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[joezone2001]

hi all. will update properly later but just a taster.. can you guess what I've been doing this afternoon? hands are blistered lol.

thanks for looking
joe

[charie t]

sweeping up

[joezone2001]

sweeping up

haha. not quite.. will update soon with pictures etc. I've got rid of all that bitumin crap off the floor. I can't believe how much there was! haha.
thanks for the comment.
joe

[joezone2001]

Hi All.

Today I have been taking all the bitumen crap off the floors. I can't actually believe how much there was! I thought the floors were ok as I have cleaned underneath and found no rust however as we all know rust can hide in strange places.. I am pleased to say there isn't much that I didn't know about.. I was a bit fed up to find what a mess the back seat was in.. Oh well.. Will have to get the welder on it. haha






Thanks for looking. Joe

Edited by joezone2001, 11 August 2012 - 09:10 PM.

[joezone2001]

Hi TMF
Today I have been trying to sort out the rear bench and the floor underneath. I haven't ground the welds back properly yet as I am going to do that all in one go at a later stage in the hope that I can get as much welded as possible with out having to stop to tidy things up.. ;)




At some stage this week I am hoping to get the passenger side door step and rear quarter panel in so I painted the inside of the sill with Chassis Paint to protect it.


That's all for today guys and gals.
As always, thanks for looking. Comments welcome
Cheers Joe

[stretch tech]

some excellent progress here mate, good job i remember when i was taking the bitumen stuff off of cliffs floor pans, hammer + screw driver + stripped out mini shell in an enclosed garage = banging head ache i never took it off the rear floor pans as the floors were still completely solid and i wanted to keep as much sound deadening as possible

keep up the great work mate

Rhys

[joezone2001]

hi Rhys. I got blisters on my hand from scraping! haha. I'm glad I took it off round the rear as one of the floor bungs was loose and badly corroded round the edge and needs treating. I wouldn't have seen it otherwise. haha. I am planning to put flashing tape down and then sound deadening of some sort.
thanks for the comment mate. cheers.
Joe

[stretch tech]

i had blisters for a while too...bad times we checked for rust on the rear floors when we rolled cliff over so i know (well at least hope ) that the rear floor is rust free i've heard that flash band is good stuff to use, shame i didn't hear about the use of it earlier as we had loads left from when we built the extension oh well, my laminate flooring underlay sound proofing is working well so far, i can still hear my exhaust and ram pipe roar but there is no tinny vibrations which is exactly what i wanted (and it was free hehe)

keep up the great work pal

Rhys

[joezone2001]

hi rhys. thanks for the comment. glad you can still hear the exhaust.. its all part of the charm of a mini. I am looking into changing the heater system to something which will blow through the side window demisters so I can weld the air holes in the top of the bulkhead up. when I used to have my mini a few years ago the ammount of road noise that came through them was unreal. engine/exhaust noise is fine but road noise is annoying lol. also looked into putting wheel arch liners in as I read that could stop allot of noise.. they are however expensive.. lol.. bot sure it will be worth it.. maybe though.. I am currently taking a few days off from mini-ing as I have other projects to attend to... ie housework. lol. cheers. Joe

[joezone2001]

Hi Everyone
Today we welded on the new flitch panel

I plug welded it and also seam welded it. Hopefully the way we have done it will add strength. It certainly feels stronger than it did before.


I think my welding has improved allot recently. I am still learning to set it correctly.

We also welded in the sill stiffners



We will soon we welding in the new door frame and rear quarter repair. We will then be lowering the car down onto a pallet so we can do the scuttle and fit the wings etc.. She is getting there.. Slowly but surely. Thanks for looking.

Joe

[stretch tech]

nice plug welds bud keep it up and a t this pace, you'll be done in no time

Rhys

[leadly]

I can see a new company being started here. Cat Storage Soloutions. Lol

Edited by leadly, 19 August 2012 - 11:16 PM.

[joezone2001]

I can see a new company being started here. Cat Storage Soloutions. Lol

haha. yes you're right. good idea! he does love that box actually haha. our Chinese was delivered in it the other day and he was in it as soon as we had emptied the box. I put it on my bench as I thought it would be useful to put 'stuff' in and he now thinks its his outdoor bed. lol. thanks for the comment lol. Joe

[joezone2001]

Hi all. Today I ground down some of the welds that we did the other day. I also painted the flitch panel inside and out. I welded the inside of the flitch also..




I did a little bit of welding on the rear seat area then DISASTER!!!


New 'BIGGER' bottle or Argon 5 ordered.. Coming tomorrow.. Phew!

Thanks for looking, Joe

[joezone2001]

Hi TMF
Today I have been sorting out the rear bench. I cut out the rust and welded a new piece in. I am allot happier with my welding now.
Cut out


Welded in


And underneath


I then had a go at welding up all the other holes and drain holes in the floor.



I really feel like I am getting somewhere now and can see the light at the end of the tunnel! haha. Next job is the passenger side rear floor. I ground down some rust and treated it. I will see about welding it up tomorrow.

Thanks for looking. Comments always welcome.

Joe