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[Stupot_1982]

Got a few more pics on welding now. Need to get my ass in gear and strip back the floor and seam seal and paint up, before our house inspection! Should be a nice job this weekend

Drivers side floor

Drivers air vent welded up

Passenger air vent

Drivers scuttle section

Boot section

Drivers door step..Not the straightest job in the world, but a bit of filler should help!

Edited by Stupot_1982, 03 November 2014 - 03:34 PM.

[Stupot_1982]

OK done a bit more over the last couple of weekends. I don't really get to spend much time on Mable as you can tell by the slow progress!

Started to strip off the waxoyl, stonechip and as much paint as I could bare. I started with the floor panels, then on to the boot section. Once I had stripped the floor panels using my trusty wire knot/grinder (love that tool), I brushed rusty spots with kurust and let it 'cure'. Once I had done that I seam sealed as much as I could find, an lets face it, I think I went a bit overboard.

Because of how much time I didnt have, I decided to do half the floor panels at a time.

Once seam sealed, I then applied a coat of etch primer, then black smooth hammerite, a couple of coats

After the boot section and arches are sorted (this weekends job) is painted up, I will apply stonechip/shutz or waxoyl. not sure on this comibination yet..?! Maybe stonechip the arches and waxyoil the rest of the floor in clear waxoyl. I have done my subbys in silver so think I needs clear waxy for those!

Edited by Stupot_1982, 03 November 2014 - 03:35 PM.

[Stupot_1982]

OK, I am prepped for Schutzing using my compressor and underseal gun. I nipped out to give it a blast and only to find it will only pump air through the gun! Heeelp, I have never Schutzed before and can't seem to get the sticky stuff to come through. I have heated it up in a bowl of hot water, and pushing 70-100psi through and still just air!!

Can anyone advise??

Edited by Stupot_1982, 12 December 2009 - 02:18 PM.

[Mini Basher]

OK, I am prepped for Schutzing using my compressor and underseal gun. I nipped out to give it a blast and only to find it will only pump air through the gun! Heeelp, I have never Schutzed before and can't seem to get the sticky stuff to come through. I have heated it up in a bowl of hot water, and pushing 70-100psi through and still just air!!

Can anyone advise??

Had the same problem when first tried applying the stonechip to the underside of my car, you'll probably find the pickup tube is bottoming out on the bottom of the shutz can, what I did was cut a 45 degree angle cut on the bottom of the pickup tube and that worked fine

Cheers

Andy

[Stupot_1982]

Thanks for your post Andy! You were spot on! (Albeit I figured it out before your post!)

I took the gun out of the can and pulled the trigger and schutz came out, what was left in the feed. So I gathered it must have been sitting on the bottom of the can! JOB DONE!! I just hacksawed a few mm off the bottom of it.

Will post pictures later, it looks mint I have to say. Used up 3 cans, and I have one arch to do, which I couldn't reach to paint. Will get it on the trolly I made from pallets and castors, the paint the arch and schutz. Got a house inspection next weekend (we rent) and the drive is a right state!

Edited by Stupot_1982, 12 December 2009 - 06:17 PM.

[Stupot_1982]

pictures as promised. Not very good though with not having much room to take 'em and not much light.

Note unfinished arch at bottom...

Shot of footwells from the outside, and gearbox hole

Steering rack

Anyone know how many litres it usually takes? I have used up three, but wondering if I should go over again with one or two more...?

Edited by Stupot_1982, 03 November 2014 - 03:35 PM.

[Pitcrew6464]

Hi stupot looking great!! i posted the metal/rust treatment you were after here.... Click Me

[Stupot_1982]

Li'l update for ya's. All floor is now schutzed (how messy is that, loved it though). Have 3litres left now, so may do boot and under front end. Needs much prepping first though. Under side looks mint though. Can't wait to build up my silver subby's and fit them! So Mable is now the right way up. Built up a basic dolly with BIG trolley wheels and a few pallets bolted together. Passed the house inspection though! Don;t know how the hell we managed that, the drive is a wreck. Glad I took the gazebo down for the inspection anyhow, it was screwed in to the tarmac. The gazebo is back up now, it was bloomin blowin' a gale last night , I thought it was gona blow away. What I would give for a garage. Dammit

Edited by Stupot_1982, 20 January 2010 - 03:27 PM.

[Stupot_1982]

Thought I would spend some time drawing Mable in Adobe Illustrator. It's by no means finished whatsoever.. I just cant decide on what look to go for, so a design of her might help me, at least I can customise to my hearts content before going ahead! Might turn it into a 3d model, then god knows what.



What dya think people?

Edited by Stupot_1982, 03 November 2014 - 03:36 PM.

[BlakeMcCall]

Thought I would spend some time drawing Mable in Adobe Illustrator. It's by no means finished whatsoever.. I just cant decide on what look to go for, so a design of her might help me, at least I can customise to my hearts content before going ahead! Might turn it into a 3d model, then god knows what.



What dya think people?

You have some skills on CAD lol. I can only draw a box at school -.-

[19rab82]

nice work

[JordanRaisbeck]

looks really good, i like how nice and new your under side looks good luck

[Stupot_1982]

Dismantled the rear hub assemblies now. Was a bit of a pain in the rear seperating the brake shoes and cylinders. Got the Radius arms back on the subframe. Thought I would do a little painting...

Keyed and Etch Primed four Hi-Los

Cleaned up and brush painted the rings on the rubber cones. Yes I do think these are ok to go back on. I have seen many other flat cones, and these don't seem too bad. I am saving up for fast road coil springs anyway..

Brush painted with Hammerite Silver. I do like the brushed alloy look of these

Also brushed on hammerite black. I know there isn't much point as they wont be seen, but I thought it was best to give them some protection.

I did do these lower arms ages ago, but I recently made a mess of them prising the old nylon cups out!

Painted up the rear backplates aswell. Not so sure aobut these. They look a bit rough.

I decided to also brush paint the inside floor and rear seat excluding the cross section. Just for protection of the panels. I just bought me a new HVLP spray gun Clicky
Should do me the job of spraying the rest of the inside and outside when the time comes. Should hopefully be purchasing some primer and thinners in the next week or so.

This is the other arch that wasnt done, is now done...

and a couple of other pictures I took of the underside.

Edited by Stupot_1982, 03 November 2014 - 03:38 PM.

[Ipod]

Are you still speaking to your girlfriend

No he aint, he cant find her,
Whilst he's busy fixing the mini, she's out driving a porshe

[G-baby158]

Are you still speaking to your girlfriend

No he aint, he cant find her,
Whilst he's busy fixing the mini, she's out driving a porshe