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[emalee]

not to sound sexist but your the first girl i know of that can weld lol im impressed seems like great progress

good work *thumbs up*

you probs better than me at welding too lol

thanks!!!!

its all just practice tho!!!

[BMC Paul]

Well done! you doing really well! and the ground and conditions your working on, well again you doing great and putin me to shame, i moan that im doin my restoration in a open carport, but atleast its dry and flagged area etc! Keep up the fine work!

[emalee]

Well done! you doing really well! and the ground and conditions your working on, well again you doing great and putin me to shame, i moan that im doin my restoration in a open carport, but atleast its dry and flagged area etc! Keep up the fine work!

Thanks

its quite sad to say, but i'm kinda used to it!!!,

it was lovely when it was dry out there tho, when you don't have to drag the welder through the mud and keep the electric points off the floor so they don't kill you!!!!

i really can't wait to get in the garage tho!!!! LOL

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

not being electricuted does help lol ive been zapped that many times im immune sames happing with touching the lcb ive put my hand on itlike 4 times now and i still dont learn used to my fiesta zetec lol nothing like the mini the minis sooo much better

[BMC Paul]

Well i think you are doing really well in them conditions.. im not going to moan now re my carport! well best get outhere and do a bit on the mini! Had my ready break and hot cuppa!

[Heather&Henrietta]

some very interesting piccies here

[Minid]

Great work!

But get a garage it the wrong time of year to be outside.

Ill have to try and post some of my project in my nice dry garage

[LOWRIDERHORNET]

Good work you are doing

Keep it up

[emalee]

Great work!

But get a garage it the wrong time of year to be outside.

Ill have to try and post some of my project in my nice dry garage

oh thanks!!! LOL

we have got a garage its just got my dads morris minor project is in it at the moment!!!!

i'll be in there soon (been saying that for months now) i'm so not complaining tho, we get free electric!!!!

BMC Paul - get out there and do some work!!!!

[emalee]

Good work you are doing

Keep it up

thanks!!!, i must find a job tho!!!! LOL

[emalee]

ok so today i thought i twist the door to get the bottom in and by god the strengthening bar has toughened it up, i really struggled to twist the door at all, but after about 20 attempts, (i'm really not joking, my arms are gonna fall off tomorrow, and i was tipping the shell!!!!) i've got the door in the right place!!,





the only thing is the very bottom of the door sticks out, so i'll get my dad to beat it back in, no amount of twisting will get it in, it NEEDS a hammer!!! LOL



so with that lined up, i striped the bulkhead



i took off the servo, clutch master cyclinder (which needs a refurb kit), dip deam relay the brake adjuster thing (i dunno what is called!!!),

so then i got the spot weld drill out and started on the front end, and with a few choice cuts, the wing and a panel came off





and a few more cuts and pulling the scuttle and scuttle closing panels came off



then i'm left with these to repair







luckly a new inner finich came with the silver mini, so that will go on the sky, then the bulkhead and inner wing will be patches

i've only taken half of the scuttle off as the inner wing on the passenger side needs pulling out, and we'll line the new wing up with the scuttle, to see how much the inner wing needs pulling out!!!

at this point it was getting really dissley so i retreated to the garage and started on the 'new' subframe, i think this is the one we got from a scrap year for £30 about 2 years ago, fully built up

its got very minor surface rust



so i attacked it with a wire brush on the grinder, then the grinder attacked my and ran up my leg, got caught in my overalls and switched it self off!!!, note to self sat further away from the grinder!!!!



i've still got a little bit of cleaning up to do on it (with a drill so i don't kill myself)

[beaubrad]

looking really good mate ,are you putting it back to std?? brad

[emalee]

looking really good mate ,are you putting it back to std?? brad

hi brad, yeah its going back to original spec, as it left the factory!!!

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

looks ace dam u for having more fun with the mini the day i just did the tie rod bushes lol

[BMC Paul]

Hehe! I did some work and got out there emalee! good progress made again, and be carefull with grinder and wire brushes, been there and done that as they say, had a grinding disc fall apart in the grinder once and a piece ended up in my knee! The joys of restoration is welding burns, wire brush brissels poking ya in your skin and welding flash once or twice, not to forget the crap in your nose and paint and rust in your hair, shoes etc"! Joys!

I think your doing a really good job, its hard work fighting the elements and being outside, free electric is cool tho! Keep up the good work and keep warm! Got rain tomorow they say