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[Brams96]

Mini trailers are cool    I hope you kept the roof section too for the lid?

Edited by Brams96, 04 June 2013 - 06:12 AM.

[Carlos W]

Mini trailers are cool    I hope you kept the roof section too for the lid?

 

Yes mate, it's in the garage too!

 

I'm collecting my drivers door from my dads this week so I can get the other A-panel on!

[Carlos W]

Lovely door back from my dads!

I'll be able to get the o/s A panel fitted now

[Daviewonder]

Nice project thread. Really should go to bed but I got too involved to stop reading halfway through.

 

Gonna follow this as I'm looking forward to the finished article.

 

 

Glad someone pointed out that the Cooper rear end is for a trailer project. I thought it was your next rebuild project,  I did think it would be a bit hardcore  

[Carlos W]

Quick update before hopefully some work at the weekend, although gas levels are dangerously low and I can't afford to buy any until pay day

N/S A pillar has been partly de-seamed, but it's looking good I think

[grahama]

Carlos,

 

ur getting good at this de seaming lark !!  I too am dangerously low on gas but have no where near the welding left u have,  just my weller wheels.  Will look mint with a skim of filler

 

Graham

[Minidarren83]

that looks very good carlos almost a no filler needed job hope my back bumper turns out that good

[Carlos W]

that looks very good carlos almost a no filler needed job hope my back bumper turns out that good

My rear valance isn't as good

Carlos,
 
ur getting good at this de seaming lark !!  I too am dangerously low on gas but have no where near the welding left u have,  just my weller wheels.  Will look mint with a skim of filler
 
Graham

One more bottle should do it, but the 250 quid I spent going to the north this month has wiped out any spare money I had! I'll get another after pay day!

[Carlos W]

My 2nd update in 2 days

 

I had to finish of the A Post and here it is in all its glory!

 

Unfortunately the panels don't meet very well at the bottom so filler will be required.

 

I'm not sure if it's had a repair or if it came out of the factory with the panels stepped?

 

The next challenge will be getting the car out the garage to turn it around, that may happen tomorrow, weather and wife permitting

[silve1999]

man you should come deseam min ;)  great job you are doing!

[hughJ]

Carlos long time no speak. Sorry. I'm cured no longer Mini obsessed. Maybe Mini averse! That is some deseaming! You've just got better and better. Keep up the good work.

 

Hugh

[Carlos W]

Thanks Hugh,the mini came out the garage, swept the floor, turned it around and put it back in today!

O/s a post next week until the gas runs out!

I'm still aiming for a car in primer this year!

[Carlos W]

After a fantastic weekend at the mini festival I'm feeling all enthusiastic.

 

I bought a bigger front sprocket for the work hack, so I fitted that and it's made a massive difference, it pulls better, it gives nicer power, 1st is more usable.

 

On with the deseaming!

 

The welder was in a bit of a stupid mood, and I'm a bit concerned

 

 

See the welding at the top? Anyone any suggestions?

 

 

The middle section has been ground down and sanded.

 

I couldn't do any more grinding as I have run out of ear plugs, besides, the neighbours came back and I am trying to be considerate as possible.

 

So, on to the door hinges!

 

I have cleaned them up, replaced the pins in them all, and primered them. The bottom 2 are great, lovely and tight. The top two have loads of play.

 

Next on the shopping list, 2 top door hinges. I may get in the garage before work tomorrow and finish off the A Pillar

[Ben_O]

Nice one Carlos. Looks like great progress!

I noticed halfway through reading that you are in Sittingbourne! I grew up there and only moved away from there in 2008!

 

Can't wait to see more

 

Ben

[Carlos W]

UPDATE

 

Hugh and Graham and my weekend at the mini festival are really inspiring me to crack on.

 

 

De-seaming of the o/s A pillar is virtually finished

 

 

Started trial fitting the A Panel.

 

First trial looks good, just need to grind the welds back from fitting the door step in order to get it in properly.

 

Other tasks done today include a load of seam sealing (but I didn't take any pictures of that!)