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loving the panel work, wish I could do that

[Carlos W]

loving the panel work, wish I could do that

 

Thanks, I can't believe I've been doing this for nearly 3 years! I need to crack on and get it done!

 

I'd love to get it in primer this year but I don't know if it's going to happen!

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loving the panel work, wish I could do that

 

Thanks, I can't believe I've been doing this for nearly 3 years! I need to crack on and get it done!

 

I'd love to get it in primer this year but I don't know if it's going to happen!

 

Wouldn't worry, I think a lot of us are at that timescale ourselves. Mines just over 2 years and similar stage to yours. I find sanding and shaping bodyfiller to the contours of the body so bloody boring I can only manage half an hour at a time haha. Aim higher, get it completed by 2014 ;) 

[Minidarren83]

Carlos I'm aiming for 2014 at least by imm and even then I'm not that hopefull lol

[baldric]

Mate get your subframes painted in 2 pack black. Far and away stronger and more flexible than powder coating. Powder coating is ok whilst it stays blemish free but if you get rust under it it will come off in sheets!! Either that or try plastic coating but 2 pack is best VFM.

Tim

YES I WILL SECOND THAT AS SOON AS IT GETS A CHIP OR BARE METAL SHOWING DISASTROUS ON SALTY ROADS I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SOME TO DAY BEEN OUT IN THE ELERMENTS FOR 6 MONTHS IT FLAKED OFF LIKE A PIECE OF WALLPAPER AND THIS IS A HOT COUNTRY
CHARLES

[Carlos W]

 

 

A bit premature, but here's the gear knob for the mini

[Carlos W]

A day of filler! Basically rather than messing around with little bits of filling here and there I've slapped it on everywhere and done a bit of rubbing back!

 

Nearside A post

 

 

 

 

 

Lots of rubbing back still to do, but the roof repair is looking good!

 

Quite chuffed really!

 

One of those days where you achieve a lot

[myredmini]

Best way to fill is skim the full area and you will see it going thin where the high spots are leaving the lows filled. Dont go too far because it will then require mord filler later on.

Need any advise just ask.

[Carlos W]

Best way to fill is skim the full area and you will see it going thin where the high spots are leaving the lows filled. Dont go too far because it will then require mord filler later on.

Need any advise just ask.

Fancy a trip to Kent?

[Carlos W]

Here we are 3 YEARS of my build thread!

 

I can't get into the garage this morning as the Mrs is on nights and she's a sleep! She'll murder me with an axe if I wake her up

 

 

Hole in the roof

 

 

Getting there!

[Carlos W]

Welded up the extra wiper holes in the scuttle today.

 

I bought a drill saw set from ebay and it's utter rubbish, so I place a piece of copper pipe under the holes and just filled them up, allowing it to cool often so as not to warp it.

 

a whiz over with the grinder, skim of filler, a rub back and here it is.

 

I find priming areas shows imperfections nicely, the n/s one needs a little bit more rubbing back

 

[Ben_O]

Nice one!

But could you not have offered a piece of steel underneath the wiper hole, masked the circle with a pen and then cut it with tin snips?

Oh well, looks nice and neat, so cool!

 

Keep it up mate, its coming along nicely!

 

Ben

[Carlos W]

Nice one!
But could you not have offered a piece of steel underneath the wiper hole, masked the circle with a pen and then cut it with tin snips?
Oh well, looks nice and neat, so cool!
 
Keep it up mate, its coming along nicely!
 
Ben

Thanks for your comments Ben! I don't think I'm neat enough with a pair or tin snips to cut the hole!

And, I'm not sure my tin snips would cut through the steel I've got!

[Carlos W]

Wow, a month since my last update!

 

More filling and sanding over the weekend.

 

I'm getting better and applying it, and the areas I'm applying it to are getting smaller

 

 

Loads to do on the rear valance

 

 

A few pin holes in the C Pillar

 

 

 

Work in progress

 

I'm off work tomorrow so I'll be doing some more then

[silve1999]

looking good!