217 replies to this topic

[alex-95]

Well today dad and I started on the passengers floor, so Started by taking out the seats carpets and other bits and bobs, and also the dash.


We were going to just replace the front floor, but as you know minis always surprise you!
Both front floors are dented where they've been jacked up on.



In the rear bit of the floor there was a "bit" of rust that we could see under the bitumen. So we chipped a bit off. Most of the rusty holes had been "repaired" with some seam sealer squirted in

Turned out it was quite rusty , So I went over to the drivers side where there was a bit of black sticky stuff (like on the inside of quarter panels have), so I thought must be covering a patch, I was wrong ...


Thats right a stanley blade, No need to weld when you use them
So we took all of the bitumen off, I found the best way to give it a couple of sharp hits and get a chisel/scraper under it and it'll come off in large chunks.



Front floor with a few patches.


Drivers side



nice hole in the rear bench.



Passengers side
Nicer hole in the rear bench





So we set about repairing it.
Cut it out.

New peice made (crap photo)

Wire brushed and painted in my favourite colour

and welded in.


Wasn't expecting all of that really , but it'll get cut out and new welded in.

Any comments welcome.

Alex

[lulu85ritz]

OMG i can't believe it that looks bad i can't believe that stanley blade! Poor Lulu. Hope she is ok.

[solihullian]

blimey, i hope that car was cheap considering how much rust it has................

[lulu85ritz]

blimey, i hope that car was cheap considering how much rust it has................

It was to them but not when i paid £2500 for it!

[sonikk4]

Has it got oversills on by chance??

[alex-95]

blimey, i hope that car was cheap considering how much rust it has................

Compared to some it's not that bad, I'm glad I enjoy welding , It also needs a patch in the boot and also the front panel.

[alex-95]

Has it got oversills on by chance??

Yep, and they will be staying, on the passengers side the original one had been taken off then that welded on, not sure on the drivers yet.

[sonikk4]

Has it got oversills on by chance??

Yep, and they will be staying, on the passengers side the original one had been taken off then that welded on, not sure on the drivers yet.

That's your choice however you have already cut two patches out of the inner sill so i will put money on there will be more rust under there somewhere.

[alex-95]

Has it got oversills on by chance??

Yep, and they will be staying, on the passengers side the original one had been taken off then that welded on, not sure on the drivers yet.

That's your choice however you have already cut two patches out of the inner sill so i will put money on there will be more rust under there somewhere.

I'm sure there will be more but I don't think it's "that bad". We're just trying to get it back on the road again. It'll be stronger that it was with the rust and seam sealer anyway.

[grahama]

Lovely neat patches Alex, but I have to agree with Sonik, you will probably have more problems in the near future and will be better taking them off and having a damn good look. If you put them back then up to you but would be a shame to finish and have rust quickly again.


Graham

[alex-95]

Lovely neat patches Alex, but I have to agree with Sonik, you will probably have more problems in the near future and will be better taking them off and having a damn good look. If you put them back then up to you but would be a shame to finish and have rust quickly again.


Graham

Cheer's graham, the patches went in very well. If it was a proper project with a full strip down etc then we probably would, But we don't have enough time and it's on a budget, for the time being it'll do .

Alex

[alex-95]

This weekend we continued with the floors.
Cut out the rust where the stanley blade was.

New piece welded in.

Cut out the other bit of rust and made a new bit.

Welded in.


Cut out and welded in a new piece by the rear bin.


Cut out the passenger side rear seat corner.

and welded in new.

Then the other side.


We also welded the sill to the passengers side repair that we did last weekend and gave it a paint. We still have to grind most patches down.

Any comments welcome.

[alex-95]

Todays work.
Rust on the front panel.

cut it out to reveal the rust behind it.


Made a new peice out of card

And cut out of metal and bent it to shape.

Cut out the peice behind, made a new peice and tacked it on.

Fully welded

And a bit of a grind down and coated it in kurust.
While I was doing that Dad was cutting out the rest of the rust in the back drivers side floor.


Took a while to do it as the brushes in the grinder broke.
We should be able to make a new peice and weld it in this thursday, as well as the other front bit that I made.

Any comments welcome.

Alex

Edited by alex-95, 24 March 2013 - 06:53 PM.

[lulu85ritz]

Blimey you sure are getting stuck in! I miss lulu!

[alex-95]

Blimey you sure are getting stuck in! I miss lulu!

Yep, need to, Not long till riv Run and have a few more bits to do, Hope its ready .