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[lancs-lad]

Screw fix have opened a branch two minutes away from my house, it's only been open about three weeks and I've already blown about two hundred quid in there

I was at the Leyland branch Saturday & today, looks like i'm back there tomorrow  

[lancs-lad]

I was told years ago buy a guy who restored cars for a living "don't buy expensive grinders as they don't last any longer than the cheaper ones"

[markyB]

That's my local branch too! So glad I don't have to treck all the way to Chorley now ! I agree about the grinder . I bought a 50 quid Bosch one , lasted 3 months replaced it with a 20 b&q cheapie still going strong after 3 years +

[minimissions]

Nice looking project and yeh like you say with minisport it would have been rude to not pop in while you where in the area :) like the retro mk1 rear lights :)

[lancs-lad]

Came back from screwfix with a new grinder, did a bit of welding & ran out of gas ! so I spy with my little eye a front subframe a new grinder & a wire brush cup thing, time to attack the front subframe  then this happened

 

  

 

I've only just done my health & safety test   

[lancs-lad]

I found 2 small holes in the scuttle & a bit of surface rust underneath, so I've removed the wings, a panels & scuttle

 

  

 

 

I've started to tidy things up a bit with a new wire cup on the grinder

[rooney123]

looking good pal .................  andy

[lancs-lad]

1st port of call this morning was machine mart to get this co2 to argon adapter

 

 

then off to a hobbyweld stockists for some hobbyweld 5, I haven't  used an argon mix gas for years

 

[lancs-lad]

I've sorted out the front cross member, I fabricated the sections with some 1.2mm steel, i'm   happy with the way its turned out i don't think i'm to far out with the shape of the cross member

 

[Stu.]

Looking good. The inner wings look in good nick. Dont look to have any patch repairs which is unusual. Do you think they've been replaced previously ?

[lancs-lad]

Thanks Stu the inner wings both need a small patch, the off side was a new panel years ago after I replaced the bonnet, wing & front panel when I had a low speed crash in 1987 this car has not been on the road since 1991

[lancs-lad]

I've started to sort out the inner wings, 1st the nearside repair panel

 

[lancs-lad]

The Mini Spares fairy has been

 

[lancs-lad]

not much of an update but I've bought a mig welder from TMF member  "redhotminilewis"