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[hoody99]

Looking good bud reading this is like reading mine lol all the same repairs just in different order lol keep it up bud

Cheers mate although after seeing your latest discovery I would say you are slightly worse off lol

Thanks :'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:-(:-(:-(:-(:-(

[Minidarren83]

Too all those that still read my thread no update from me this week unfortunately I'm sunning it on the beach with the wife and kids



And burying said kids in the sand



Back on it next week
Darren

[Skortchio]

I can't get over how happy you look in that first pic, being on holiday must be torture for you!

 

Enjoy the sun, buddy!

 

I'm sure the mini won't mind waiting a few days. Oh and bring me a stick of rock! (Do they have them in France?)

[Minidarren83]

I can't get over how happy you look in that first pic, being on holiday must be torture for you!
 
Enjoy the sun, buddy!
 
I'm sure the mini won't mind waiting a few days. Oh and bring me a stick of rock! (Do they have them in France?)

Sorry dude no rock your lucky to find food in France let alone rock lol

Well back from holls late this evening and as the wife was doing the washing (propa wife)
I popped to the neighbours who took delivery of my latest bargain £100 plus £35 postage off a 16v member



Then a little play time with the mini got the rear panel bit re clamped tacked and mostly welded in







The seam nearest the boot in the drivers side is slightly sunken so a little level with filler will be needed but the lifts and boot still fits good so I'm happy with it



Not so bad on the other side a little hammer work should fix that



Hopefully should get it finished and cleaned of tomorrow so more to come

As always comments welcome. Darren

[markje]

nice beach but cant be britain????

[Minidarren83]

nice beach but cant be britain????

No defo not lol west coast of France

[Minidarren83]

VERY VERY happy with today's work!!!! After welding on the rear panel yesterday and being left with a bad panel line up I was not happy at all so got the hammers out cut the parts preventing it from straightening and smoothed out the panel line re-welded and ground down finished off with 80g sand paper here's the results

Outer part



Inner boot seal area



The overall view



And the new rear panel line and if I do say so myself my best work to date



Passengers side tomorrow it's been cut and smoothed off just needs welding and dressing down

COMMENTS ENCOURAGED!!!! Lol

Darren

[alex-95]

Very good work there darren, shouldn't need much filler on that by the looks of it.

[Minidarren83]

Very good work there darren, shouldn't need much filler on that by the looks of it.

Turned out well and like you say a very light skim will do it just a couple of marks from being too heavy with the flap disc

[grahama]

Excellent result,  the profile looks perfect.  Well worth the extra effort. 

[hughJ]

Darren - that is one nice repair at the back. One brave repair! Good one, glad I'm past welding long ago. Enjoy your family and treasure each holiday. My children are now grown up but when they come home its wonderful.

 

Keep on going, Hugh

[Minidarren83]

Cheers guys it feels good to get positive comments and Hugh thanks for the kind words they do grow up so fast

[F1L8EY]

Darren, i didnt exspect anything less but looking good keep it up.

 

 

Filbey

[Skortchio]

That's some mighty fine welding (or flap wheeling  ) there Mr. D!

 

Although I have to say from the angle of the photo, you might need a bit of Kurust on that s/f strengthener mount.

 

I'm still sulking about Ogy, not sure what I'm going to do yet.

[Minidarren83]

Darren, i didnt exspect anything less but looking good keep it up.
 
 
Filbey

Cheers filbey