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[ToM 2012]

looking nice. i bet your glad the welding is out the way?

[minimuk]

looking nice. i bet your glad the welding is out the way?

Cheers Tom, not done yet though, healpanel floor repairs next then new sill's, after that.....maybe....

[alex-95]

Looks good minimuk.

[minimuk]

Looks good minimuk.

cheers Alex, hows your mini....

[alex-95]

Looks good minimuk.

cheers Alex, hows your mini....

Not to bad, The ritz need's a bit more work for a MoT, front passengers wheel bearings and ball joints, disc pads and more, But don't have long to get it done for the riviera run (5th may). I haven't done anything to mine for a while.

[minimuk]

Looks good minimuk.

cheers Alex, hows your mini....

Not to bad, The ritz need's a bit more work for a MoT, front passengers wheel bearings and ball joints, disc pads and more, But don't have long to get it done for the riviera run (5th may). I haven't done anything to mine for a while.

Is that the run in Newquay? still got a week to get him ready...good luck

[alex-95]

Looks good minimuk.

cheers Alex, hows your mini....

Not to bad, The ritz need's a bit more work for a MoT, front passengers wheel bearings and ball joints, disc pads and more, But don't have long to get it done for the riviera run (5th may). I haven't done anything to mine for a while.

Is that the run in Newquay? still got a week to get him ready...good luck

Yeah, Only a couple of days working on it

[minimuk]

slow progress but it is progress, nearside inner-sill patch repair near heal-board

 

this was repaired before by just another plate placed on top of the old rotten piece, why ohh why does one do that....

cut out the 2 layers and cleaned it off

 

 

 

 

welded in a new panel piece,

 

 

then I had to walk away from it,

need to fabricate a stiffener/bracket for the heal-board mounting plate to replace the old one, this also will strengthen the outer sill in that corner.

 

having fun indeed

[minimuk]

good morning bash today,

 

rear quarter bottom repair;

cut out,...weld on repair piece...,filler on,...filler sanded with 80-240-400, etch primer on......

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carried on with inner/outer sill stuff, coated inner sill area and inside companion bin with por15 last night;

 

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prepared outer sill and painted inner and outer sill before welding in place tmz;

 

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happy with progress today, offside next week.......unless I can fit in a few hours here and there this week....

 

thanks for looking

Edited by minimuk, 30 April 2013 - 01:52 PM.

[minimuk]

as promised, outer sill on, .......

 

after a good soaking of wax-oil especially in the cavities. I spot-welded the doorstep/sill lip;

 nearside sill repair 5.jpg   112.15K   9 downloads

 

and plug welded underneath, got a haircut for free....

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hopefully I have an hour tmz to clean up the welds and do a few seam welds between the flutes and near heal board

Edited by minimuk, 01 May 2013 - 11:40 PM.

[minimuk]

had a few hours today, upside down welding is great fun.......anyhow the sill is on, sanded back and primed, then first coat of paint.Seam sealing tmz and final coat of paint. Getting there.....

 

 nearside sill repair rear quarter 6.jpg   100.55K   9 downloads

 

 nearside sill repair rear quarter 7.jpg   99.11K   10 downloads

 

starting other side soon.....

thanks for looking

[Shifty]

Looking good!!!

[minimuk]

Looking good!!!

Sean, one step at the time... now way ready for Himley, but looking towards MITP......

[minimuk]

just checking the Off-Side,sill repairs......the old repairs....... needless to say, hands full again, I will have to drop the subframe to tidy the lot after....

 

 

bit of ...repair gone bad after years standing in damp conditions

[minimuk]

Bank oliday........first work from 7-2Pm, got home and sneak t into the garage,........I was going in to asses the next job, ended up dropping the rear subby and taking that apart  radius arms need a bit tlc, but work fine, hub needs a refurb but I might have a few laying somewhere  subby looked ok from underneath but on top, under boot floor is had surface rust.......10 minutes elbow grease and wire brush and al came off, then gave it the first cot of Por15 to keep the virus away......then it was BBQ time

 

previous repair gone bad;

 

subby pre por15

 

subby after por15

 

with the subframe removed I do have better access to the tank, sorry Shifty but the tank will come of shortly too

Edited by minimuk, 22 June 2013 - 12:04 AM.