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[Ben_O]

[colinf1]

Here's another picture of how mine was when I removed quarter panel...

[colinf1]

Great work Victor, very tidy indeed!

[Viktor]

Thanks Retro, Ben and Colin. Now it is quite clear how that should go in! Something for next week! :)

 

Ben, it is so good to hear from you mate. I haven't seen a post from Mill Road Garage in a while. Hope everything is okay.

 

Cheers.

 

Victor.

[Ben_O]

Thanks Retro, Ben and Colin. Now it is quite clear how that should go in! Something for next week! :)

 

Ben, it is so good to hear from you mate. I haven't seen a post from Mill Road Garage in a while. Hope everything is okay.

 

Cheers.

 

Victor.

Hi Victor 

Cheers, everything is fine thanks.

I haven't posted for a while as I have been working on a private minishell restoration so haven't been able to post a rebuild thread on the subject.

 

The next one is waiting though and belongs to another TMF member who would like the progress documented here so I will be back again lol

 

I've been following your progress though and you are doing well

 

Cheers

Ben

[stuart bowes]

mine was all cut out as well due to rust so I fabricated an in-fill piece that made it all one piece instead 

 

it is interesting to see how it was originally though

[stuart bowes]

..You may need to bend the other end down slightly so that it fits under the step..

 

ahhh that so that's why the other end looks all bent out of shape, I did wonder.  I know it would never be seen but still seems like a half-arsed bit of design

Edited by stuart bowes, 23 November 2022 - 03:53 PM.

[Viktor]

 

Thanks Retro, Ben and Colin. Now it is quite clear how that should go in! Something for next week! :)

 

Ben, it is so good to hear from you mate. I haven't seen a post from Mill Road Garage in a while. Hope everything is okay.

 

Cheers.

 

Victor.

Hi Victor 

Cheers, everything is fine thanks.

I haven't posted for a while as I have been working on a private minishell restoration so haven't been able to post a rebuild thread on the subject.

 

The next one is waiting though and belongs to another TMF member who would like the progress documented here so I will be back again lol

 

I've been following your progress though and you are doing well

 

Cheers

Ben

 

Thanks Ben, good to hear that you will be back to posting very soon! I'm sure many people in the TMF are missing your posts! :)

[Cdnmini]

Nice of you to save this poor mini.

Not many people would take on this challenge.

Following with great interest before I tackle my rusty project.

You are doing well! Keep it going.

Phil

[Viktor]

Thanks Phil. I think I wasn't fully aware of what I was getting myself into when I bought this Mini. If I had to do it again today, I would probably walk away, or at least try to get it cheaper!

 

Good luck with your project, rust will become your friend eventually... ;)

 

Victor.

[Viktor]

I received my new belt sander this week. Well done by Black&Decker, as they managed to process my claim and send me a new sander in a week. I also bought some belts for the sander, all set now!

 

 

Some work done today. First of all I tried to align that closing panel. I had to use the screw driver to lift it in position.

 

 

 

Once I was happy with the setting out, I prepared the panel with zinc primer and put it back in position for welding.

 

 

Clamped in place

 

 

Spot welded and plug welded on the top right

 

 

 

Then I put in use the new belt sander, to refine the grinding along the tunnel on the new floor panel. Using the 120 grit and with lots of patience, I managed to get a flat result.

 

 

And that is all done. I need to do the same on the other side, and that should be job done!

 

 

More tomorrow!

 

Cheers.

 

Victor.

Edited by Viktor, 26 November 2022 - 06:34 PM.

[stuart bowes]

If / when that belt sander fails again (the wheel at the end jammed up on mine, apparently a common issue) there is a very comprehensive set of spares available online, I got 2 replacements at the same time to make the most of the delivery charge, so I'm all set if it happens again

 

https://www.partshop...re-parts-s7146/

 

obviously though if the motor dies you might as well just buy a whole new one and keep the other as spare parts (unless waruntee is possible)

 

just curious what went wrong with yours?

Edited by stuart bowes, 27 November 2022 - 12:02 PM.

[Viktor]

Hi Stuart,

 

Thanks for the tip.

 

When using it, suddenly it was a bit loose, and when using it was vibrating quite significantly. At some point it started to smell like burnt and some white smoke came out of it. I stopped working inmediatelly and got in contact with Amazon customer services. They put me in contact with B&D and sent me a form to claim the waranty. It had 2 years waranty and it was under one year old, so no brainer. They sent me a new one straightaway.

 

Victor.

[Viktor]

Not much done today, as I'm getting ready for the game tonight Spain - Germany. Tough game for 'la roja' let's see how that goes...

 

Just completed the final grinding along the new floor and protecting the area with primer.

 

 

 

 

 

Also inside the companion bin. I will seal this properly later on, but for now is done.

 

 

And from underneath also looking really good.

 

 

 

 

Next time I will start with the other half floor, which I'm hoping to complete before Christmas. I'm taking some annual leave for Christmas, so hopefully I can get started with the quarter panels. Once the quarter panels are in, the project will start looking like a car again!

 

Cheers.

 

Victor.

[colinf1]

Very nice, can barely see the welds with it primered. really starting to take shape now!