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[ed4ran]

Brothers mini is now on the road!!! YAY :grin:

T'other sill is on, and should finish boot floor repairs tomorrow, and will try to start fitting rear valance!!!!

Trying to have welding done be end of week!!

Then just paint it!!!

o and i may have to attach a few bits to make it move, (like wheels and engine)

[ed4ran]

Welding not done because ran out of cutting discs
and new ones should have come today, but didnt,
so ive been trying to get panels fitting best i can till cutting discs arrive!!

boot floor is done and been fitting A panels and Scuttle, but cant weld them on till got cutting discs to repair the flitch under the scuttle. :sad:

Paint might arrive tomorrow or friday (so they say) but no rush because welding aint done!!
Still i can get quite a bit done today ready for the little bits that require cutting discs

[ed4ran]

WOOT Paints arrived!! Just hope i have enough
but cutting discs still havent arrived
Really buging me now, and its delaying everything.

[ed4ran]

Small update:

done some welding today, and scuttle is on, A panels are on, and rear valance is on, tomorrow i will remove the lip for a smooth bum!!

will also prep underneath for paint so while its on its side ill spray underneath and when its dry it can go level and stay level!!!

Got some grinding to do on some other bits,
but then i can start preparing and spraying!!

:grin:

[ed4ran]

got most of what i planned for today done,

bum is now bumperless and will need a little filler to smooth it out

got a little grinding to do underneath then ill get to painting it!!!!
Then ill let it dry and get on with finishing some grinding on the rest then preping the rest.

So by end of tomorrow the plan is to have the underneath sprayed, and the rest (minimum) preped!!!

Ordered some new bits (pipes), just hope they arrive on time!!! :sad:

[ed4ran]

Done some more today, and made some progress,

At this point i am trying to get the underneath done so it can go flat and stay flat.
Havent got much to do inside (little grinding) and then ill be preping it all, so i may be painting it tomorrow!!

Underneath:-

Before


After 1st coat, got some more todo

[ed4ran]

Paint has pretty much dried so you can see the colour better!!

SATIN BLACK

[bigjim]

looking good matey !! making very good progress, makes mine look like i`m going backwards. But then again I do work all day then come home to a nagging bird :tongue:

Cant wait to see the final paint job

Jim

[ed4ran]

thanks, i cant wait to have it painted, means i can get on with rebuilding it!!!!

Just hope me bits come in the post tomos.

[mini_sam]

did you hammerite the bottom? or is the satin black just spray?

[ed4ran]

Yeap Hammerite!!! Its great stuff, and you dont need to primer it sticks to bare metal and even flakey rust (not that there is any)
Gonna do the rest with it as well, but with a white roof and white wheels, and white mirrors!!! (and a smooth butt n lid)

[mini_sam]

smarttttttttttt

[ryan69]

looking good mate :grin:

[ed4ran]

Done some more work on Olive!!

Refurbed the rear subframe + radius arms :grin:

Painted bulk head and underneath (reason later)

Ran pipes and battery cable under car

and today put rear and front subframe/engine back on so its moveable (thats the reason)

All i got now is to paint inside and out
Which i can do without getting paint on the running gear
and now the underneath wont get scratched

Rebuilding the engine is a job for another day/week

But now she is looking more like a MINI!!!!

(Its a good feeling to have her on all 4s :cheese: )

[mini_sam]

lookin gooood!