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[James_eaton_thewholething]

Cheers Ben il go get some today and get on with operation full rust removal from the bulk head

Edited by James_eaton_thewholething, 05 September 2015 - 12:18 PM.

[Ben_O]

A little bit of advice dear viewers.

 

When doing lot's of welding and panel replacement, as you know swarf, grinding dust and what not goes everywhere. I do my best to clean up after myself but today i noticed that a load of fresh bright grinding dust and swarf had got trapped in all of the seams between the arch tubs and boot floor and between the bottom of the back panel and the boot floor.

 

If i left this/didn't notice it, then after a short stint of being stored outside in damp weather, the swarf and dust would have rusted and begun to attack the seams again which would have been a disaster. 

I selotaped a drinking straw to the end of the hoover attachment and sucked it all out properly.

 

Just a word of warning as i have seen freshly restored mini's start to go at the seams sometimes even before it's even painted in colour and always wondered why.

I'm betting this is why.

 

Thought it was worth the warning.

 

cheers

 

Ben

[alchall]

All the best with the house move, looking forward to watching the project start up again next year!

[Ben_O]

All the best with the house move, looking forward to watching the project start up again next year!

Cheers mate.

It won't completely stall, if i can't get on with the shell, ill start building the engine or something.

 

There will be updates

[alchall]

 

All the best with the house move, looking forward to watching the project start up again next year!

Cheers mate.

It won't completely stall, if i can't get on with the shell, ill start building the engine or something.

 

There will be updates

 

Great news

[James_eaton_thewholething]

good advice with the swarf removal. i always have a tack cloth to hand when before doing anything with seams and paint so nothing hopefully gets in there. glad that there will still be updates

[Ben_O]

Finally at Midnight 

 

 

 

This move has not run smoothly AT ALL 

[James_eaton_thewholething]

Sorry to hear it hasn't gone to well

[Ben_O]

Sorry to hear it hasn't gone to well

I felt like a cripple this morning, it took me 5 minutes to get down stairs.

 

Almost finished now though.

 

In other news, the Mini can't go in the back garden so the garage in a box idea is out the window. Both sheds have been left and one is large enough to make a decent workshop and i have room for 2 large benches and all of my tools and equipment.

 

The other shed is perfect for storing parts so it's not all bad news

ill try and get some pictures up tomorrow

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Carlos W]

It's a pity you can't find a cheap Luton Transit

[Ben_O]

It's a pity you can't find a cheap Luton Transit

It fits in lovely doesn't it

[James_eaton_thewholething]

so is the mini going to live in a shed for now ?

[Ben_O]

so is the mini going to live in a shed for now ?

Afraid not, it's on the driveway under a tarp until god knows when.

 

i have just got a new job as a panel beater for a classic car restoration company which i start next week so i might ask if i can keep it there once i have been there a while.

I can work on it on my lunch break etc

 

Ben

[alchall]

i have just got a new job as a panel beater for a classic car restoration company which i start next week so i might ask if i can keep it there once i have been there a while.

I can work on it on my lunch break etc

 

That would be very handy!

[James_eaton_thewholething]

sounds like a plan. or just one morning sneak it in and say its a customer car then when its finished sneak it out again 

Edited by James_eaton_thewholething, 10 September 2015 - 09:23 PM.