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Getting The Rose Family Mini Back On The Road! (After 5 Years)

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#286 jsyjamie

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Posted 28 September 2020 - 11:47 AM

Looking good mate, just need to keep the motivation high! 



#287 Ben_O

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Posted 29 September 2020 - 10:29 PM

Looking good Ben.

welding isn't too bad at all. You just need to work on your technique but plenty of practice will help there.

 

It looks from your picture that you may need to up the power and drop the wire speed slightly. 

Keep playing with the settings and trying it out joining scrap pieces together and you will get there.

 

Cheers

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#288 Ben Rose

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Posted 30 September 2020 - 11:16 AM

Looking good Ben.

welding isn't too bad at all. You just need to work on your technique but plenty of practice will help there.

 

It looks from your picture that you may need to up the power and drop the wire speed slightly. 

Keep playing with the settings and trying it out joining scrap pieces together and you will get there.

 

Cheers

Ben

Thanks for the input Ben.  I'm going to cut off the front wings so I have more scrap to test with. Practice, Practice, Practice.  In terms of using a copper back plate will that make much of a difference?  Also I am using 0.6 mig wire now which is helping controllability as I was using 0.8 before.  But I am still using pure CO2.  Should I swap to Argon\CO2 mix?  I have a big bottle I get re-filled.



#289 Ben Rose

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Posted 05 October 2020 - 03:09 PM

So I decided to cut out the small repair I made as I wasn't happy.  Welded in a new repair section by tacking at first and then filling in the gaps with weld and BOOM blew two huge holes where the metal joins.  So frustrating.  :shy: 
I have ordered a copper back so I can fill in the holes and grind it back.  Thought I was getting better to that point.  Having said that its all a learning curve.  Still enjoying the learning process too.
 
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Tired of watching the boot floor get surface rust all over it so used some Deox Gel overnight to remove the rust. I'll be washing it off tonight and then priming with Electrox.

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As soon as the copper backing arrives I will fill in my holes and then weld in the battery box.



#290 Ben Rose

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Posted 06 October 2020 - 07:07 AM

Cleaned up the boot floor.  Just wanted to give it some protection whilst I worked on it as there was starting to be a fair bit of surface rust building up.  The boot lip is too far gone so I am going to try to repair this.  By the time I have finished it would have been was simpler and quicker to replace the boot floor but I am using this as good experience and learning as I go.
 
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Had to have a second go over some of the really bad bits but it is incredible how well it has come up.

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This sure helps drying the panels and drying paint.

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Mask certainly helped...

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Posted 15 March 2024 - 07:33 PM

So how long?!!  Oops.  >_<

 

With some help from some good friends (and a bit of well deserved pressure) we started work on the Elephant in my garage on Tuesday.

 

We started where I left off (I can just about remember that far back), on the boot floor.  I'm still learning and I've decided to not make everything perfect but to just get it back on the road and being enjoyed. 

"Don't get it right get it running".

 

 

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Gaz doing a bit of fettling..

 

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Whilst I got the panel ready..

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Test fitting...

 

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More fettling...

 

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And in it goes...

 

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Now on to cutting off the rear lip of the boot floor ready for new metal!

 

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Gaz very noticed at the last minute the bracket for the petrol tank strap, so a few more spot welds to drill out.

 

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Pretty much done for the day other than to treat the boot lip for rust before the new panel can go on.

 

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Rust treatment...

 

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Zinc Primer...

 

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Test fitting new metal...

 

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Not a bad fit at all, fairly consistent gap.  I may have to fettle the holes for the bumper mounting but I'll do that when the valance gets prepped.

 

Massive thanks to Gary for getting me back on it and taking a day of his own time to help.   (He loves it really)

 

Hopefully I can keep up a bit of momentum.  :highfive:

 

 

 

 



#292 cooperd70

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Posted 15 March 2024 - 09:15 PM

Wondered when you'd be back. Glad to see you back posting on the progress. Gary will have to keep you on the straight and narrow.

Keep up the good work 👍👍

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Posted 15 March 2024 - 09:51 PM

Yeah it's been a while 🙄. Thanks for still following. 👍





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