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[hughJ]

Tom - a brave man. I'm thankfully way past that but can still feel your pain. There is quite a job to be done there! The gap with the A-panel is standard I would say. None of the parts of a Mini really fit. You just fudge all about and add bits till they do. I had to add a strip to both wings.

 

All the very best

 

Hugh

[rally515]

 i just hope those bloody bolts come out. 

 

Haha yeah goodluck with that! plenty of penetrating fluid and/or heat should see them come out a piece of cake, reminds me a need 16 of these bolts next time i go up to minisport, damn things love to shear on me haha

[Jared Mk3]

That's starting to look good - keep it up.

[ToM 2012]

Tom - a brave man. I'm thankfully way past that but can still feel your pain. There is quite a job to be done there! The gap with the A-panel is standard I would say. None of the parts of a Mini really fit. You just fudge all about and add bits till they do. I had to add a strip to both wings.

 

All the very best

 

Hugh

thanks mate i have noticed that so far from doing the rear quarter and scuttle and you have to tack in place and mess around but i dont mind doing it i am at a learning stage and i would prefer to learn this way rather then being to easy. if that makes sense.. cheers tom 

[ToM 2012]

 

 i just hope those bloody bolts come out. 

 

Haha yeah goodluck with that! plenty of penetrating fluid and/or heat should see them come out a piece of cake, reminds me a need 16 of these bolts next time i go up to minisport, damn things love to shear on me haha

 

lol i should of sprayed some wd40 on them tonight before i left to soak over night. 

[ToM 2012]

That's starting to look good - keep it up.

thank mate 

[rally515]

 

 

 i just hope those bloody bolts come out. 

 

Haha yeah goodluck with that! plenty of penetrating fluid and/or heat should see them come out a piece of cake, reminds me a need 16 of these bolts next time i go up to minisport, damn things love to shear on me haha

 

lol i should of sprayed some wd40 on them tonight before i left to soak over night. 

 

 

Not as good as penetrating fluid but might aswell if you haven't got any to hand to be honest :)

 

When you go to take them out just ease them back and forth about 1/4 of a turn each time, spraying fluid in each time and screwing the bolt fully in again after a few turns so the fluid gets in and clears the thread, might seem like a big fuss over such a small detail but its much nicer to do this method then drilling and re-tapping the threads out haha

[ToM 2012]

if tits up happens then i have got to drill and retap? i hate doing that for some reason its so boring to do lol 

[rally515]

Yeah thats what you'l have to do if they shear im afraid, unless you buy new mounting points but even then thats boring because you have to cut the old ones out, prep the surfaces, line the shocker mounts u with the bolts bolted in whilst you tack the mounting platees in.......................sooooo just easyer to take your time aye

[ToM 2012]

forget that haha ile take my time!! cheers again. 

[ToM 2012]

done abit today got the mercades out the way to be wayed in and made some room ready for the donor shell to come in the way. started chopping the panels of it so i can start making the floor solid and ready to use. here is some piccys. 

 

seen a few metros and a maestro waiting to be crushed how sad man didnt get any pics tho as i wasnt allowed to walk over to them. 

 

got the donor shell in place and cut the rear quarters rear panel and sills of.

 

panels anyone? 

 

also started nailing the old rusty original panels to the wall for a feature wall. 

 

 

thanks for viewing :)

[rally515]

Looking good tom, haha loving the mini art wall idea haha

[ToM 2012]

cheers mate. and i dont really want to get rid of the original panels i would of been there ages piecing the floor up haha cheers tom 

[Ben_O]

Looking good tom.

Not much of that city shell left now! Looks really nice and solid though and a good base for your resto.

Good luck with it.

 

Ben

[ToM 2012]

cheers ben hopefully get it all cut and make a start on repairing the floor panels and boot thanks tom