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[ginger_monkey]

Good work there mate it's coming along nicely. Your welding is good. I've not done that much yet but am no where near where you are on technique. keep it up

[Deathrow]

Good work there mate it's coming along nicely. Your welding is good. I've not done that much yet but am no where near where you are on technique. keep it up

Cheers man .

But your car is beautiful, you've no need to go welding it back to health.

I'll come do the welding for you if you put a VTEC in mine for me . Haha.

[Deathrow]

Didn't get chance to post up yesterdays progress last night so here it is now:


As I left it previously.


Welded up.


Making sure the arch still fits, which means the curve of the lip is correct.


Checking front.


Cleaned up welds a little more to ensure clearance between the subframe and the closing panel here.


Patch panel made.


Tacked in place.

That was it for Saturday!

[Deathrow]

Now here is todays bits:


How I left it yesterday.


Finished cleaning up the mess I made with the last valance closing panel.


Valance now sits in the right place again.


Working my way round the patch with small welds. Still more to do, but this is not to be rushed.


So spent some time wire wheeling the passenger side wheel arch, still needs alot of cleaning along with the rest of the underside of the back end.

Thanks for looking guys and girls! We'll get there soon!

[trafficface09]

dremal multi tool!

[Deathrow]

dremal multi tool!

I'm lost.

What?

[ajperry]

juts read through this whole thread.... Awesome! looking good and all your work looks top. can't wait to get out of uni and buy a project!
keep it up dude... the end is not too far!

[tedmcedd]

Top work!

i miss minis so much.... may do some work on mine this weekend as im off up home...

Do do do!

I was dissapointed not to see you about at Bingley Ed. I asked Bec if you'd been for your badge and she said you came and got it and legged it! Haha. Next time I'm going to come equipped for Ed hunting.

ahhh shame i missed you....

i was rather confused about the whole badge thing.... my mate ryan (blackbelt1990) said he saw a badge with my name on so we went up to have a look... so i picked it up an looked around.... no one seemed to be about and i didnt know anyone so i went... lol!


ahhh well... whats the next show you're at?

works looking smart as always... i cant wait for easter! get lots done then

[Deathrow]

juts read through this whole thread.... Awesome! looking good and all your work looks top. can't wait to get out of uni and buy a project!
keep it up dude... the end is not too far!

I'm glad you're enjoying it sir . Keep checking back.

Top work!

i miss minis so much.... may do some work on mine this weekend as im off up home...

Do do do!

I was dissapointed not to see you about at Bingley Ed. I asked Bec if you'd been for your badge and she said you came and got it and legged it! Haha. Next time I'm going to come equipped for Ed hunting.

ahhh shame i missed you....

i was rather confused about the whole badge thing.... my mate ryan (blackbelt1990) said he saw a badge with my name on so we went up to have a look... so i picked it up an looked around.... no one seemed to be about and i didnt know anyone so i went... lol!


ahhh well... whats the next show you're at?

works looking smart as always... i cant wait for easter! get lots done then

I'm not sure which show I'll be at next, whichever it is, I intend for it to be in Elliot. It'll probably be heading in to the summer time. I can always pop over and see you anyway since you're not too far.

Yeah roll on easter holidays! I'm going to have a lot of revision to be getting on with in that time but I'll reserve that work for the evenings. I'm hoping by the end of easter I can have the welding finished and have her painted so I can start reassembling .

[minidriverfiona]

Looks great, nice shiny bits too! Good luck with the project!

[Deathrow]

Looks great, nice shiny bits too! Good luck with the project!

Cheers Fiona . How is that fine Mini Peter did for you doing?

I've been to the garage with one of my Uni friends today, he offered to give me a hand getting the rear subframe in place.


Bolted the frame on at the heelboard end and jacked it up to the car.


Valance clamped in place.


Checking clearance with a closing panel.

I'm going to have a good go at putting the valance in place on Thursday, all being well.

Thanks for looking .

[Deathrow]

Just got back from the garage for the day. Early I know, but it's freezing out and I stopped beign able to feel my toes. I have a lecture this afternoon anyway. Here are the pictures:


Started to prepare the rear valance because the way I'm positioning the closing plates now, it's likely the valance will be going on and staying on.


Plus the primer hadn't stuck too well in places.


Bare metaled.


Etched.


Red oxided.


Drying in the none existant sun.


Finished welding the patch in here and ground the welds down.


Skimmed with filler.

Still much to do as you can see. I will be alot happier once the rear valance is welded on though. Then I can drop the frame out and get the underside of the boot floor cleaned ready for repainting and undersealing. Then the next time the frame goes on, it won't be coming off again .

Thanks for looking .

[mighty mini jack]

Nice work as usual Adam, keep it up .

[tedmcedd]

cool beans!!

yeah well when im up north feel free to come over! the bean and the mk2 have moved to a garage im sharing with my mate and his mk1 so theres always something to do lol!

tip top tipperty top!

[Deathrow]

Todays work:


Valance clamped in place so I could make sure the closing panels clear the subframe.


Valance dropped out so I could remove the subframe.


Passenger side.


Driver side.


Second piece tacked in on passenger side.


Second piece tacked in on driver side.


Valance removed again.


Passenger side.


Driver side.


Passenger side welded up, ground back and seam sealed.


Driver side welded up, ground back and seam sealed.


Underneath, passenger side.


Underneath, driver side.

Next time I go around I'll be priming the lot and getting it all nice and protected for putting the rear valance on for good. After that there is some grinding to do here and there to clean things up and make it a clean shop. The whole underside of the boot floor will be cleaned, primed and painted before the subframe goes back on again.

EDIT: I also placed a Mini Spares order with everything I need to rebuild the rear subframe, bar some bolts, which I need to find locally it would seem as they're high tensile and MS only has regular ones, sadly.

Thanks for looking .

Edited by Deathrow, 13 February 2010 - 06:32 PM.