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[minimad998]

Fair play I admire you for the work your doing there, I wouldn’t have the balls to strip a mini down to that, keep us posted its looking good.

[camp freddy]

great work keep it up, even more work than
whats needed on mine ..
keep it up .

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[MINIMON]

the cant rail does all the work...

is this the head rails ???

[Matrix]

the cant rail does all the work...

is this the head rails ???

yeah the bit where the headlinner sticks sit in... the carbon roof is just bonded on its so much lighter than a steel roof its untrue the steel roof is one dame heavy panel. Finished of my roller yesterday and then the floors...there was just a few bit that I wasn't happy with and the roller made it so much easier to do it. The car can do a full 360 deg turn now...lol and it was dead easy to make

Edited by Matrix, 20 May 2009 - 01:54 PM.

[minimad998]

can you tell me how you actually made the spit roast because im very tempted to wip one up for mine as a lot of work is needed on the bottom half of the car

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Edited by minimad998, 13 April 2007 - 09:21 PM.

[$way]

from the pictures it looks like two triangles with axle stands welded to them.

not sure whats going on inside the car though.

J

Edited by $way, 14 April 2007 - 03:10 PM.

[Matrix]

from the pictures it looks like two triangles with axle stands welded to them.

not sure whats going on inside the car though.

J

Spot on dude that's exactly what it is you can only do this if the inner wings are off...
Angle iron accross the two front shocker mounts with an old axle stand bolted to it... same accross the rear shocker mounts and two A frames knocked up out of some old shelf stands from work.
Cost= 1 hours worth of welding LOL

[The Matt]

Can I just ask how come it has a rod change tunnel and rear seat belt mounts if it is a 1970 shell?

Looks to me like you are using a later shell, with a few new panels on it!

[minimad998]

from the pictures it looks like two triangles with axle stands welded to them.

not sure whats going on inside the car though.

J

Spot on dude that's exactly what it is you can only do this if the inner wings are off...
Angle iron accross the two front shocker mounts with an old axle stand bolted to it... same accross the rear shocker mounts and two A frames knocked up out of some old shelf stands from work.
Cost= 1 hours worth of welding LOL

oh yh didnt see that at first good idea might be wippin one of them up then

[Matrix]

Can I just ask how come it has a rod change tunnel and rear seat belt mounts if it is a 1970 shell?

Looks to me like you are using a later shell, with a few new panels on it!

course you can ask... because you can't get hold of the early floors now and as stated in an earlier post the gearbox has been changed to a rod type so the floor mod is perfect! The rear belt mount have been added from a later car so I have some where the bolt the harness to... I do hope your not suggesting its a ringer there are more than enough orig parts going back on the car to keep its historic status....
The flip carbon front is none orig..the rear beam is not orig there's loads of stuff that's not going to be orig but it will still be a 1970 shell! I have never posted any where its going to be an original 1970 rebuild as that is not possible on the budget this car is getting!

Edited by Matrix, 06 March 2008 - 10:29 AM.

[The Matt]

I wasn't suggesting anything, just wondered why I had noticed what I had noticed. To me, there are still other things that don't look like a 1970 shell on it either.

Anyway, sure looks like you've got your work cutout with all that welding!

[stormduck]

Wooo, nice once, how did you replace the 3/4 panel and why? Did you buy the entire side panel of the car and cut it down?

[Matrix]

Wooo, nice once, how did you replace the 3/4 panel and why? Did you buy the entire side panel of the car and cut it down?

I have replaced both rear quarter's complete! not the eastest job in the world but doable...why near side rear was pretty bad afer it big off and the offside had been filled once before and was starting to go on the arch as they do. I tried the lower repair panels but the lines just wern't right. I took a good three days to get the fit right before I started to weld them on..lol
worth it in the end though and the car now has the straightest line I have seen on any Mini

[stormduck]

my gosh, that's some task. I only ask as the corner of the arch (other side from the valance) has rusted through on mine and i need to work out how to do it. Obviously yours was worse so i think the repair panel will be okay for mine, just not sure how i'll get a good finish with welding in the middle of a panel! I need to learn some more!

[Matrix]

my gosh, that's some task. I only ask as the corner of the arch (other side from the valance) has rusted through on mine and i need to work out how to do it. Obviously yours was worse so i think the repair panel will be okay for mine, just not sure how i'll get a good finish with welding in the middle of a panel! I need to learn some more!

get yourself a joggler if you going mid panel dude it will help stop some of the heat distortion on the panel they are about £40 but worth their weight in gold! get one with a punch if you can as this will come in handy for plug welding the panelwork

http://www.toolstati...ment/d40/sd2666