Up Into Fourth
Posted 20 September 2016 - 11:00 AM
Just read through mate can't believe your progress ! Epic !! Wish I was this far with mine. My brother saw you the other week working away on it. He was parked near in his plumbing van! Can't wait to see you driving around I will be super jelous!
Ryan - thanks for the praise.
Do you have a restoration on the go then?
Up Into Fourth
Posted 20 September 2016 - 12:00 PM
Yesterday I started to prep the back seats. My son has re-upholstered them and the base just needed gluing.
Did the sides first:
Half way through I ran out of Impact Adhesive so I popped down to my local Hardware Store and on spotting the price (in excess of £9 for 250ml) I jumped in the car and drove to Screwfix where I got the same size tin for around £3.50. Shocking!!
Now today back out in the garage I did the back. Pulling it reasonably tight without deforming the shape:
Then I keyed up the wooden board on the underside of the front of the rear seat:
And then using some pliers (to avoid getting glue all over my hand) I pulled in the slack and finished it off:
The loose bit was where I missed the glue so I did that area again and pulled it tight.
Now before fitting the seats I added some Silent Coat sound proofing. I only bought 10 sheets but will get some more. For the time being I only did the rear seats. First two whole pieces :
Then I cut one in half to do the ends:
Next I fitted the rear seat back:
And then the base:
My son had made up a filler for the rear window ages ago so I popped that in as well.
That's a live update. I must get back to work at some point 
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 20 September 2016 - 05:09 PM
Just read through mate can't believe your progress ! Epic !! Wish I was this far with mine. My brother saw you the other week working away on it. He was parked near in his plumbing van! Can't wait to see you driving around I will be super jelous!
Ryan - thanks for the praise.
Do you have a restoration on the go then?
Has a small thing but it does make a difference
Posted 20 September 2016 - 06:01 PM
Looking good ![=]](https://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/sideways.gif)
Up Into Fourth
Posted 20 September 2016 - 06:02 PM
Looking good
Thanks
Up Into Fourth
Posted 20 September 2016 - 06:05 PM
Just read through mate can't believe your progress ! Epic !! Wish I was this far with mine. My brother saw you the other week working away on it. He was parked near in his plumbing van! Can't wait to see you driving around I will be super jelous!
Ryan - thanks for the praise.
Do you have a restoration on the go then?
You deserve it mate :) Beautiful job!
Yeh I have 2 on the go mate 67 van and my green mini
http://www.theminifo...19#entry3417774
Trying to get it in high build primer as soon as I can
Just had a look at your thread - it's like my car all over again!! Looks like it was originally blue also!!
What primer are you planning on using?
Up Into Fourth
Posted 20 September 2016 - 06:43 PM
Last few repair jobs are the Bonnet and the Doors so I started on the Bonnet.
the bottom lip is rotted:
So on with the Twisted Knot to clean it up and reveal the spot welds:
Then after drilling some pilot holes it was out with the Spot Weld Drill Bit
The bonnet itself is not to bad and will clean up with minimal repair:
I took the bonnet badge off and found that it is held on by some weird plastic inserts (of which only one remained).
After a quick measure I cut out a piece of scrap metal to make a new lip:
After hunting around my garage I found a piece of box metal to make the correct profile of the bends in the lip:
After the first bend I forgot to take any progress photos but I managed to get something into shape:
Not my best fabrication (feeling a little under the weather at the mo. Late summer cold), but it will do the job.
Tomorrow I'll clean up and repair the bonnet lip and plug weld the new repair piece on and then start on the doors.
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 20 September 2016 - 08:32 PM
You deserve it mate :) Beautiful job!
Just read through mate can't believe your progress ! Epic !! Wish I was this far with mine. My brother saw you the other week working away on it. He was parked near in his plumbing van! Can't wait to see you driving around I will be super jelous!
Ryan - thanks for the praise.
Do you have a restoration on the go then?
Yeh I have 2 on the go mate 67 van and my green mini
http://www.theminifo...19#entry3417774
Trying to get it in high build primer as soon as I can
Just had a look at your thread - it's like my car all over again!! Looks like it was originally blue also!!
What primer are you planning on using?
Up Into Fourth
Posted 23 September 2016 - 08:36 PM
Been using acid etch wash primer first then will be giving it a good coat of octoral PF131 flat it all back then another couple coats flat them down and top coat it!! It's going back to blue again but much lighter version. ;)
Interesting that you are replacing the bonnet lip! Not thought of having the mk1 style grill whilst it's off? Would suit your color scheme well!
Didn't (and wouldn't have even considered it had you not mentioned it).
Just done some research and it would seem I would need a Mk1 Grill Moustache (about £80), not sure if i'd need a new grill as well?
I had made a new Bonnet lip but I am not happy with it and was going to buy one. I may now just leave it off - paint the bonnet as is and get the Mk1 Moustache later on. It will look a little odd for a while though?
I am THE CLAMP MAKER
Posted 23 September 2016 - 08:50 PM
I've got a spare moustache but is a little battered and has surface rust on it, You could paint it the creamy white colour you've done the subframes and tank 
. you'd need a grille to really but a mk2 onwards grille may fit?
Up Into Fourth
Posted 23 September 2016 - 08:57 PM
Today was spent making up repair panels for my bonnet and doors and a lot of time de-rusting.
I really aught to re-skin the LH door and have priced it up at about £45 with postage for a Magnum door skin. I need to make up a new bottom for the door anyway so I thought I'd have a go at that first.
De-rusting the areas to be repaired on the bonnet and RH door with Deox Gel:
As you can see in the pic above I have worn through the leather on my Steelies!! Already gone through one pair of steel toe cap boots doing this restoration!!
The door frame and bonnet after a couple of goes with Deox:
Repair piece for the door frame:
And welded in and cleaned up:
And the bonnet welded up:
And the front all dressed down:
Next job tomorrow to very carefully weld in this repair piece. Copper heat sinks and wet rags to avoid distortion!!
Mill Road Garage
Posted 24 September 2016 - 01:06 PM
I have got a lip somewhere that was drilled off of a new bonnet.
Want me to try and fish it out?
Up Into Fourth
Posted 24 September 2016 - 07:53 PM
I have got a lip somewhere that was drilled off of a new bonnet.
Want me to try and fish it out?
Yes please Ben
Up Into Fourth
Posted 24 September 2016 - 07:57 PM
I've got a spare moustache but is a little battered and has surface rust on it, You could paint it the creamy white colour you've done the subframes and tank
Might be an option
Up Into Fourth
Posted 24 September 2016 - 08:23 PM
Had a look to see what the Bonnet would look like without a lip - RETRO
My Grill is pretty rats though :-(
Then I got on with the serious stuff. Started to weld on my door patch:
Then welded up:
And all cleaned up:
On the reverse side to clamp down the flange I used a set of molegrips and a piece of copper bar wrapped in a sheet to protect the door:
I then spent some time repairing my repaired door hinges. One of the studs had come loose so it needed cleaning up and re-welding and then I also noticed that the original weld that was on the back was catching on the door skin when the hinge was fully open.
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