1658 replies to this topic

[Deathrow]

Coming along very nicely, you could always chop the lip off the bonnet as it is a very good rust trap.

Mmm I know. I'm currently weighing up my options:

• Remove lip, make repairs to bonnet - Mk I grille
• Remove lip, repair bonnet and lip - Mk III grille
• Clean up as best I can then remove when it gets worse - Mk III grille and then Mk I grille

[tedmcedd]

really great man! want to do mine next? lol

look forwad to seeing the paint on!

Ed

[Deathrow]

Been chugging away at the garage.


Door step seam finished off.


From the front.


Underneath.


From the front.

Just a little welding to finish off at the back and at the jacking point, clean down the remainder of the welds and prep this side of the floor ready for painting.

Thanks for looking .

[Deathrow]

Got all the welding and grinding finished off today.


From the rear.


From the front.

I made a start on cleaning up the floor too. If I get down to it tomorrow I should be able to get the floor stripped, cleaned and primed then I can seam seal and top coat it on Sunday .

Thanks for looking .

[hughJ]

Hi Deathrow it's great to see you reach this stage. As I've said before yours was one of the three projects that really inspired me to get started. So seeing your Mini reaching the end of welding is fantastic. Maybe I'll get there one day. Congratulations and keep us informed.

Hugh

[zebidee]

Your dedication to this is inspiring, as is the patience to get everything perfect...good stuff!

[Deathrow]

Thanks for the support guys, it means alot to me.

Dragged myself down there today even though I couldn't really be bothered but I needed to get the underside primed so it has time to dry.


Done now though.

Seam sealer and top coat tomorrow. Then I'm going to get my bonnet sorted out and finish off the doors.

Thanks for looking .

[analogue_radio]

Looks good Adam!

So you've got etch, red oxide, then applying seam seal and then what's your top coat? some sort of spray on underseal?

[Deathrow]

Looks good Adam!

So you've got etch, red oxide, then applying seam seal and then what's your top coat? some sort of spray on underseal?

Yeah, etch, red oxide primer, U-Pol Grey Stripe seam sealer and then it's Rustoleum top coat. The underseal is yet to go on!

[grahama]

Ahhhh, rustoleum, my choice for now, will watch top coat with great interest!!!

Are you spraying or rollering??

Graham

[MINI-TURBO]

looks realy good mate, the work you have done on the mini looks spot on. i bet your looking forward for when its ready for paint

[Deathrow]

Ahhhh, rustoleum, my choice for now, will watch top coat with great interest!!!

Are you spraying or rollering??

Graham

I've still not decided if I'm doing the exterior of the car in rustoleoum or in cellulose (I do however know someone who will beat me with a stick if I use rustoleoum, hehe). Time will tell.

I'm spraying this , it's been coming out quite well for a quick job.

looks realy good mate, the work you have done on the mini looks spot on. i bet your looking forward for when its ready for paint

Oh yes, can't wait until it's ready to paint just because then all the welding is out of the way. I'm not looking forward to the painting itself though as I know there is going to be alot of blood, sweat and tears getting the finish as good as it can be .

Cheers guys!

[MINI-TURBO]

I'm not looking forward to the painting itself though as I know there is going to be alot of blood, sweat and tears getting the finish as good as it can be .

ye im going to be painting mine myself which should be interesting as its the first car i have sprayed, im just starting to do my welding, theirs not to much to do though, i should hopefully have all the welding done in a month.

[danny2009]

Been following this since the start, its really looking good now not too much left to do

[Deathrow]

Been following this since the start, its really looking good now not too much left to do

Cheers danny2009, drawing to close now. Can't wait to drive it again.

Got some work done today:


Seam sealed the driver side floor.


Started work on the bonnet while the seam sealer was drying.


Got the lip off, lots of crustyness here.


Lip on the bonnet will survive.


Now I can clean it up and have a Mk1 grille or weld on a new lip and stay Mk3, hmmmm.


Last thing I did was put some paint on the underside.

More tomorrow I think.

Thanks for looking .