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#16 ClassicBRG

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Posted 11 January 2020 - 04:28 PM

Nice job, good to see another Dutch Mini over here!

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Posted 12 January 2020 - 09:35 AM

Your 79 had origianlly had diagonal spit master and bulkhead block. 

If you want to keep this, you should have GMC167

Have a good think about how to plumb in a later 80-89 front / rear split to the bulkhead block. I should work though. :-)

 



 


Edited by no66, 12 January 2020 - 09:40 AM.


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Posted 02 February 2020 - 06:40 PM

Nice job, good to see another Dutch Mini over here!

 

Thanks!

 

Your 79 had origianlly had diagonal spit master and bulkhead block. 

If you want to keep this, you should have GMC167

Have a good think about how to plumb in a later 80-89 front / rear split to the bulkhead block. I should work though. :-)

 

Thanks for the heads-up! But I understood that my Mini was built in Belgium and these Mini's already had the front-rear split circuit. Check below picture:

 

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Posted 02 February 2020 - 06:55 PM

It has been a while since the last update. I have been sick and had to regain energy to start working on the Mini again... Today I finally found some time and energy... Also last week I finally received my parcel from Bilt Hamber containing a bottle of Electrox and some Epoxy Mastic, so I could finish off the front hub and steering arm;

 

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After the Deox-C bath I used the Dremel to remove the last bit of junk from the hub and the steering arm and this is how they looked;

 

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After the first layer of Electrox;

 

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Then I started working on the steering rack. It had to come out to replace it, but I discovered I barely had enough space to take it out;

 

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When lowering the subframe for the steering rack to come out, one of the rubbers broke. No problem, I was going to replace them anyway;

 

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Old & new;

 

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Cleaned the U-bolts (50/50);

 

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New rack installed (u-bolts are not tightened yet, first need to fit the steering column);

 

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Hope to have another update later this week...



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Posted 20 February 2020 - 03:50 AM

Excellent work there.  Keep it up.



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Posted 07 May 2020 - 07:49 PM

Ok, first I apologize for posting so late. It has been a strange time with the COVID-19 virus. Apart from that my girlfriend gave birth to our second daughter... Anyways, I still found time to do some work on the Mini. This is a cumulation of work done since early March up until where I am now. Hope you like it. As you might notice, the way I work can be sometimes chaotic, not focusing on one subject at a time...

 

First I finally received my new compressor. So far I have been working with a 24 liter hobby unit, which was very noisy and couldn't cope with the amount of air needed by my blast cabinet. Now I have a membrane compressor with a 70 liter tank, which can just keep up, but it's super quiet and has 5 years of warranty...

 

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Then I started painting the first front hub and steering arm using Bilt Hamber Epoxy Mastic. It came out pretty nice, but needs quite some drying time.

 

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As part of the front suspension/steering, I took out the steering column to rebuild that as well. It looked pretty good, but I figured it would be best to replace the bushes anyway.

 

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Replaced upper bush:

 

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Oiled the lower one:

 

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Put it into place:

 

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Found out the lower clamp bold had a stripped thread:

 

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So had to replace that (and not forget the foam seal!):

 

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Then I found the lowering bracket I bought many moons ago at Faxe Racing:

 

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Which is quite a bit longer/lower than the standard one and is sturdier than the other after market lowering brackets.

 

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Installed:

 

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When busy with the steering rack, I discovered that I would not have enough room to use the standard MPI fuel lines. Apparently, the MPI Mini's have a larger dent in the bulkhead to give room to the 3 fuel lines (supply, return and vent). I'm only going to use two of them, but even for those, there is not enough room:

 

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So I figured I needed more space and to be able to create that, I needed to remove the front subframe completely:

 

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Cleaned the area that should be changed and bought this part of the bulkhead off of someone who was scrapping an MPI Mini:

 

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Of course that means cutting out a part and welding in the replacement part...

 

Also received the new fuel line mounting brackets from QSP. Still figuring how to mount them in/on rubber:

 

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Also something needs to be done to the engine, so I had to take it apart completely:

 

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Timing chain spanner broke (once again)...

 

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Stripping continues:

 

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Then took the short block to a friend who has a milling machine and he took 0.25mm off of the face, to make the compression ratio right. The cylinders were honed and the block was then washed/cleaned.

