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[sonikk4]

Get some Bilt Hamber Deox on that rust Ben. Good stuff.

[Ben_O]

Get some Bilt Hamber Deox on that rust Ben. Good stuff.

The bit on the sill is just that dry rusty type that starts on clean bright steel so i may just rub it down and re-coat it.

 

I really need to have a day of going over it and treating the existing rust on the panels that are not being replaced now that it is outside.

 

Ill get some ordered 

 

Just really busy with work so it's finding the time

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[sonikk4]

If you are not using epoxy primer then get some of that on it as well. very impressed with it Ben.

[Ben_O]

If you are not using epoxy primer then get some of that on it as well. very impressed with it Ben.

So far it has 2 different types of Zinc rich primer on it. Most of it is my usual SAS paint and some is UPOL's offering. Both seem to be holding up well.

 

Hopefully ill be able to take it into work before long and keep it there

[James_eaton_thewholething]

hopefully you will get something sorted soon and don't have to leave it under a cover

[Covert]

ben what page is the inner wing fitment as im struggling to find it , thanks 

[Ben_O]

ben what page is the inner wing fitment as im struggling to find it , thanks 

It starts on Page 50 mate.

 

But goes on for several pages where i was doing other bits before actually welding it on.

 

Hope that helps

 

Ben

[Covert]

Thanks matey

[Ben_O]

It's not looking good for the poor Mini.

 

The weather has really battering it and i still have nowhere undercover to keep it.

 

I think I'm going to need to see about making some space for it at work...

[ToM 2012]

can store it in my garage over the winter to help you out? Not sure how far you are tho..

[SAL 821X]

Can't you just park the car on the road? or next doors drive? lol

[Chris1992]

man ive been really bad at keeping up, just had a nice long read to get myself back up to date!

 

sorry to hear about all the faff of moving and losing the garage. Hope you're getting settled now though, have you thought about sticking the shell in one of those carcoon things? could be worth it if slipping it into the work garage falls through? 

 

anyway, regarding the progress you made before the move, top work as usual! looking forward to seeing you get back into the swing of things! 

[Carlos W]

Get it to work and use it as an advertising piece.

[Ben_O]

can store it in my garage over the winter to help you out? Not sure how far you are tho..

Thanks for the offer Tom. I'm a bit far way though sadly. I will ask about keeping it at work once we clear some space.

 

Can't you just park the car on the road? or next doors drive? lol

Its not space we are short of, it's shelter.

 

man ive been really bad at keeping up, just had a nice long read to get myself back up to date!

 

sorry to hear about all the faff of moving and losing the garage. Hope you're getting settled now though, have you thought about sticking the shell in one of those carcoon things? could be worth it if slipping it into the work garage falls through? 

 

anyway, regarding the progress you made before the move, top work as usual! looking forward to seeing you get back into the swing of things! 

Getting settled now mate. New house, New job and no time for the poor Mini. I spend my days repairing other peoples classic cars instead of my own..

Cheers for the compliments on the work. I can't even remember what i did last. i must go back and read through!

 

Get it to work and use it as an advertising piece.

I hope so!

[CBJ805T]

back to the roof repairs today.
 
First up was to weld the seam in the gutter, grind it back and then re-shape the gutter back to how it was before i bent it out of the way to do the repair.
 
Ill just let the pictures do the talking, it's been a long day...
 

 

 

 

 
I'm calling that finished.. I can't be arsed to work it anymore.
 
and then some surgery on the n/s front corner. same sort of thing as the other repair, again, the pictures can speak for themselves
 

 
I scraped the sealer off and there was no paint at all underneath, not even primer. no wonder the rusted so much
 

 

 

 

 

 
it got late, so i left it there. still some grinding and tidying to do before bending the gutter back into shape.
 
More tomorrow....
 
Ben

Hi Ben, thinking of tackling a corner roof repair on my car soon. Just looking at the pictures above I wondered if you could give me some advice. How much of the original roof did you chop out? Did you keep the original lip. I cant tell from you photos whether you laid the new panel over the old lip, so 3 thickness in total? Hope that makes sense.

Any other tips when tackling this job?

Thanks Chris