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[s2ulk]

Until you take them off you can't really make a judgement on the amount of work required, just have to see what's underneath there. Could just be crispy and brown in one place, could be all the way along

Unfortunately it turns out there was plenty of brown crispy stuff and holes hidden by the oversills. Currently looking at about £5k cost to replace outers/door steps and repair inner sills - a lot more than I had anticipated. May have to write the car off sadly or store it until such time that I have the facilities to do the work myself.

[sonikk4]

 

Until you take them off you can't really make a judgement on the amount of work required, just have to see what's underneath there. Could just be crispy and brown in one place, could be all the way along

Unfortunately it turns out there was plenty of brown crispy stuff and holes hidden by the oversills. Currently looking at about £5k cost to replace outers/door steps and repair inner sills - a lot more than I had anticipated. May have to write the car off sadly or store it until such time that I have the facilities to do the work myself.

 

 

Welcome to the joys of oversills. That is a serious chunk of change but then its a lot of work. Mainstream garage or a specialist??

 

So if you decide to store it then think about taking some welding courses, or  buy a cheap welder and learn yourself. A lot of us on here have done just that. So then when you have the time you can rip into the car yourself. It will also give you time to acquire other tooling, clamps, grinders, welder, welding mask, intergrips, clecos etc.

[bpirie1000]

Could also consider buying a spot welder. Would need a couple different types of arms but certainly something to consider.

[s2ulk]

I would definitely be up for doing the welding myself if I had the facilities - it’s just weighing up getting what needs done done now so that I can actually use/enjoy the car straight away rather than waiting for an opportunity to do it myself which may take several years before it comes around. The garage is a specialist with a good rep but a lot more than I was anticipating for sill replacement.

[sonikk4]

I would definitely be up for doing the welding myself if I had the facilities - it’s just weighing up getting what needs done done now so that I can actually use/enjoy the car straight away rather than waiting for an opportunity to do it myself which may take several years before it comes around. The garage is a specialist with a good rep but a lot more than I was anticipating for sill replacement.

 

As i previously mentioned this particular sort of work is not easy and needs decent access especially behind the companion bins. So quite a bit of prep work involved. Garage costs have gone up like everything recently. I find £5k to be excessive but then i do not know the garage in question overheads.

 

Where my lad had his respray done,they had a decent bodyshop guy there who worked his magic on a lot of things from all over the world. They had a Triumph Spitfire there, full resto and it cost £30K!!!!! This was circa 2010. So not cheap. BUT it did look the nuts and not a blemish in sight.

[s2ulk]

As I’m sure a lot of forum members have seen, the Bangers and Cash resto of a MKII Mini Cooper, carried out by Mini Sport, came in at a cool £53k….. (link below for anybody who hasn’t seen). No doubt a lot of work but with the £16k purchase cost, that’s £69k for a mint MKII. I would buy a garage and do it myself 😂

https://m.youtube.co...h?v=r5EJqHkuSBU