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nice etype,like all the new pannels
keep it up

Thankyou

What a fantastic E-type. Bet you cant wait for all that free time to work on the Mini. Gone are the days of school holidays. I just about scrape together a few hours a week to work on the mini. In between work, looking after my son and sleeping.

Can't wait 'till the holidays! Glad you like the E-Type. Thats our old one, a 2+2 auto with a tall roof, possibley the least desireable e-type but still loved it. We now have a manual soft top which we swapped in the 2+2 for .

Edited by Knebworth 79, 05 August 2009 - 01:46 AM.

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[Ethel]

I wouldn't worry about the panel holes not lining up...

The panels should be pre-stressed to give the shell rigidity, you should need to flex the valance to make it fit.

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Ahhh, I see! Thanks for the advice ethel, much appreciated .

Edited by Knebworth 79, 05 August 2009 - 01:47 AM.

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Finished for the holidays! Bring on the mini

Edited by Knebworth 79, 05 August 2009 - 01:47 AM.

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Edited by Knebworth 79, 05 August 2009 - 01:47 AM.

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Ok small amount of progress..
Nasty valance


Partly drilled.


Then I had to stop because the drill went blunt .

Edited by Knebworth 79, 05 August 2009 - 01:49 AM.

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I tried doing more drilling... Two drill bits when blunt and one of them snapped so i got fed up and attacked it with a chisel...

Wasn't the best of plans, but i stopped before i completely ruined anything. And dad kindly used an electric hacksaw to remove large rusty bits!

Valance is off


He also cut the sill off.... Reveling what we all love. Rust .



The hole in the boot..


And the culprits that stopped me working for a while.

Thats all from me

Edited by Knebworth 79, 05 August 2009 - 01:52 AM.

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Edited by Knebworth 79, 05 August 2009 - 01:52 AM.

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Well, updates again. Test fitted some of my panels because the weather was iffy.

Boot floor section, which because im a cheapskate is a pattern piece.


Next, the valance. Another pattern piece

Anyway, all from me for today!

Edited by Knebworth 79, 05 August 2009 - 01:54 AM.

[tedmcedd]

yey for dads! lol ill come and cut things for you!! lol

glad to see some progress!

Ed

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Haha your quite a way away doubt you'd want to drive that far . Progress is good! will offer up the inner sill tomorrow, weather dependant. Hopefully i have bought the one for the right side

Edited by Knebworth 79, 05 August 2009 - 01:55 AM.

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Right. Again, due to me being a cheapskate, i bought a pattern inner sill. Which doesn't fit.



Exuse the crap pictures, the decent camera broke.

Edited by Knebworth 79, 05 August 2009 - 01:57 AM.

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Here's a Mini i'm stealing ideas off of.

Edited by Knebworth 79, 05 August 2009 - 01:57 AM.

[MiniMonty]

That is a peachy looking little Mini.
Shame about the Yank plate shape spoiling the boot look.