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[camp freddy]

cool project wish i could do this type of work big respect for sticking with it well done

You can do anything if you put your mind to it,
give it a try or you'll never know if you can do

[camp freddy]

nice...and silly me thought you were done welding, but you had to find more didn't you

It is a mini

theres always more fun round the corner.

[camp freddy]

been out this afternoon for a couple of hours

de-seamed o/s rear seam

cut seam in sections



weld seam



clean up



kur-rust and then prime



done the n/s too



Guess what ! found some more rot!
at the bottom window






another repair plate to make!



Oh well, all good fun.

Edited by camp freddy, 23 August 2008 - 09:10 PM.

[camp freddy]

Been out this afternoon, repaired n/s rear
quarter window

cut out rot



repair panel



welded



dressed down



primed

Edited by camp freddy, 23 August 2008 - 09:14 PM.

[camp freddy]

found the same on the o/s window

weld in panel



dressed down



primed up

Edited by camp freddy, 23 August 2008 - 09:16 PM.

[ed4ran]

You make it look soo easy!!! You must stop it right now!!!

Looks really good, wish all my welds looked like that!! Maybe i need more practice!!

[camp freddy]

Been out for a bit tonight, de-seamed n/s front pillar
and built up rough profile with glass filler

welded



dressed down



glassed up and primed (not finished)



also built up o/s rear quarter



built up and primed n/s side window

Edited by camp freddy, 24 August 2008 - 07:29 AM.

[Bungle]

[guyp]

Camp Freddy

Much respect to you sir, think I would have curled up into a little ball on the workshop floor by now in a pool of tears

I just hope, I really do, that the shells not bent all out of shape, taking that many panels off the car at the start. Should have had a jig on that surely?

Anyway looking cracking so far

Good luck with the rest of it!

[jack_marshall]

Looks ace.

Can I just ask why you've gone for fibreglass on the seams?

[camp freddy]

Looks ace.

Can I just ask why you've gone for fibreglass on the seams?

Got the glassfibre from work (Wurth) It can be painted straight over due to fibres being very fine
( not like P40),
I am only using it to build back the profile and then finishing of with
a polyester filler.

[camp freddy]

Started stripping down the subframe ready for painting,
replacing suspension bushes with poly bushes.

Edited by camp freddy, 13 September 2007 - 07:45 PM.

[camp freddy]

went out last night for a bit, made myself a couple of bits for the
mini :

front subframe rear solid mounts



fuel pump blanking plate

Edited by camp freddy, 24 August 2008 - 07:32 AM.

[mlc_chloe]

how cool is this thread! Your mini should be solid as a rock by the time you're finished!!
Reminds me of the days when me and paul would discover new rust all the blooming time! Mind you...you seem to have much more of a challenge!!! Congrats, it will look awesome when its finished (if mini's can ever be called "finished")

[Retro_10s]

Freddy dude it's looking schweet!!! I have never de-seamed a mini before but from what i can gather it is generally accpeted the strongest way is to put a plate across the back of the weld too... in your picture it look slike you haven' done this...have you done this? If not... why?... or will you do it at a later on..?

not criticising, just curious