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[country clubman]

Been finishing off the side I'm working on, cleaning up welding and them little bits that needed doing, like adding a good bit of paint, the silver paint is 2k glass flake epoxy primer(similar stuff used on forth bridge so should be good!) and the white stuff is an epoxy primer from Blakes for metal work on Boats, so this should be more than enough rust protection! but a top coat will be added.

 

I refitted the battery brackets.

 

 

Cleaned floor up ready for painting.

 

 

 

Drilled holes in the headlight bracket and made sure indicator fitted(needed to elongate the holes), then painted them up.

 

 

And finally a good lick of paint on the floor panel, just got to clean up underneath and paint that now!

 

[Vinay-RS]

The bodywork is looking really good. Nice work on the rebuild so far :)

[Mr Frosty]

Looking Good!

[country clubman]

Cheers for comments, painting wise looks bit of a mess at moment but plan is repair it all first then tidy it up, but get fresh metal work painted/protected.

[country clubman]

Didn't get much done last week just little more paint slapped on it, but this week manage to make a start on the left hand floor panel/sill, much quicker when you know what you can chop, thankfully this side much better than other side, the key areas are pretty solid, the door step slight rust inside but solid, the cross member is little corroded at bottom but a but of cleaning up will be fine.

 

Front floor

 

Rear

 

Inner Step

 

Cross member

[country clubman]

Been a couple of weeks since last worked on it due to Easter holidays, but back to it, managed to get the end subframe mounting panel fitted and the floor extension piece fitted, welded up and welds cleaned, hopefully get chance to put the floor in next week.

 

 

[Mr Frosty]

moving along nicely. I will have to get my finger out or you will catch up.

[country clubman]

moving along nicely. I will have to get my finger out or you will catch up.

I don't think there's much chance I'll be catching up, you've got yours stone chipped already!

[country clubman]

Managed to get the floor in place and cross member painted and repaired but not fully welded it in, just getting it aligned isn't the easiest, how people manage to get away with just doing half the floor and aligning it properly. The problem with these mini machine floors is the angled piece dips up a bit making the sill harder to fit and if you knock it flat then moves the floor angles out of shape a little so trickier to fit it to the cross member at the end.

 

 

Getting the front end corner bit aligned is an important bit.

 

 

The front subframe bolt holes had to be elongated, shows how much it was out or the holes put in wrong place, shows you can't rely on pre set markers.

 

Then there is the rear end of floor that needed cutting down to shape, as it was full length floor for estate.

[country clubman]

Got the floor welded in this week, and welding cleaned up underneath, just got inside welding to clean up then can move on to next bit, not the most exciting posts as just repeating oposite side, so will keep it short.

 

[country clubman]

Cleaned floor welds up.

 

 

The subframe mounting holes had to be checked, I welded the end repair on without trial fitting, just easier to do it with just measuring up, don't have subframe in way when welding etc. but when came to check fitting, the lower bolt went in fine but the upper one was out a little, at this stage easy to sort. Photo below of the subframe mounting panel inner.

 

 

Got die grinder on it and took the bush insert out and opened up hole a little, it was 1mm out or something.

 

Had a new bush insert welded in, big enough but as didn't need it for lower part as well didn't need to cut it in half.

 

After that sorted could finish companion closing panels and lower arch repaired, might be able to see cut the arch closing panel to make it easier to align. Next week hopefully get the sill on!

 

[Mr Frosty]

Looking good. Nice save on the subframe fixing.

Mine was a real pain to sort out after the fact!!

[country clubman]

Looking good. Nice save on the subframe fixing.

Mine was a real pain to sort out after the fact!!

Well learnt that little trick from doing the other side, I did struggle a little when doing the other side but this way was so easy, as when doing by just measurement alone so easy to be out just a smudge, and the subframe mounts aren't that forgiving!

[Mr Frosty]

 

Looking good. Nice save on the subframe fixing.

Mine was a real pain to sort out after the fact!!

Well learnt that little trick from doing the other side, I did struggle a little when doing the other side but this way was so easy, as when doing by just measurement alone so easy to be out just a smudge, and the subframe mounts aren't that forgiving!

 

 

I made a jig from threaded rod and two angle brackets which i bolted to the subframe and adjusted to fit, I then transferred to the heal board before welding the end that was knackered due to being in the wrong place and some one trying to force it to fit. Was only out by 5mm or so!!!!

This was a lot easier than trying to take the subframe on and off as I had it so high on the rotary stand.

All fitted OK once completed which was a relief. 

[country clubman]

Sill fitted

 

 

Wheel arch closing panel corner fitted and knocked into shape.

 

 

Then made a start on lower repair, just managed to cut it to size, not had chance to fit it.

 

This is how it comes from shop

 

 

Then after cut down to size