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[Retro_10s]

super!

[ben]

Hi Ben, great work as usual, I love reading your progress threads! As others have said I’d be interested to know a ball park figure for this extent of work? I’m planning my next mini in my head and just trying to do some man maths! Thanks

[Ben_O]

I'll send you a PM Ben

[Ben_O]

ok, onto the minor finishing now.

 

I put the shell back on the spit to add some tabs to the underside of the floor

 

 

I fished out the front half of the old floor and am looking to remove one of the multi tabs from the front beside the footwell and three of the big ones that hold the fuel line.

 

 

The new floor being a later injection type has the extended battery cable channel eliminating the need for a multi tab at the front that side and it comes pre fitted with tabs to hold the brake line.

 

Hetre is the multi tab cleaned up and ready to go

 

 

And then welded and dressed up

 

 

And then after removing and sandblasting the fuel line tabs, they are ready to go also

 

 

 

I also had to transfer over the heelboard tab as there isnt one on the new floor this side

 

And then I spent some time on the endless task of cleaning up the inside ready for primer

 

 

More of that to come.

 

Cheers

Ben

[Johnmar]

Very inspiring this metal work!
I'm still in limbo: retaining the tabs or replace them with P-clips to prevent rust..

Question: the floor draining holes.. Will you plug them with a rubber grommet/stopper, the standard tin plugs that have those folding legs at the outside or are you welding in 25mm metal discs?

I'm thinking of welding in metal circles myself to get a flush floor on the outside.

What is your approach/take on this?

Edited by Johnmar, 27 November 2020 - 05:45 AM.

[Ben_O]

Very inspiring this metal work!
I'm still in limbo: retaining the tabs or replace them with P-clips to prevent rust..

Question: the floor draining holes.. Will you plug them with a rubber grommet/stopper, the standard tin plugs that have those folding legs at the outside or are you welding in 25mm metal discs?

I'm thinking of welding in metal circles myself to get a flush floor on the outside.

What is your approach/take on this?

Cheers.

 

I have the correct floor bungs to use so will be installing those.

As for the fuel line tabs, I think as long as they are all sealed up, there shouldn't be any trouble with rust in the future.

 

Ben

[Ben_O]

I'm gradually winning with the inside prep work.

It always amazes me still how long this takes!

 

 

[JAYSONIC 79 IOW]

Great work Ben

[Ben_O]

More prep work done today

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then into the booth for Epoxy

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Ben

[colinf1]

That's looking fantastic!!

Well done Ben

[cooperd70]

Fantastic Ben! Looking amazing as always 🙂

[Ben_O]

Cheers guys

[floormanager]

That's some bodyshell

[floormanager]

Ops posted twice!

Edited by floormanager, 30 November 2020 - 08:49 PM.

[Shaunaw30]

work looks fantastic!! i am looking at getting a couple things touched up on my mpi as i have a couple splits in the paintwork ( 1 on the bonnet & another towards the rear. only thing is i am worried how much these things cost