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[James_eaton_thewholething]

No chance to be getting on with big jobs but I've been doing little things.



I took the boot handle and the door handles apart and removed the locks ready for me to strip the paint off and repair my in satin black. I'm going to paint the push button black as well as i'm going for a no chrome look on the car.



I also recieved my new number plate light from minispare which I need to strip the paint and repaint in black

I'm going to clean the rust off the steering rack mount next week and weld it back on. I will also clean up the welds for the outer sill and throw a bit of paint on

All for now

Edited by James_eaton_thewholething, 23 November 2015 - 08:46 PM.

[James_eaton_thewholething]

Got back from work tonight after a long day then went into the garage and turned on the heater and decided what to do. I thought it was time to stop putting a job off till right at the end of the build as it won't be that long till its done really.

So I set about reskinning the passenger door so I could get it on the car and adjust the skin before it gets welded in place.





After getting the skin off I was greeted by rust but thankfully it was only mainly surface rust. Well that's not entirely true.



As you can see the bottom of the door is pretty none existent so I though il clean it up and buy the door bottom repair. I changed my mind so I decided to make my own repair section.



I cut the rotten bit out.



Welded in the repair and then set about grinding the welds down. Also Made the bottom lip the same width all the way down



Test fitted the skin and it's a perfect fit



Covered it in kurust and left it at that. I had drilled new drain holes in the bottom of the door and made them bigger than standard.



I added an extra hole to the drivers door and also made them bigger

All for now

Edited by James_eaton_thewholething, 23 November 2015 - 09:00 PM.

[tino]

That's a very nice repair on the door. 

 

Getting there, I have a feeling I have underestimated the little jobs on mine.

[James_eaton_thewholething]

That's a very nice repair on the door. 
 
Getting there, I have a feeling I have underestimated the little jobs on mine.

I have definitely underestimated some of the jobs I thought should of been quick and easy things but I usually go in thinking the worst and sometimes I'm right but most of the time I'm wrong. I have a good habit of picturing the jobs or things wrong in my head as huge holes or with loads and loads of rust. I have a bit of bubbled paint on my 205 which I need to sort and always picture it to be bigger and worse than it actually is. You are getting there with yours though mate and will be worth it

[Ben_O]

You could also use a countersink bit in the drill on the drain holes from the inside to aid with drainage.

 

You only need to take a gnats whisker off

[James_eaton_thewholething]

You could also use a countersink bit in the drill on the drain holes from the inside to aid with drainage.
 
You only need to take a gnats whisker off

Haha I love that line. yeah I did think about doing that but don't have a counter sink drill bit, but I will work out a way of doing it even if it's getting a small grinding wheel on the dremmel and doing it that way

[James_eaton_thewholething]

The past few days have been spent finishing off the passenger door skin which is now on and the door has a really good fit with no shims. I regapped the drivers door which needs shims but ah well both doors look the same now.



On my way home tonight I came across a flooded road and unfortunately it soaked my air filter on the 205 so I got home and had to dismantle the intake stuff.





Cleaned up the butterfly valve and everything else so didn't get time to work on the mini today hopefully will tomorrow though

[johnR]

Your build is coming on well - I love your lightened workmate!
Have you checked the legality of a central foglamp? - I have a feeling that if only one is fitted it needs to be on the offside.
keep up the good work,
JohnR

[James_eaton_thewholething]

Your build is coming on well - I love your lightened workmate!
Have you checked the legality of a central foglamp? - I have a feeling that if only one is fitted it needs to be on the offside.
keep up the good work,
JohnR

Thank you for looking through.

I did check the rules for fog lights before I started the work. It says in the MOT testers manual section
1.3 rear fog lamp

2. With the rear fog light switched on check that a rear fog lamp is
A. Securely fitted to the centre or offside of the vehicle.

There is plenty of cars nowadays that have it in the centre. 206, qashqai, new mini just to name a few lol.

It will mean that the rear bumper will have to sit a little higher but that's ok I have to make brackets to fit the fibreglass bumpers anyhow

[johnR]

I found that my rear bumper is tight up against the bottom of the boot hinges in its standard position - are you going to use internal hinges/ Otherwise I suppose you could indent the underside of the bumper to allow the light to be seen?
JohnR

[James_eaton_thewholething]

I found that my rear bumper is tight up against the bottom of the boot hinges in its standard position - are you going to use internal hinges/ Otherwise I suppose you could indent the underside of the bumper to allow the light to be seen?
JohnR

It's low enough to be seen under the bumper.



I forgot I had that picture.

The boot won't be used for anything other than housing a cental fuel tank, that will still be filled from a external filler neck. If I have to make some relief cuts in the bumper I will to get it close up to the body

[James_eaton_thewholething]

Been back to doing burning stuff again on the car in the form of filler.


A-panel was taken back to bare metal then filler over the plug welds and then filler on the to join over the seam weld.



Bottom of the rear quarter had a few ripples from welding so smoothed them over.







Covered in primer and that was last nights jobs done.

Tonight I'm going to take the drivers door back to bare metal and fill over the little ripples fro when I reskinned it and the cover it in primer then that is the drivers side finished apart from underneath

Will update again tonight

[Ben_O]

Getting there James!

 

How much more to do?

[James_eaton_thewholething]

Getting there James!
 
How much more to do?

I've got steering rack support to put back on, clean some welds up on the inside of the of the inner wings and block of the big air vent hole. Fill I've the welds from the scuttle replacement. Not sure wether to weld up the extra wiper holes. Everything I've just done on the passenger side with cleaning up of welds taking back to bare metal and filler and primer. Seat belt mount on the inner sill to weld in. Passenger outer sill to do. Boot floor grinding of welds cleaning up the rest of the old under seal and putting a plate over the battery box hole. Stripping paint and filling on the doors, boot lid and then prepping of the bonnet. Quick clean up of the top dash rail.

That's it then it's just a matter of welding in the bracing for seat mounts and making up a tunnel seat belt mount. So not a lot haha 😭

[Stu.]

Looking good pal. Nice repairs you're doing there