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[ryan22_lgm]

Wicked glad your back on it mate :)

So am I ! I would of been on it sooner but had to clear allot of private paintwork jobs before I had time. Damn customers!!!! XD
I want to try and get it rolling then that will push me on to get it finished!

[minimissions]

Fair enough mate I no the feeling working on everyone else's stuff instead of your own :)

[ryan22_lgm]

Been cleaning off underseal from boot floor and arches tonight ! Not a fun job I found the heat gun and scraper the best method ! Still got the front wings to sort out yet

Hope to get some more done later in the week still need to drill 2 holes for the rear subframe too

[skoughi]

Hated doing this stage, my rollover spit had castors and if my neighbours would've been happy with me making one hell've a mess then I think that pushing her outside and going for it with a steam cleaner would've been the fastest way to take all the crap off. It would've been like a war zone though! Good stage to get finished with though.

[ryan22_lgm]

Hated doing this stage, my rollover spit had castors and if my neighbours would've been happy with me making one hell've a mess then I think that pushing her outside and going for it with a steam cleaner would've been the fastest way to take all the crap off. It would've been like a war zone though! Good stage to get finished with though.

That sounds like a great idea!!!! XD allot of it is mud and road grime so would come straight off with de greaser! I will be much happier about what I have left to do once all of it is gone!!!

[skoughi]

Mine was covered in mostly utterly crap underseal and waxoyl so I'm sure it would've taken it right back to paint and rust, quickly! After that a small shotblast pot and some fine grade abrasive would've finished it off. Mind you I had to replace the floor in mine so was only left with a very rusty boot floor and manky bulkhead. I cleaned up what was left with hydrochloric acid then phosphoric acid, time will tell if I neutralised it enough!

[James_eaton_thewholething]

I hated cleaning the underseal off the boot floor. I didn't have space to roll it over or have a spot so it was done lying on the ground with a scraper

[ryan22_lgm]

Got my ass in gear today!!! :) scraped some more underseal off the inner wing and found some very good condition original paint !

Then I set about getting the p/s door bolted on and the a panel welded on!

Used panel bond along the folded over section to give it extra strength and rust protection.

[ryan22_lgm]

Welded one arch to boot floor stiffener in today a also welded the rear bulkhead corners back to the arches from were I tubbed them.

Then I remembered I had brackets to remove from the old floor pan so I dug it out from being wedged behind the shed ! XD seat belt mount and two hand brake brackets I have got off it.

Might do some more later on!!!!!

[minimissions]

Top work it's looking great and really coming together, you got a deadline ?

[ryan22_lgm]

Top work it's looking great and really coming together, you got a deadline ?

I dont really like to set a deadline because every time I do I never complete it in time. Let's just say this year sometime XD

[minimissions]

Haha I am the same lol the sidewalk is hopefully painted this year built over winter etc. Looks great though mate

[ryan22_lgm]

Over the last few nights i have been doing a fair few jobs to the mini!!! Got the front end striped finally had to use the grinder on the bumper bolts :s. De greased the inner wings and chipped off all the underseal then removed the shock mounts to find 2 holes!!!! XD

Also removed the sound deadening pass from the inner quarters

Welded the seat belt mount on. Welded extra around the edges as the original 6 spot welds were a bit worrying!

Then attached the handbrake brackets

Hopefully I can finish the welding by Sunday !!!

[simpsonsclassics]

Nice progress, and understand the seat belt mount bit lol would be doing the same...

[ryan22_lgm]

Got a big present for the mini!!!! :)

Full cage including door bars, dash bar and harness bar ! :)
Came with all the fixing bolts and spreader plates need to no weather it's worth welding them to the shell or not???