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#31 Ben_O

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Posted 11 May 2022 - 02:15 PM

Pary of my panel order was delayed meaning I didn't have the floor pans to continue on from where I left off so I decided to sort the boot floor and replace the valance.

 

First job, remove the old valance

 

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It's all pretty good under there with just some surface rust for the most part.

 

One closing panel is fine so will not need replacing

 

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I'll just clean that one up.

 

The other side will need replacing as there is corrosion under the edge of it

 

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So off with the old

 

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And then after a clean up, I had to chop out sections of the back panel and boot floor to replace.

 

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And then on with the new closer 

 

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Next up, I prepped the new valance 

 

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Clamped it on

 

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And spot welded it into place

 

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Cheers

Ben 



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Posted 11 May 2022 - 02:27 PM

Super work as usual Ben,



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Posted 11 May 2022 - 02:28 PM

After a few days, the other parcel arrived containing thr floor pans so I cracked on with that.

 

Here is the new left front pan marked up for rough cut

 

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And then cut and positioned in place

 

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Next I marked exactly where it needed cutting to join the existing floor and then trimmed and clamped into place

 

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And then tacked

 

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I left a fairly big gap in the join as I intend to grind both sides flush after welding so need perfect penetration the whole way.

 

And here it is fully butt welded

 

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And we have perfect even penetration the other side too

 

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I gave it a grind up

 

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And then drilled and plug welded the front edge to the toe board

 

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Then I reclaimed the slinging bracket and welded that back

 

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Then made and fitted a new carpet retaining plate

 

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Job done.

 

Next up is the replacement step and outer sill.

 

Cheers

Ben 



#34 Fred&Rex

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Posted 11 May 2022 - 05:43 PM

Wow 

Amazing work going on, special set of skills, looking great, hoping mine might receive the magic soon.



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Posted 12 May 2022 - 11:41 AM

Next step is the step.

 

First thing to do is cut out this section of quarter panel to give me access.

It needs replacing anyway.

 

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Then drill and cut the step off

 

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Then replace the jacking point 

 

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Next up, I trimmed the step panel down to just oversize and laid it in place to mark my cut lines

 

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Then cut and welded

 

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Then spot welded the rest

 

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After that, I made up a new section of quarter panel to close off the previously opened up part

 

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And welded it in

 

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Next job will be the outer sill and lower flitch repair.

 

Cheers

Ben 



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Posted 12 May 2022 - 02:09 PM

Next I prepped and clamped on the outer sill

 

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And then spot welded the top to the step and quarter panel

 

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And then finished by plug welding the bottom edge to the inner sill and jacking point

 

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That just leaves the flitch repairs on this side now

 

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#37 Ben_O

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Posted 12 May 2022 - 03:29 PM

All these small repairs start off with a card template

 

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Then transferred to steel

 

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Before being welded and dressed back

 

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#38 JXC Mini GT

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Posted 12 May 2022 - 03:59 PM

Great work Ben, another masterclass of how to repair your Mini.



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Posted 12 May 2022 - 04:42 PM

Loving these repairs…

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Posted 12 May 2022 - 05:03 PM

holy smokes quite an update today Ben, such a magician with all these little bits, great seeing the step by step photo's 



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Posted 12 May 2022 - 08:02 PM

Great work as always Ben, I always enjoy your posts very inspiring.



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Posted 13 May 2022 - 03:30 PM

I made a start on the other side today

 

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I cut the outer sill off

 

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And then made a decision on how much of the floor pan I will replace.

Here it is marked out for cutting

 

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And then cut

 

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I then removed the lower section of flitch as it's a bit grotty

 

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Then had a good clean up

 

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Before roughly trimming the new section of floor

 

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Here it is fully trimmed and clamped in place

 

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Tacked

 

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And fully welded

 

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Posted 13 May 2022 - 03:40 PM

Looking good Ben! Was there any numbers stamped on the lower section of the flitch to suggest it was the original inner wing?

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Posted 13 May 2022 - 03:55 PM

Looking good Ben! Was there any numbers stamped on the lower section of the flitch to suggest it was the original inner wing?

Cheers.

There were no numbers stamped but also no evidence that its not the original inner wing.

It was all factory apart from the ugly mot patch 

 

Cheers

Ben 



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Posted 13 May 2022 - 05:02 PM

Superb work as usual, credit to you Ben I couldn’t do what you’re doing..

Thanks
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