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[Fispop]

Just a question, do you honestly think that spraying over areas of recurring rust a suitable solution to the problem? I find it mad that anyone would spend so much time preparing a car only to bodge something as critical as that which WILL result in a rot box. It might not be a month or even a year but the rust underneath the paint will develop no matter how many 'blow overs' you do.

In my opinion it is not bodjing, it is keeping the car as is. I do not want to change the door when I can repair it likewise the bonnet this would, to me, this is taking part of the origional car away and I would rather keep repairing it as if I do it, nobody could tell know that there is rust underneath and to do this every six months or so is not a problem for me.

[Fispop]

Once repaired no one would know that there was rust, if someone else would rather fit a door from another car or a bonnet from another car that is up to them! I would rather say that the car has all its original panels (apart from drivers door and battery box) if a hole appeared in a wing, I would rather repar than change, my opinion.

[Fispop]

When decorating a room in a house, if a bit of plaster falls off, you would repair rather than replaster the wall,

[Fispop]

If you look at the Video or the images that I have uploaded you can not see any rust because I have repaired it, as it comes through I can repair it again and again.

[albo]

 

maxi was a 17/50,,austin morris 1800 & 2.2 known as land crabs,,think your well exaggerating again,, under 3 secs nah,,
i`ll be your friend,,thats if your daughter still lives at home,, 

Sorry then, 1750 but they were put into Clubmans.

I am not going into massive debates with people who just want to argue, but twin over head engines were pu in race Mini' and Hill climb Minis years ago, ie, lancia engines,

 

there was a guy bk then called andy saunders who customed cars,,and many mini`s,,he built mini ha ha the 1st shortest mini fitted with 17/50 1800 austin,,engine was way above the bonnet,,it look`t cool and would wheelie in reverse,,but besides all that you look after yourself and dont take to many past comments to heart,,you have a lovely car,,to which is a  credit to you regarding what ever its value is

[creakyjaws5533]

When decorating a room in a house, if a bit of plaster falls off, you would repair rather than replaster the wall,

Only if you knew the reason for that happening wasn't serious, with a car I would question how well the prep was done before it was painted

[KaneH]

If a proper repair was done I.e. all rust removed via blasting or cutting then new panel/section put in and sprayed to original quality nobody would be able to tell that there was a repair done in the first place.

You keep saying you want to keep it original which is fine but would you not rather do a repair to the car that lasts? The method you're doing will only lead to the car becoming a rust bucket a little down the road.

Anyway I've made my views clear, hopefully you might reconsider the way you approach this issue in future as it would be a shame to see a car like this in decent condition deteriorate.

[Fispop]

I take it back to metal and repair it, this is my choice as it is my car, if a hole appears and I welded a plate on, rust can come through elsewhere, it is a 45 year old car, and I don't want plates welded to it which you have to fill over anyway meaning repar with filler.

[Fispop]

maxi was a 17/50,,austin morris 1800 & 2.2 known as land crabs,,think your well exaggerating again,, under 3 secs nah,,
i`ll be your friend,,thats if your daughter still lives at home,, 

Sorry then, 1750 but they were put into Clubmans.
I am not going into massive debates with people who just want to argue, but twin over head engines were pu in race Mini' and Hill climb Minis years ago, ie, lancia engines,

there was a guy bk then called andy saunders who customed cars,,and many mini`s,,he built mini ha ha the 1st shortest mini fitted with 17/50 1800 austin,,engine was way above the bonnet,,it look`t cool and would wheelie in reverse,,but besides all that you look after yourself and dont take to many past comments to heart,,you have a lovely car,,to which is a  credit to you regarding what ever its value is

Thank You

[Fispop]

Please also note. I want this car as an every day car, used in Sumer and winter, not just to lock it away and take it out in the summer or on a trailer to shows and not let anyone sit in it or touch it or sit it on steel sheets so as not to get the tyres dirty.

[mini93]

Is it just me who read this as NOS as in new-old-stock... not N2O (unless this actually is the kit from manufacturers NOS which is a brand name only)

[Fispop]

Racing it around, I could have a bump but that's what a car is about, not being frightened to take it out, if I have a bump, I can repair it.

[Alex_B]

Is it just me who read this as NOS as in new-old-stock... not N2O (unless this actually is the kit from manufacturers NOS which is a brand name only)

Clearly don't watch The Fast and The Furious movies ;)

I often read New Old Stock as Nitrous oxide when its written as NOS 

[Fispop]

Is it just me who read this as NOS as in new-old-stock... not N2O (unless this actually is the kit from manufacturers NOS which is a brand name only)

You are dead right, but I say NOS as that's how others only know it. Thanks for pointing this out.

[miniman24]

Show me a better mk11

 

You cant