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[Adam1275]

I think i will have to do this with my n/s hinge post.

 

Good work though. Have you got any pictures of it after the deox was washed off but before the primer?

 

I would be interested to see how well it came up.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

Hi Ben haven't got any pictures of this side but here is one of the drivers side, removed all of the visible rust anyway

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It looks like rust on this one but it's just the way the lights shining as shown in the picture above all the rust was removed. 

[Ben_O]

great!

 

Thanks

 

Ben

[Adam1275]

So its time for a massive update!

 

Since the last update I have reached a milestone and the floor is now in the car, but more of that later on. 

 

So I started on the passenger side doorstep again. Got the panel primer with weld through primer and the holes for plug welding drilled:

 

The A post was also cleaned up with deox gel and primed ready for welding: 

 

Got it welded in place: 

 

Then I removed the boxing plate and cleaned up the back of the door post again using deox gel and primed:

 

I then welded the new reinforcement boxing plate to the door step: 

 

Then I moved onto the floor. I decided to weld the companion bins and closing panels to the floor along with the seat cross member before I welded the floor into the car to help with access.

I started off by trial fitting the new LH companion bin: 

 

Then primed the floor where the companion bin is to be welded to: 

 

Then got it welded onto the floor: 

 

 

 

Then I trial fitted the new closing panels: 

 

 

Then primed and clamped ready to be welded: 

 

Then welded into place:

 

 

Then moved onto the RH companion bin and closing panels: 

 

 

The next stage was fitting and welding the floor cross member: 

 

Then came the exciting point of fitting the floor into the car. Firstly I ordered some new alloy trunnions for the rear subframe from DSN and a rear subframe mounting kit from Mini Spares. I then trial fitted the rear subframe to the floor and to the boot floor to get the exact position for the floor to make sure that the subframe fitted correctly. 

 

I then got the floor welded to the door steps and up the B posts: 

 

 

 

I then turned my attention to the LH flitch panel. This is what it started out like:

 

Got the old panel cut out:

 

And the post cleaned up and primed. Then started about welding the new repair panel in: 

 

 

 

Still have a little more tidying up to do at this side but its a vast improvement on the old panel. 

Well that's all the progress to date, I'm going to try and keep this more frequently updated in the future. 

[Adam1275]

Just another small update, Today I started welding the jacking point and strengtheners to the inner sill and getting it ready to weld the outer sill on:

 

 

I plug welded and seam welded the jacking point for strength even know the car will never be jacked up here: 

 

 

 

[Ben_O]

have you tried the outer sill on?

 

That jacking point looks too low one end.

 

Hope it's ok mate

[Adam1275]

Yea I was thinking it looked low myself but I marked the position using the outer sill and even now it fits well:

 

 

 

[Ben_O]

Excellent mate.

 

Just thought it was worth a mention just in case

[Adam1275]

Yea thanks Ben for pointing it out, it always good to get comments on the build and help to make sure that I am doing things right as this is my first ever time working on a car. 

[Ben_O]

you are doing a superb job

[Baldspeed Racing]

wow epic rebuild and fair play for all of the tidy work involved. Shes going to look spot on

[Zeemax Adventure]

Fair play, great progress and its almost a solid shell :)

[Adam1275]

Another bit done to the mini today

Started off with this behind the shock bracket:




Cut out the rust and was left with this:


Got the rust treated with detox gel then primed with zinc primer and gloss black paint to add to the protection:




Then welded up and ground back:

[Adam1275]

Decided to continue working at the LH inner wing today, started off with the top of the flitch and another piece of the inner wing that was rotten to cut out and replace: 

 

 

 

 

Then used a cardboard template and converted it into steel to make this: 

 

Then got it welded in and ground back, Still needs a bit more work but it looking much better: 

 

Then turned to the LH outer sill, started off by drilling the holes for plug welding and painting it Atlantic blue to hopefully protect it:

 

Then I also painted the inner sill and under the door step to protect it: 

 

That all the progress up to date! 

[alex-95]

Excellent work, what are you using to grind down the welds?

[Adam1275]

Excellent work, what are you using to grind down the welds?

Thanks! I used flap discs that I got from ebay on the grinder, the ones I bought were p40 as far as I can remember. Heres the ebay link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201191699103

Edited by Adam1275, 16 July 2015 - 08:29 PM.