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[mini danny]

Well today didn't get much done as was working on other minis today had to do some work on a SPI then on a mk4 golf but I just lined my floor extension piece to see how it fitted and fits perfect









DAN

[mini danny]

Little update today spot welder came yesterday. So today done a few test pieces to get it set up correctly. Once I had to all done I removed this bracket from the old heel board and used the spot welder to weld it to my new heel board. I've absolutly no idea what the bracket is for but it came off my old heel board so is going onto the new one lol and gave me a chance to do the first bit of welding on the van.












Trial fitted a rear arch to see what it fitted like it will need some fetteling to both load bed and arch but should fit snugly once done








Thanks Danny

[Ben_O]

Did you do a tear test on your test pieces?

[mini danny]

Did you do a tear test on your test pieces?

I tried to tear it and I couldnt. Even put it in the vice and used mole grips on the other piece and just couldn't get it to tear apart only bend the 2 peices of metal

Dan

[SAL 821X]

That would be the spare wheel bracket goes on the passengers side. 

 

 

Or at least I think it is. 

[mini danny]

That would be the spare wheel bracket goes on the passengers side. 
 
 
Or at least I think it is. 

Haha it could well be. I'll just go with it haha anyone asks me now I'll say it is if I get proven wrong I shall blame you


Dan

[mk3 Cooper S]

Looking good.

 

I like the look of the spot welder option,

 

Is it single phase

[mini danny]

Looking good.
 
I like the look of the spot welder option,
 
Is it single phase

Thanks and yup love it and ya it's single phase just runs of a normal 13amp plug

[SAL 821X]

That would be the spare wheel bracket goes on the passengers side. 
 
 
Or at least I think it is. 

Haha it could well be. I'll just go with it haha anyone asks me now I'll say it is if I get proven wrong I shall blame you


Dan

I'm right untill proven otherwise. Then I'll be just a little less right.

[mini danny]

That would be the spare wheel bracket goes on the passengers side. 
 
 
Or at least I think it is. 

Haha it could well be. I'll just go with it haha anyone asks me now I'll say it is if I get proven wrong I shall blame you
Dan

I'm right untill proven otherwise. Then I'll be just a little less right.

Hahah love it

[mini danny]

Well today I done sweet F all. Didn't get chance to go to my unit today and I can't even blame it on it being Valentine's Day as I'm now a single Pringle.

But tomorrow I'll be up early and down the unit all day and nothing to distract me unless Megan fox turns up then sorry the van won't be getting done

But tomorrow I want the load bed out the van. So I can then trial fit the load bed and arches ect and see how they fit


Dan

[mini danny]

Well as I said yesterday I wanted the load bed out.... So it came out :) I removed it all cleaned it all up and ready for the load bed to be Alligned. So got the shell up and onto the load bed/jig now with the load bed on the rear end I could see how the badly bent door frame has altered the shell its moved bulkhead back 10mm So tomorrow I'm going to attempt to repair/pull out the bent door frame and hopefully pull the shell back Into shape if not the door aperture may need some force to straighten out


Load bed out







And she's only to the load bed looks so much better !!!







And here you can see it's about 10mm out



Ohhh and also keep you fingers away from the cutting disk when it's running !!! I could have lost a finger today scared the utter crap out of me




Many thanks Danny

[Down&Out]

Ah tis but a scratch. I do that all the time!

New floor look excellent though!

[mini danny]

Haha first time I'm caught my self with the grinder in 5 years no doubt won't be my last. Weirdly it didn't bleed at all.

Thanks my heritage floor should be here this week just waiting for delivery of it. But am going to sort door aperture out first before any of that gets fully welded in.


Dan

[SAL 821X]

Looking good Dan.