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[craigr91]

as title says, just wantinng to find the best way to sort this, its rusted right the way through to the boot, not checked it fully but paint has bubbled all the way....

Thanks, Craig


also the lips behind the bumpers and the little lips below the doors (red line in picture)

Thanks again

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[sonikk4]

You can do localised repairs by making your own repair sections. The lips on the door step to inner sill can be replaced again by making repair sections but to be honest if they are badly rusted then you may need to replace the door step and outer sill.

The lip behind the rear bumper is a three layer sandwich comprising of the rear valance the boot floor and the rear panel. Still fixable but if its shot all the way along then extensive repairs will be needed.

The front bumper lip can be repaired in sections but not sure if you can buy a complete lip. Maybe have a look at the M Machine website.

[sonikk4]

Repair section for front bumper lip
11.18.01.39 6.00 Bumper Rail, front panel, Mk1-5. M Machine.

[craigr91]

ah, youve been a great help, cleared a few things up for me

[sonikk4]

No problem

[craigr91]

what tools do people use to 'create' these sections, i mean what do you use to bend the metal to the right shape?

[leadly]

I use a hammer and swear words!

[sonikk4]

If you can weld then cut some strips then tack weld them together to form the shape you need. Or you can use a vice and hammer to form simple folds.

On Project Erm i had to cut sections of the front windscreen and rear screen out and fabbed new sections to replace the damage. However these were flat and not folded. Also the rear aperture is compound curved so my first option would probably be the best route.

Really a lot depends on the damage you have got. If you can post some pictures that we can take a butchers at then we may be able to shed some more light on your problem.

[craigr91]

right cheers get a pic in the daylight tomorrow and post it on here

[Brams96]

Are there any issues with the rear screen lip being joined to the parcel shelf? I need to do a repair to my rear window lip so do I just need to be careful when cutting out the bad section & keep the parcel shelf lip untouched?

[craigr91]

sorry its been a long while but work gets in the way
here are the pictures

http://s1123.photobu...91/Mini Repair/

theres a few on my door gaps, any advice on that please, i have read the sticky on this topic but i thought id ask for advice on mine seeing as there is gap on the top and side, the gap is quite big and i can easily fit a finger in

Thanks, Craig

[sonikk4]

The door gaps could be down to several things, are they the original doors?? if not that could be an issue. They do look too low and possibly too far back so the hinge holes may need to be slotted in the A post and the the door catch will need to be adjusted.

The corrosion on the rear panel is very bad but repairable it will just take time. The other option is to buy this panel from M Machine
12.12.00.00 127.50 Rear Panel, Mk2 on http://www.m-machine...rts Cat doc.pdf

[craigr91]

ok will have to ask the guy who is helping me what to do thanks for that

about the doors, im not sure if they are origanal or not........ dunno how and if you can find out, again im not understanding what your on about lol so ill ask him when he comes tuesday thanks very much again

[sonikk4]

Although another door from another Mini will fit they are tweaked to fit their original car so may not fit quite as well on another car. Also judging by your pictures the door seals have been over sprayed which will not do them any good.

When you take the doors off you may find shims behind the hinge where it mounts to the A post. Now providing the gap between the front of the door and the A panel is of a good size then slotting the holes in the A post and removing some of the shims should allow you to raise the door thus making it fit better and reducing the gap at the top. The door catch that attaches to the rear quarter post is adjustable. You need to slacken the screws and lever the plate slightly as its normally got a form of putty behind it, this will release it enough to enable it to be adjusted.