up all front panels in my opinion is the scuttle, if that is wrong all is out...the wings where only trial fitted so the end result should be good, once propper clamped and tacked hear and there. I will offer the bonnet on Wednesday too and see where we are.....