 

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On the workbench in my garage:

 

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When looking at the block I figured I wanted more done to it. I wanted the paint to be blasted off and I want to replace the oil gallery plugs and core plugs. Something is wrong with the cam bearings as well... So I took it to the machining shop in the neighborhood and that's where it sits now:

 

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Next steps are:

  • Order new piston rings
  • Wait for the block to return and build it up
  • Start working on the bulkhead change for the fuel lines


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Posted 20 May 2020 - 08:21 PM

I started with the left-hand hub and applied a slightly different method. This is what it looked like before:

 

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Ancillaries removed:

 

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After treatment in the parts washer:

 

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Thought I would use this for the surfaces that should not be painted:

 

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Which gives this result:

 

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All prepped for blasting:

 

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Media blast result:

 

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First layer of zinc primer:

 

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Then I carried on with the part that is going in the bulkhead to give room to the additional fuel lines. I wanted to get it cleaned. Before:

 

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Started scraping off the sealant or whatever it may be...:

 

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Media blast result:

 

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"Cardboard aided design" (copyright Project Binky):

 

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Cleaned the designated location:

 

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And then I stopped. I need to find the right moment to start cutting. I don't want to wake my children doing so...

In the meanwhile I got my engine block back from the machining shop. They shot peened the outside with glass particles. It doesn't remove everything, but most of the paint is gone. Also they fitted new cam bearings as these were badly damaged... This is how it came back:

 

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I removed a casting error near the dipstick hole:

 

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I used my Dremel to get rid of the remaining paint, what a job!

 

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I was not able to remove every detail, but it got pretty close to bare metal:

 

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Then the first layer of paint:

 

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And the second layer:

 

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I also received some goodies!

Piston rings, timing chain, main cap dowels, cam lock ring and nut:

 

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Timing chain tensioner pad and gearchange mounting rubbers:

 

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To clean the engine block I used a selection of Dremel accessoires (cutting discs are not for the engine block ;)):

 

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Posted 23 May 2020 - 07:45 PM

Today I briefly worked on the engine block. I removed some of the paint on areas that shouldn't have paint;

 

Before:

 

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After:

 

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Before:

 

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And I mounted the first two blanking plates (obviously because it is going to be fuel injected):

 

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Then I took the job of actually cutting the hole to put the MPI panel in (in the bulkhead). Not a job I particularly like... Made the first cut to check where it lands exactly on the inside (just between the brake and clutch pedal):

 

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Protected the inside from angle grinder sparks:

 

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Cut (part of) the hole:

 

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Removed the clips for the old fuel line that were still in place:

 

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Next job will be to finalize the cut and prepare for welding in the new "panel". Also I have ordered plastigauge to be able to start building the engine...



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Posted 24 May 2020 - 07:45 PM

Today I continued making the small panel fit in the gap. The fit was already pretty tight:

 

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As you can see, I had to remove part of the panel, because it would be too close to the bracket that holds the steering rack:

 

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Cut off a section and it looks like it fits pretty good:

 

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Together with the Plastigauge, I ordered Intergrips, which are necessary to keep this panel in place while welding: https://www.eastwood...s-set-of-4.html. I will take a week for them to arrive, so that's enough time to get the 1mm panel gap between the two panels  :lol: .

 

 



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Posted 28 May 2020 - 09:24 PM

So I did some welding before, but now it's going to be serious... So before I started welding on the Mini, I tried my luck on the piece of metal that I cut out. I first made some spotwelds, then some continuous welds (all while playing with the settings of my machine) and lastly I tried to weld two pieces together which failed miserably... I also bought some 0.75mm mild steel sheet to try some more, but kept on failing. Setting of Amps & Volts is lowest I can get on my machine and I had my wire speed as low as possible. How is everybody else doing this?? The only thing I'm good at is making the gap even wider...

 

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This is my welder, not your average cheap welding machine I would say...

 

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Anyway, also some good news: I recieved some goodies :-)

 

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Welding magnets, Intergrips, Plastigauge and a clearcoat which can be sprayed over bare metal and is heat resistant up to 300 degrees C. I'm probably going to use it on the unpainted parts of the engine, so they look original, but don't rust...



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Posted 29 May 2020 - 03:13 AM

Try increasing the wire speed and don't try to run continuous welds. Where you are trying to butt two pieces of metal together have them almost touching then start with a small single tack. Allow the tack a few seconds to cool then do another directly onto the edge of the first tack and repeat working your way along. The tack will be thicker than the material either side so working along one tack at a time there will be less chance of burning through the metal.



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Posted 29 May 2020 - 07:36 AM

0.75 is thin, get som 0.9mm. practice just running bead and short tacks. 
The lowest setting on your machine migh just be too powefull. You will have to lean to compensate with just doing spots. 

