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[BenH]

Welders out of gas so i decided to remove all of the sound deadenning, Will update next week as im on nights for a few nights.

[BenH]

Oh almost forgot!

[miniadventure]

nice project, really like the colour sheme running throughout the whole car

[Jayme 1275]

great work mate again like the colour coding through out the car keep up the work

[maggies_minder]

nice to see you back on it mate,

keep it up (include lots of pics)

[BenH]

nice to see you back on it mate,

keep it up (include lots of pics)

Now the winters pretty much behind us expect weekly updates so glad to get back on it as it was getting me down not being able to work on it!
Can't put the camera down.


Only had a day up there as i had a busy last week


Holes welded up, were loads from the boot install! left the bigguns as il just bung grommets in them as i didnt want to fill them with welds and we'll see where my fuel lines are going before etc



Acid etched


Skim of filler on wheel arches


Boot floor was tatty so reflatted and primered up


Then painted back up and everything hammerited! love that stuff but bloody expensive



Want to get the boot floor sealed in now then get the tank and pump sorted and get the boot area in a finished state.

[darky32]

Great work Ben ...cant wait to see the finished car .... and the colour is just

[BenH]

Thanks Darky!

Misses let me have an extra car day so made good use of it.

passengers floor taken back to bare-metal, few bits of pitting here and there but nothing to get the angle grinder out over only had to cut a section out near to the inner sill but remove a load by where the rear bins used to be.





Bit of carboard always goes down well.


Then a bit of not the best in the world welding would of liked to do it all in one but i fudged up the dimensions aha!



Then lots of acid etch everywhere!


One almost done half floor just need to plate up that other hole and weld on the rollcage plates, bit of seam sealer and im one Happy chappy

Edited by BenH, 09 March 2011 - 06:45 PM.

[minimeman]

looking good ben, keep up the good work, love what you have done with the engine, bet that will shift.

[cam96]

Then the passengers side which turned out much better then my passenger side attempt.

hope it comes out looking great mate look like alot of hard works gone into it.

[BenH]

Thanks guys, seem to be getting things done now, still got a huge list of things to be done but if i have more days like today then itl be done in no time!

[miniQ]

Good work!

[lapider]

nice looking mini you got there are you thinking of sticking with the old colour.

[george91]

Looking good, i bet you can't wait to finally get it back on the road.

Edited by george91, 10 March 2011 - 10:01 PM.

[BenH]

More to update.

Finished welding the Passenger side rear floor, Phew!



Seam sealed



Rollcage mounting plate





Arch tidied up


Then managed to get the new doorstep welded on, just needs tidying up etc



Checked door to see if it still fitted, wasnt always a good fit but it still fits , may get another pair anyway


Minging front floor that needs sorting tommorow!



Thats it for now, going back up there tommorw so hopefully il have one half completed floorpan,doorstep sill etc releif!