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[Marco1972]

R/h wing is finally welded up and dressed including the stiffener between the wing and A panel. Once the car is back on the spit then some final dressing and tweaking will be done.

Hi Neil

I'm considering fitting those little strengthening pieces are they to stop flexing they weren't on my car when I got it but it had had a new front in the past
I take it you made these yourself ? Plug welded from the back and bottom ?

Cheers
Mark

Edited by Marco1972, 21 November 2016 - 06:41 PM.

[sonikk4]

Yes Mark made them myself, 4 plug welds in total.

[sonikk4]

Do you always just use the MIG? I wished I'd had access to a spot welder when I was doing the bodywork on the Mini, would've saved a lot of hours work. Also I see that you welded the small strengthening panel under the scuttle to the wing, when I did this area I feared welding here as I felt it would've burnt off any paint I'd applied on the inside and possibly had a rust issue, so I bonded this area together. I now wished I'd welded it and filled the corner of the scuttle with cavity wax. On the passenger side the paint on the seam with the wing and scuttle has a small crack from movement. The other side is fine however. I'll sort it when I respray her in a few years!

Yup always use my MIG. I do own a spot welder but have not got to grips with it yet. And yup I will have burnt off the paint inside the scuttle I applied before fitting it. However once the car is back on the spit I will force paint into the cavity followed by Dinitrol after the car has been painted.

[sonikk4]

On with the l/h wing today although still quite a bit to do so hopefully next fri that will be finished

[ger]

Nice work as always - I'm not that far behind you, back at it next w/e - honest.

 

Ger

[F1L8EY]

Truly inspiring!! 

[sonikk4]

Well apart from some minor tweaking to be done later the front is now complete.

 

I did have a disaster with my compressor as the motor died, the new one did not come with any wiring instructions (Google to the rescue) the new pressure switch needed some blanks making before it finally fired up briefly. Then it tripped the RCD so had to find a C type rated one before it finally worked correctly.

 

Now i have more pressure which is great, however i think the pump could be shaking itself to death so maybe a new one needed soon.

 

Anyway, the Wing to A panel strengthener fitted

 

Then it was onto the wing to front panel weld cleanup

 

Then the wing to A panel flange gaps on both sides

 

Car was then spun round, the rollover kit removed then it was onto the boot catch bracket

 

Happy days so all thats left inside the boot is the tank support bracket, but i am thinking about adding the spare wheel clamp as well.

[sonikk4]

Right onto the boot skin.

 

Its not a happy camper as its full of filler so it had to go oh and the 15 self tapping screws as well

 

So off came the skin to find a right mess underneath

and fifteen self tapping screws

 

So new lower section made and welded in place

 

Tomorrow the small sections on the side will be replaced and all of the unwanted holes welded up

[Marco1972]

Looking good Neil ( and happy new year ! )

What on earth were all those screws for ??

Mark

[sonikk4]

Looking good Neil ( and happy new year ! )

What on earth were all those screws for ??

Mark

 

They held the seal in place instead of using the correct clips and a happy new year to you to Mark.

[Marco1972]

Think they went a bit OTT with them mate
Be watching to see how your boot lid turns out I don't think mines too clever

Mark

Edited by Marco1972, 07 January 2017 - 07:14 PM.

[sonikk4]

Last two bits of rust cutout and replaced

 

Happy with that so then it was on to filling all of the holes, the best part of thirty of them.

 

Laborious work but worth it. So onto paint removal and found that this boot lid is not original so the accident had written the old one off.

 

Once the paint was rubbed back it was on with the Deox gel to kill off any remaining rust

 

While that was doing its job i prepped the inside of the skin, so removed the majority of the Heritage coating and liberally applied Epoxy Primer

 

Right, that came out ok so on with the Epoxy Primer and topcoat inside the carcass

 

All ready next week for the skin.

[ger]

Nice Work

[slidehammer]

Lovely neat work as always, I always enjoy your updates as you know it will be quality work.

[Alice Dooper]

Lovely job. That is going to be an impressive Mini when it's done.