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[Cavazzi]

Hi

The last two weeks i've been spending a lot of time around minis and other cars, started the week by picking up another mini, but not for me, for my cuisin which he bought as a wedding present to him and her. its a '66 mrk 1 with a lot of NOS parts with it and more or less complete in bokses.

 

 

Perfect fit into a boxtrailer

 

Also had a go on repairing some rust in the bonnet, which turned out very well.

 

 

Also bought a new toy A ultrasonic cleaner It cleans parts so well that we dont know how to stop again, already cleaned 6 bike carbs

 

Will post more tomorrow when i get the last pictures

 

-Christian

[Cavazzi]

More pictures

 

Bought a lot of spares from my parts pusher including a complete 10" brake set up, and by god they are pricey!

 

A picture of before and after the ultrasonic cleaner, with a set of mikuni bike carbs

 

Also made a lot of work on the bonnet hinges, sourced some porsche boxter hinges with gas struts. Need to do some adjustments when its closed, and reinforce the bonnet as it flex too much.

 

 

 

 

[Cavazzi]

Hi,

Came home from work a couple of weeks ago. After 11 weeks at work you'll think you can relax but not me. Sold my daily driver faster than expected so had to find a new one, a VW Touran. Then we sold the spotwelder and bought a new one with a lot more functions and different arms etc. Also made a list for the last parts i need for the front and rear suspension.

 

Today we had a go on the mini.

With the new spotwelder we welded some studs on the under side for brake and fuel lines and battery cable. Also drilled a hole in the load floor for the fuel neck on the fuel tank.

 

The new spotwelder in all its glory.

 

Stud welding.

 

Studs for the fuel line.

 

Studs for brake line with dummy tube installed.

 

Brake line and you can see the studs for battery cable.

 

Thats all for today.

[Mr Frosty]

Nice work! Loving the bonnet hinges.

Wish my floor was a s straight as yours mine is more like a patch work quilt!

[Cavazzi]

Thank you Mr. Frosty.

 

Since i bought the car in 2009 i have been thinking how to improve the bonnet hinges and install gas dampers. Then i found these hinges from a porche boxter which incorporated both.

[spike 25]

Lovely jubely is love to have a van!!

[Cavazzi]

Hi

Had a go on the mini today but no pictures as we only did a lot of small things that are barely visible. Repaired some small holes in the roof gutter and a lot of small touches to the front and under side of the car and ran out of primer.

Also had a go at making some new drip rails over the doors, but didnt finish as the sheet bender is acting up and wouldnt keep the sheet in place.

 

 

Not that visible but important work nonetheless.

 

-Cavazzi

Edited by Cavazzi, 08 November 2015 - 09:02 PM.

[Cavazzi]

Picked up these 2 today. Front subframe blasted and powdercoated and rear subframe which was only blasted and needs some minor repairs before it will be powdercoated too.

 

 

Edited by Cavazzi, 15 November 2015 - 06:42 PM.

[Cavazzi]

Another day with the mini!

 

Repaired the drip rail above right door. Bad corrosion meant we had to make a new from a piece of sheet.

 

Picture: Before removing in the left side, the right side was just as bad.

 

New drip rail. Took a long time to make the profile right. Edge is bend over and pressed flat in a with 3 tons pressure then bend to approx 85 degree and then rolled in the swager to make the last small but important bend.

 

Drip rail in place welded with the spotwelder.

 

Thats all for today, hoping to install the other side tomorrow.

[Cavazzi]

Hi all,

 

Been a busy week, finished the driprail on the left side, and my new daily driver keeps breaking down so have to work on that too. Also received two care packages from minispares and smiffy's bits, with lots of suspension parts and stainless steel.

 

Today we started on something we've been talking about for years, a inside window frame to give some rigidity to the sides of the van. With the windows cut out and side support removed (probably done by importer, and not very well) the sides get very flexible and probably noisy too, but i dont now i have never driven this car .

 

We've spend a lot of hours making small pieces and trying different techniques the past weeks and today we finally started. We wanted to make it in the swager but we dont have much experience with it and the result wasn't straight, but luckily i had cut two sheets before we started .

 

First try:

 

Second try, the corners where good but the straights still wasn't good enough so we cut it into pieces and made some new straights and welded together.

 

still need to cut off excess material but it fits very well.

 

Inside pictures with a piece of cardboard in the back so its easier to see. its currently only hold in place with cleco clamps so its flexing a little, i will be spot welded which will straighten it up further.

 

 

Hoping to get it finished in a couple of days and get the other made too.

 

Thats all folks

Edited by Cavazzi, 24 November 2015 - 07:45 PM.

[Cavazzi]

Hi

 

Finished the rear window surround today. Looking very good and really stiffens the panel as intended.

 

Spot welding

 

Inside after finishing spotwelding

 

Grind down outside and primed

 

Grind down inside and primed

 

 

Prepped a plate for the other side, should be done during the week.

 

thats all for now.

[Jared Mk3]

Looks neat and strong.

[minimissions]

Some very nice neat work there... :)

[Cavazzi]

Thank you guys, it is really strong and exactly what i wanted, i now have something to fit some interior to which was also the plan.

[Cavazzi]

We got chrome!

or stainless as it really is..

 

At the beginning of december i had to go to work on an old ship but only for 11 days so i could get back and work on the mini and a lot have been done to the mini, but it doesnt really show as its mostly small details.

Installed 2 wheel surroundings, but in hindsight we should have changed the entire side, which would have been faster and leaving a better end result. Also got the doors in and sitting nice. The left side went in easily and was a good fit, the right side however had to cut out the window frame and re position it as we had 12mm of gap above the door.

The rear end was tidied up and holes for the bumpers where drilled.

 

 

 

 

Im leaving for work during the weekend so there probably wont be any more updates until march, but im hoping it will be painted next time im home.

 

-Christian