I now have a varible voltage machine, so much better. 

I've found lots of good tips on Fitzee's Fabrications. 

 

https://www.youtube....icru8XPWr3EvJnw

 

 


Edited by no66, 29 May 2020 - 07:39 AM.


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Posted 15 June 2020 - 08:03 AM

minibitz and no66: thanks for you tips! I combined them and results got better. I also replaced some parts of my welding torch which also helped a little bit. This is the last test weld I made. As you can see the horizontal weld between the two clamps doesn't look very bad:

 

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And this is what the other side looks like:

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The hole I need to fill:

 

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Cleaned up the other side as well:

 

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Test fit:

 

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Figured I had to remove the sealant to prevent it from catching fire during welding:

 

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Cleaned:

 

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Used the magnetic welding clamps:

 

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Welding didn't go as well as on my workbench with the testing sheet metal as you can see :(

 

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Had to fill some holes:

 

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Then I tried welding the lower part, where I actually had to weld upside down. This didn't work, so I figured I'd better move to the inside... First some "protection":

 

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Also used this:

 

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It worked out (after I removed the braking/clutch pedals) more or less (still some welding to do):

 

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So now I need to finish up the welds and get some temporary rust protection.

 

Also received some goodies:

 

Ball joints from Classic Minis Japan:

 

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Auxiliary gauges (still missing one which is in backorder):

 

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Paint for my brake discs and maybe some other parts:

 

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Posted 30 June 2020 - 07:16 PM

Ok, finally another small update. Having 2 young girls doesn't contribute to quality time in the shed... ;)

So I have welded in the plate for the fuel lines. Now I need to fit them, but the rear subframe is in the way. I can take the rear subframe off, but I don't have space to do so, because the Mini is right next to the wall. So I need to put the front subframe back on, to be able to move the Mini in my garage... It's a bit of a pain and takes quite some time, but OK.

 

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This was how the finished weld looks like. It's not nice, but it'll do for the time being. The restorer I'm going to bring my Mini to, to do the bodywork will need to redo this probably (or fit a complete new bulkhead...). It might be @Ben_O as I've seen some great work from him, but he is quite a few miles away from where I live...

 

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Finished it off with some Bilthamber Electrox;

 

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Then I cleaned one of the mounting clamps of the fuel lines. Before:

 

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After:

 

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And tried to fit the fuel lines (I only need 2 of them; feed & return), but of course the fit is bad because I couldn't put them correctly into place (the part that goes into the boot space doesn't have a hole yet to be fitted in):

 

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In the meanwhile I tackled a small job and cleaned the heater valve using my ultrasonic cleaner, before:

 

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After:

 

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Then I cracked on with the front subframe, to prepare it to mount it back to the shell.

How it started:

 

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Took off the hub and axle:

 

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Had to clean the steering arm bolts first, before:

 

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After:

 

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Then I found out how I can make room for a socket to undo the bolts:

 

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And it actually worked! No need to take the entire assembly apart, I could just undo the bolts and take the steering arm off!

 

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I cleaned the two collars (in this picture one is cleaned, the other is not), using a Dremel with various accessoires:

 

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Degreased and blasted the steering arm:

 

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And sprayed a coat of Electrox onto it:

 

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Then I removed the lower arm and tie-rod from the subframe, put it in the vice to remove the joining bolt, which was a hassle:

 

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I used lots of WD40 and tried to rotate it. It worked more or less, but the bolt didn't come loose easily. Then I used a punch and that worked very well!

 

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Then I had to remove the old rubber and metal bushes from the lower arm pin:

 

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The first bush came out fairly easy, but the second one needed water pump pliers to remove it from the pin... This picture is after cleaning:

 

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And the resisting bush:

 

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Cleaned the pin, but it still contained some pitted rust:

 

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Put it in a bath of Deox-C to get the last rust out:

 

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Assembled it temporarily as well as the tie-rod:

 

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Took out the upper arm axle and found this:

 

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So I ordered an upper arm rebuild kit...

 

Hope to be able to post another update soon...



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Posted 01 July 2020 - 08:38 AM

Great looking project and a great looking work space you have I am very envious. Keep practising on scrap 0.9mm steel (I know it is boring and we all want to get on with welding in new metal) but it will pay dividends in the end and you will end up with welds you know are strong and neat on the actual Mini. When I first started I remember ruining a panel and had to remove it and buy another all because I was too keen to start welding the actual car rather than boring practising. Good luck with the project.







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