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[mini danny]

Looking good buddy those panels look a good fit keep it up


Dan

[myredmini]

Cheers buddy

[myredmini]

Been fettling with the doorstep and rear quarter panel this weekend, With it being a magnum doorstep as you can imagine did not fit! so i sharpened all the folds to begin with.

 

The curved ends of the doorstep were not even close to fitting so I cut the front to give me the correct shape and just needs a small filler section to close the gap.

 

 

The back of the doorstep was so bad i decided to cut the full back off and use an original section from my little panel donor.

 

 

 

 

All of the rust was cleaned off and I cut out all of the rot and welded a new piece in onto the first edge

 

 

Drilled out the spot welds

 

 

 

Picture after I fabricated and welded in the repair 

 

 

 

Quarter panel fits perfect

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not far off welding it all up now. Got to trial fit the door, get all the seams zinc primed, paint the inaccessible parts in 2k body colour and they can be welded.

 

  

[alex-95]

Great work, The magnum door step panels are crap, mine was pretty much the same

[myredmini]

Thanks. They are pretty poor, looking forward to m-machines version this year!

[myredmini]

Been a while since I updated this but im still working away at it on evenings and pretty much every weekend.

 

Floor and inner sill is in place 

 

Inner sill strengthener back in place

 

Gapping

 

Toe board section welded in because of the rust in the mating flange where it meets the floor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now engine wise, I have fully stripped the engine, the crank will be getting a re grind to remove the minor marks, new mains and big end bearings, oil pump etc etc, the bores and pistons are in really really good condition so will be checking the ring gaps prior to rebuilding to be sure everything is ok. I am still trying to decide on a diff ratio. Currently has the standard 3.44, but i want the revs down a bit at higher speeds. Its a mg metro 1275 so even changing the diff to say 3.1 i will have enough torque but should still have enough acceleration for what i want.

 

 

 

 

 

Will try and update this more often but life at the moment is work.. mini.. shower.. tea...bed.

 

[myredmini]

On another note my daily 86' mini passed its mot on saturday, body wise shes getting tired now so she will be sorted after this one.

 

[myredmini]

And also been spending!

 

7.5" Cooper S brake set up with MS callipers

 

 

 

 

[Ben_O]

Nice work!