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[buddylove]

Coming along nicely Hope you get everything done you want to.

[flat-eric]

i've got similar work started on my clubby.

keep the pics coming as your helping me out big time!

rob.

[emalee]

day 2 FAIL!!!!

i din't manage to get the sill on, so im already a behind on day two!!! DOH!, hopefully i'll make it up tomorrow tho...

right so today, prep'ed the panel, it would of been a lot easier if i could remember which way to fold the bends,



and welded in:




then i closed off the gaps for the pants inner sill:



and tackled the lovely jacking point again;



cut it out



and rebuilt the tunnel, if it wasn't around xmas time and i was doing my usual weekend work, then i would of got the repair panel for this section which includes the jacking point, but rather than waiting around for the panels, i repair the section and left the jacking point out



so welded up the hole in the sill




then removed the rest of the sill lip from the body and painted the inner sill ready for the new sill:



then preped the sill to go on tomorrow morning



so the plan for tomorrow is weld the sill on, find the subframe bolts (they are in a box somewhere!!!) throw the old subby on, get it on all four wheels, push it out, and turn it round, then take the engine out, and my dad is only gonna be around in the morning so i've probably gotta take the engine out by myself.......


should be fine!!!!

[edi57]

Nice work mate. You should definitely hit your target with your to-do list... as long as you stick to the jobs you mentioned.

Keep those updates coming!

Ed

[buddylove]

Nice progress for the day, keep it up

[mk1leg]

Wow that sure has come on along way since I last read well done.......hope to see it at IMM and Mini50 where I hope to bring mine finished..................

[emalee]

thanks for all the comment guys!!

day 3 kinda fail because i did day 4 work....

right welded the new sill on


painted



sill got a bit of grinding back to do!!

then put the rusty rear sub back on





pushed him out of his corner



and put a random boot on

dad grafer taped it up, so i wouldn't fill it with stuff!!!, and we also taped up the rear lights

then put it forwards back into the space



and started stripping the engine etc, cut the front slam panel off, the alternator was right up againt it!!!



took all the lovely foam off



and then the wiring loom, and wiper motor etc, got rid of all the additional random wiring so all is now well on the wiring side, i probably will retape it all when i've cleaned it all up tho....





also dones any one know what this is??????????

[john1.2pearl]

iirc its something to do with the Dip/Main headlights.....

[buddylove]

Ya someone said in the other thread that it was a dip relay. Keep up the good work!

[emalee]

thanks for letting me know, i found out in the other thread its the resistor for the dip/main lights, these modern things!!!, my 81 citys not even got a relay!!! LOL

day 4

SUCCESS at last!!!!

finished disconnecting the engine



drained the oil, (to find a lovely cleanish sump plug, i love this engine!!!)



took the engine out



and ran the air line over the engine and engine bay



then ran the hammer along the sill...



DOH!!!!

and i even found time to change my discs on the green mini and weld the brackets back on the dust covers (which are now touching the discs and screeching..... never finished with a mini!!! LOL)




so tomorrow i need to move the sky around, so its tilted on its side, then cut the sill off and access the damage!!! it is better than the drivers side tho!!! and clean up all the floor, i actually enjoy taking underseal off, its just wrong!!!

[edi57]

You enjoy removing underseal??? That's just sick!!!

Totally rubbish job in my opinion!

[emalee]

i think its because there is a wax kinda stuff under the underseal so i peels off quite easily!!! (not so good when it sticks in your hair tho!!! LOL)

ok so this sides sill was a lot worse than the driver side!!, because it had no visible holes i thought it was alright, but... well it is a mini

so day 5, 6 + 7 FAIL!!! LOL

ok, so cleaned up the floor







inner finch


then i took my mums metro to be tuned up as it was running a bit pants and constantly misfiring, and a general pig to drive, its all lovely again now tho(for a metro)

then a came back and cut the sill under the seam with the body, at which point the side decided to pop out where the hole is infront of the rear arch, so i needed to weld this up before i started anything else





i'm getting quite good at this panel making thing!! LOL, even if i did get a bit carried away with the tin snips and have to remake it!!!

day 6

welded the repair section in



cut the sill off



lovely jacking point again



rust cut out





and replaced





Rear half waiting to be done!!!



i don't know if you can see but the inner finch had the number 23 stamped on it, does anyone know what this means?????



Day 7 - forgot my camera, doh!!!

repaired the rest of the inner sill and bottom of the rear heal board,
repaired the crossmember end section,
repaired the hole in the doorstep, and found another and repaired that,


finished the inner a post (not too sure whats its called, but its not rusty no more!!!)

then repaired the inner finch!!

so tomorrow, finished the inner finch repair (the welders nib has got something stuck in it and i was too lazy to fix it tonight!!!)

grind back all the welds, remove the lip of the sill, prep the new sill and weld it on, then hopefully make a start on the doors (and take some pics!!!)

[buddylove]

Coming along quickly now, keep up the good work

[emalee]

ok this is yesterdays progress

inner sill



cross member



inner finch



rear floor and heel board



then today

cleaned up the inner sill



then welded up the jacking point hole in the sill

pretty colours


then welded it on



and painted



so tomorrow i'll move it round so its sat on 4 wheels, then grind down all the welds inside then paint all the floors

and make a start on the doors

[emalee]

quick update, not that much done today, cleaned up all the welds inside the car, then cleaned up all of the inside and redoxided where needed, then started on the drivers door, which need most of the lower edge replacing (typical mini door!!!),

sorry no pics today as my camera ran out of battery!!! doh

tomorrow i will continue to weld up the bottom edge of the door, but i can only spend a couple of hours doing it as i've gotta go to my nans for dinner, then wash the green one (and sort out its brakes!!!)

and i've just put in a massive mini spares order, mainly for the new scuttle and closing panels, but loads of gaitors, mounts and bushes for the suspension and engine!!

i love getting the parcels and remembering what i ordered!! LOL