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[Vinay-RS]

This car looked so good on the outside, I'd have never expected there to be so much rust underneath. That is scary. 

[Ben_O]

This car looked so good on the outside, I'd have never expected there to be so much rust underneath. That is scary.

We knew 3 years ago that it was going but without this tear down, had no idea how bad it was.
Cheers
Ben

[JXC Mini GT]

Hi Ben

 

The passenger side doesn't look to bad but the drivers side is frighteningly ,  who would have thought what lurked beneath a reasonable looking bulkhead.

 

I have e-mailed you regarding options and will give you a call to discuss.

 

Regards

 

John

[Ben_O]

I didn't imagine the drivers side to be very much worse really. I knew it would be harder to remove due to the patches on it though.

We will be looking at replacing the bulkhead now then!

[Ben_O]

Well that last remains of the other inner wing are now removed

 

 

At least we know exactly what we are dealing with now.

 

 

I'm going to crack on with repairing the front panel whilst we finalise a few things with how this is going to progress.

 

Cheers

Ben

[Ben_O]

This front panel hasn't been fitted too long ago really. Its still in great shape with no bad corrosion.

It just hasn't been welded on very nicely.

 

First thing is to get the remains of what I don't want, off

 

 

 

 

At this stage, I decided that as the headlamp panels need doing, it would be best to split the front panel down to its 3 main components and refit to the car as separate panels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll need to cut through this in the morning whilst retaining the section of front panel as cleanly as possible to reattach to the car.

Needless to say, it will be welded back on with spot welds and/or plug welds. There is no need for this mindless snaggy welding really is there..

 

Edited by Ben_O, 03 December 2019 - 04:54 PM.

[JXC Mini GT]

Great work Ben have you found anymore mastic , I would have thought that with all the patches that had been welded on the car previously that his welding would have been excellent, maybe this was his first attempt  

[Ben_O]

No more mastic found!
I must have got it all when I did the flitch repairs before!

[wingnut]

As usual, great work with this Ben.Once all these repairs are done is it finally done, bodywork wise at least

[Ben_O]

As usual, great work with this Ben.Once all these repairs are done is it finally done, bodywork wise at least

I believe that once this is done then there will be no more to do. Just maintenance and continued enjoyment!

Cheers
Ben

[JXC Mini GT]

 

As usual, great work with this Ben.Once all these repairs are done is it finally done, bodywork wise at least

I believe that once this is done then there will be no more to do. Just maintenance and continued enjoyment!

Cheers
Ben

 

That sounds just fine and Dandy to me

[wingnut]

Excellent,great to see how many miles you've put on it by the way

[Ben_O]

As usual, great work with this Ben.Once all these repairs are done is it finally done, bodywork wise at least

I believe that once this is done then there will be no more to do. Just maintenance and continued enjoyment!

Cheers
Ben

That sounds just fine and Dandy to me

And me
Don't get me wrong, like the others, it's always a genuine pleasure to work on but it is nice to look back at a finished car and know that it's a good one with no rust whatsoever ☺
I don't think there is a single stone unturned on this one now

[Jase]

Sounds good but we will miss the updates and work :)

[MikeRotherham]

Chop Chop indeed.

 

With no points of reference how on earth do you start positioning and welding the initial panels so that all the subsequent panels line up and fit?