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[steven]

De- rusting

[mini_in_progress]

Yup... I ought to seal the garage door and pour though the roof gap........

[mini_in_progress]

excuse the out of focus picture, but my phone was about to die and turned off just after........ i have just taken the caliper out to turn it around and move the air pocket


so before....


and after!....

[matty1303]

just like new!

[mini_in_progress]

wel finally got time to get broken nipple out the derusted caliper ... after drilling it seamed to be hard or crap drills and gotr nowhere so a nice blast with the mig to heat it up and big hammer and centre punch it came out im well happy about that....





also put a cheeky cheap bid on what was advertised as a 998 unleaded head i won it for £3.40 ish and it turns out.....



yes large valves and chambers .....yes its a 12g940 head.....

[steven]

that head was a cracking bargain !

[mini_in_progress]

yes mate loved that nice suprise!, just one problem......



need a bigger de rusting tub....

lol, is it a sprite head tho with this thermostat housing or from an mpi/spi???



maybe i should post in tech help...

[steven]

need a bigger bucket

the thermostat looks like a funny set up

[grahama]

Hi,

Nice work. I used the electroysis method of de rusting, but read about the phosphoric method too. I take it the acid does not damage the material, or do you have to keep an eye on it ?? I remember putting wheel nuts in vinegar and coming back to no nuts lol.

Great ebaying by the way !!


Graham

Edited by grahama, 12 March 2013 - 04:34 PM.

[mini_in_progress]

Yes I used to be a paint stripper/acid dipper phosphoric acid on its own would prob damage it long term. Electrolysis is a good method but not for me.... this is the easyest derusting technique imo it has inhibitors in to prevent it eating anything but rust :)

[mini_in_progress]

Well its been over a year now since my last update and she now looks like this



hahaha yup the same.... well the last year has been mad. Me and the mrs have had a baby. Been working hard for a premotion etc etc

well i was well up for mitp and couldnt get there due to bad weather so have been on here again looking at everyones projects, so i went and rolled the mini out the garage with intention to do some update worthy stuff... well i only stripped a few bits out ready to remove engine....but i took pics.......







so yea not much but i did label the wires too.......

well expect more updates now as i want a solid shell for mitp 2015......well one can hope

[mini_in_progress]

Well thought id pop and see what ive gotta do tho the front end and i think it all needs to come off altho its very solid its twisted and bent due to the previous owners attempt to fit a wing....

Filler in the seam prob to hide the fact its wayyyy out....



and prob way out because for 1 the tear drop is bust and wonky...



and 2 the inner arch is miles away from the wing......



also i had to remove this awful bonnet pin.....





but when poking around, the bulkhead seams solid, even scraped where i thought was bad and bubbled up but seams ok...



will know more when i get a day off and get engine out and twisted knot wire wheel grinder on the lot....

not much but not bad for an hours work......also removed gear linkage and wiper motor and assembly :) just driveshafts now and i can lift her out;)

[mini_in_progress]

Well the dodgy inner wing to wing join being out mentoned abovewas investigated and after removing loadsa filler found a slight panel gap issue....

 

 

Edited by mini_in_progress, 20 August 2014 - 12:44 AM.

[minimissions]

Nice bargain with the head why i cant i win things like that haha...

[mini_in_progress]

Yup, I just bought it as a spare and turned out to be a 12g940 :) its still sat in the garage next to the 4 pots tho ..... cant find a decent price 1275 block or cheap engine needing rebuild to have a play with