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[minimissions]

This shell looks great, still cant believe how original that thing is..

[Ben_O]

Back on the Mini today.

 

I have virtually finished rebuilding the inner sill, flitch and toe board and have got the new outer sill on too.

 

 

 

 

 

I just need to weld the bottom of the A post boxing panel to the inner sill, finish grinding up the welds on the flitch repair join inside and out and weld the outer sill to the jacking point and it's done.

Then I can get back on with the prep

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[MikeRotherham]

Hi Ben,

 

Will you show how you have welded the jacking point to the outer sill?

[Ben_O]

Hi Ben,

 

Will you show how you have welded the jacking point to the outer sill?

Yes, I can do.

Basically, I cleaned up the edges and then fully welded round and tidied up with a carbide burr.

 

Ill take a photo on Monday.

Cheers

 

Ben

[Ben_O]

I finished tidying up the joins on the new piece of inner sill

 

 

And then gave the shell another good blow down

 

 

And then finished the final little bits of prep ready for primer.

 

 

 

 

 

And then primed the inside

 

 

 

 

The underside

 

 

 

 

And spot primed some repair sites and bare areas on the topside

 

 

 

 

Next, I flatted the primer on the underside

 

 

And sealed all of the seams

 

 

 

Tomorrow, I shall stonechip the underside ready for some top coat.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Ben_O]

A bit more done today.

 

I started off by stonechipping the underside

 

 

And then flatted the primer on the inside of the shell

 

 

 

Before sealing up

 

 

Then back to the underside for a taste of the 1970's

 

 

 

 

I shall paint the inside next and then take it off the spit

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[miniireland]

That colour is just fabulously 70s darling lol

[CityEPete]

Fantastic as ever.

[johnR]

Looks great, what's the thinking with the rough finish to the seam sealant? - as original I presume?

[Ben_O]

Looks great, what's the thinking with the rough finish to the seam sealant? - as original I presume?

You got it.

I just replicated what was there originally but with modern PU sealant.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Jase]

Nice, is that the same colour as mine Ben - Bracken? Excellent work again, a lovely project.

[Ben_O]

Nice, is that the same colour as mine Ben - Bracken? Excellent work again, a lovely project.

This is Bronze Yellow.

It's growing on me..

[Ben_O]

I have been doing some more painting..

 

This time, the inside of the shell

 

First, I taped up the various holes in the bulkhead and floor from the outside and then sheeted up

 

 

Then after several rounds of degreasing and dust blowing, It was clean enough to start painting

 

 

 

 

 

This colour is really growing on me.

 

Then finally, once that was baked, I could take it off of the spit

 

 

I'm now going to leave it over the weekend to fully harden before I mask off the inside ready for the rest of the painting.

 

Engine bay and boot next!
 

Cheers

 

Ben

[gadget555]

[CharlieNZ]

That's so funky, I love it!