This just gets better and better
The Van
#361
Posted 14 January 2015 - 09:50 PM
#362
Posted 14 January 2015 - 10:53 PM
So you are just going to leave us with a picture of a sealed box............
Damn you!
#363
Posted 15 January 2015 - 03:40 AM
#364
Posted 15 January 2015 - 12:27 PM
I sure hope there was more in that big box ;)
#365
Posted 15 January 2015 - 01:00 PM
This is my spot welder, I have a few different arms so I can get into most places ;)
Hi Tom,
Is your spot welder rated at 1mm +1mm or 2mm+2mm ? Just wondered whether you've got away with welding the toe-bard and heal-board with the lower spec, or if you've got the more powerful machine.
thanks
Chris
Edited by CBJ805T, 15 January 2015 - 01:00 PM.
#366
Posted 15 January 2015 - 03:01 PM
Hi Tom,
This is my spot welder, I have a few different arms so I can get into most places ;)
Is your spot welder rated at 1mm +1mm or 2mm+2mm ? Just wondered whether you've got away with welding the toe-bard and heal-board with the lower spec, or if you've got the more powerful machine.
thanks
Chris
I'm not sure to be honest! Mine is an old machine and just has a dial reading from 1-5, it welded the heel and toe board ok, but wouldn't do the inner wing - bulkhead crossmember, I had to plug weld this. I still seam welded any structural aeras like the floors/sill/bulkhead to to make double sure it was strong enough, probably too strong!
#367
Posted 15 January 2015 - 06:06 PM
Also got a little carpet mini in the box :)
#368
Posted 15 January 2015 - 06:09 PM
Beautiful! Newton quality always amazes me
#369
Posted 15 January 2015 - 06:28 PM
The red goes so well with that paint Amazing quality as well.
#370
Posted 15 January 2015 - 09:28 PM
If any of the Mini publications staff are online please get this Van featured, I'd hate to think I couldn't see the end result of this lovely rebuild without having to log on just to see a square box with an 'x' in it in years to come. To see this Van in print would be the next best thing to seeing it 'in the flesh'...Can't remember the last time we saw a Mini Van featured in Tweed Grey.
As fun as it is (as well as hard work) for you that this has been, have you considered the effect on your viewing public when this build is finished...what are we going to do without updates..?!
#371
Posted 15 January 2015 - 10:49 PM
I have a carpet Mini in the top of my tool box as well but mine's powder blue.
#372
Posted 17 January 2015 - 09:14 PM
The frame was quite badly rusted so I sand blasted and zinc coated it, came up like new
Then I glued on and clipped the new material into position
Then I fitted it into the van, sorry about the terrible picture
#373
Posted 17 January 2015 - 09:50 PM
So much "simpler" than what I had to do. Looks good. Great job with the frame.
#374
Posted 26 January 2015 - 04:56 PM
I got the window seals and runners so I got one of the side windows in, they are a bit tight but hopefully they will free up over time
Then I got the check strap fitted
I didn't like the normal van style door seal so I upgraded to the cooper style stuff, much nicer looking and a better fit, I also fitted some cooper sill trims
And I got my final carmona wheel
#375
Posted 26 January 2015 - 05:07 PM
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