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[sonikk4]

Back end of the car is now complete bar a skim of filler on the rear valance.

Closeouts all sealed internally

 

Heavily Zinc primed

 

And valance fitted.

[sonikk4]

Final bits done at the back of the car today. First thing was to finish off welding the gaps in the rear valance closeouts

This is the l/h one but the right hand side was the same

Gap welded up

R/h side done as well

Battery clamp captive nut welded in place

 

and then it was onto the fuel pipe holes salvaged from the old boot floor

 

Welded up the last of the skin pin holes so all thats left to do now in the boot is the fuel tank bracket and captive nut. This will be done later on.

[wingnut]

Im loving your work

[sonikk4]

Im loving your work

 

Cheers

[jagman.2003]

Looking good. Nice touch with the fuel line hole.

[sonikk4]

Down to the nitty gritty of the inner sills. First thing was to remove the Ziebart coating that's been on for 41 years. So the r/h side of the floor done.

and the l/h side still to do

this then highlighted several things, firstly the steering rack mount, this is quite crusty on the toeboard area so that will have to come off in the very near future

and then this lower flitch return has started to bulge so that will need to be sorted.

So off came the inner sill

So all ready for the new inner sill. One small issue it wont go in due to the returns on the heelboard and flitch so had to do this

not what i really wanted to do but needs must.

[CBJ805T]

Final bits done at the back of the car today. First thing was to finish off welding the gaps in the rear valance closeouts

This is the l/h one but the right hand side was the same

Gap welded up

R/h side done as well

Battery clamp captive nut welded in place

 

and then it was onto the fuel pipe holes salvaged from the old boot floor

 

Welded up the last of the skin pin holes so all thats left to do now in the boot is the fuel tank bracket and captive nut. This will be done later on.

Hi Neil, 

 

I'm in the process of carrying out the same job on the boot floor. Would you be able to measures the diameter of the 2 fuel pipe holes? My mini is cursty in that area and so I can't be sure of the dims. 

 

thanks

 

Chris

[sonikk4]

Hi Chris I will do so tomorrow

[sonikk4]

So after a bit of trimming and faffing about the inner sill is in place all ready for final welding tomorrow.

 

and tacked in place

 

and just a quick check to ensure the subframe mounts are still in alignment

[myredmini]

Nice work Neil!

[sonikk4]

Cheers Dan, have you just renewed your TMF+ by chance??

[myredmini]

Yeah it auto-renewed today!

[MINIMADrt]

Good job I love looking at this thread. Just wish I could turn out this good haha

Good job

[sonikk4]

Inner sill in and ground flush both sides. Just a few bits to tweak at the heelboard end and toeboard. That leaves the heelboard subframe bracket to weld in place.

flashed over with epoxy primer

and the inside

a few hours should finish that off

[Ben_O]

Did you do a joggled join or is that butt welded like mine?