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[zeemax89]

I out off putting off the front end this weekend,  I think the drivers side came out reasonably well.  the door shut line looks good, the bonnet gap looks ok,  my main concern is the leading edge of the bonnet,  see images here!

 

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I plan to get home tonight and get stuck into the passenger side.  Then it is just fuel tank mount, rear companion pocket, and very minor tidying before the joys of pain prep.

 

Not sure weather to bother going back to bare metal, however I did just receive my etch primer order.  hmmmm

[James_eaton_thewholething]

Can you not re shape the bonnet with a hammer ?

[zeemax89]

Can you not re shape the bonnet with a hammer ?

I wil have a go if needed.  Having said that, I am not 100% sure the bonnet was latched down in this picture!

[James_eaton_thewholething]

At least there is plenty you can manipulate in order to get it to fit

[zeemax89]

 Today I got some work done on the Mini.  Front end 90% done.  I hope to get the last of the welding done for the weekend.  That envoloves the petrol tank securing bracket on the boot floor and a rear companion bin in the rear.  Then  bring on the bodywork    yayyyyy

[zeemax89]

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[zeemax89]

Hi Guys, I hope you are all well.  

 

I hope someone out there could offer me some advice with regards brake fittings.  From what i have read it would appear some cars had a combination of metric and imperial.  

Mine is an 89 mayfair with brake servo.  Would this likely be a combination car or all imperial.  If it is a mix, then where are the differences, ie servo, or unions?

 

Thanks peeps..

Edited by zeemax89, 20 January 2016 - 11:49 AM.

[jaydee]

All 3/8 UNF exception made for the brake bias valve on the bulkhead, which is M10 and extremily similar to 3/8 (it will screw on a few turns befere it locks and you realise its the wrong thread)

[zeemax89]

I managed to spend some time on the mingy again at the weekend.  

Cut out the OS rear wheel arch leading edge.  Welding in the new panel went ok apart from the vertical weld wanted to ball up rather than penetrate and puddle as expected.  I am still unsure as to why so I had to remove the poor welds and run over it again.

After a bit of faffing around the panel war linished back and looks pretty good.

 

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I spent sunday running round the whole shell to clean up any plug welds that were just left after welding ie door steps, tops of the wings and rear bumper lip.   A good lick of zinc primer to hopefully keep them clean.

 

Off the top of the old noggin I want to weld up the unused wiper holes, old arch mount holes and that must be getting on for it.  lol  i think

 

[dyshipfakta]

If you leave it in zinc primer rust can start to form. Discovered this recently. I did the same thing left the new panels for afew months and could just see tiny little brown dots forming. Ended up cleaning it off acid treating and using rattle epoxy instead.

[James_eaton_thewholething]

I found the same thing with the zinc primer. Need to put zinc on then a coat of regular primer. I'm having to go through my shell and clean some bits up and re zinc them and then just prime them

[Steve220]

The problem is both zinc primer and regular primer are pourous so will let oxygen through. It needs to be sealed with an enamel/base coat.

[zeemax89]

Not much achieved this weekend due to hangovers and valentine's day.  However she did let me do a cheeky hour so I patched up the unused wiper holes.  Cutting circles with a grinder took longer than fitting them.

 

What's the general consensus with regards to the 1" drain holes in the floor?  To patch or not to patch?  I was thinking about using some rubber grommets to seal with a smear of tiger seal to make sure they don't move or leak.  This way I they could be removed if needed.  

 

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[zeemax89]

Can anyone tell me the thread size for the captive nuts on the front shock mounts?  I still need to make, tap and weld the lower pair on left and right?

[lawrence]

Do you mean the part that goes through the top arm?
If so that's a replaceable part in it own right bud