209 replies to this topic

[Shifty]

No probs, glad to be of help(at least I did something right this week!!!)

See you at Cannon?

[cookie4343]

No probs, glad to be of help(at least I did something right this week!!!)

See you at Cannon?

Not sure if im comeing, its farthers day and all that.

[Shifty]

Ok then, got some batteries for the camera and its not a pretty picture!!





OUCH!!

Sommerford list repair sections for this area so its not all bad.

Fecking thing!!

Edited by shiftyseamus, 19 June 2009 - 02:38 PM.

[arnie]

Well no pics because the camera was flat!!

Project Spudnik has hit a problem!!

All was going well, he was on track to go to COVICSs to be painted when I discovered more rot and serious rot at that.

I'd primed and prepped the shell and had loads of time spare so decided to make a start on stripping the engine bay out, ripped out the carb,rad, master cylinders, old LCB etc.

Still had some time left so started to clean up the bay with the wire brush when all of a sudden the metal turned white!! CRAP!!

Mr I M A Bodger had been here as well!!

Serious rot on the bulkhead by the master cylinders, the stiffening plate had rotted out and taken part of the bulkhead with it.............FECK!!!

Only course of action was to remove the front subby and engine to see just how bad the damage was.

The rot isn't that bad(well thats what I keep telling myself!!) but its gonna need some serious repairs and I've just got to decide how I'm gonna do it.

The other problem is that now the engines out I want to take it apart and stick a cam and flywheel in it and check it over!!!

Then the front subby can be stripped, painted and rebushed.

MORE WORK!!

Pics to follow!!

feck mate im well gutted for ya. so close aswell. see you sunday mate.

[Shifty]

Right, well I've finished stropping about the setback and have got on with the repair!!!

Initatially I was struggling to get the repair panels, heritage were out of stock and no onr else had them.

Full credit to MINI_MACHINE here, they didn't have them in stock so they made some up for me and had them out to me within a week.

Great service and I'll use them again, helpfull, and knowledgeable as well.

Anyway, heres what it looked like when I broke out the plasma cutter.



Ooops!!

Shock mount was ropey so repaired that.



Repair panel fitted



And finally the stiffener tacked in place



I hope you'll agree that it looks a shedload better now.

Got some tidying up and welding to do but its looking good!!!

Should be able to do a bit more tomorrow.

[dezshearer]

Never seen a mini go there, shock mount yes, but that corner, wow.

Nice work!

[Shifty]

Never seen a mini go there, shock mount yes, but that corner, wow.

Nice work!

You're not the first person to say that!!

I had that response from most of the panel suppliers, still done now.

Back on track.......................I hope!!

[Racer_Pete]

Hey Sean, havent spoke to you for a while! hows things?
Looking like its really coming together, will be worth it in the end, good job!

Pete.

[Shifty]

Hey there Petey!!

Have you passed your test yet?

I sincerely hope it will be worth it!!

[Pauly]

Chhrist mate, some work gone into that...... I would seriously think about the weight of all that weld, IT WONT BE LIGHT! and they say rust is weight saving material .

...... Good work mate .

Paul.

[Shifty]

Chhrist mate, some work gone into that...... I would seriously think about the weight of all that weld, IT WONT BE LIGHT! and they say rust is weight saving material .

...... Good work mate .

Paul.

Well its lucky I'm a shortarse who weighs next to nothing!!

(with a bit of luck it should cancel out the welding wire!!!)

[Pauly]

Also the rust beaters helped

Paul.

[Shifty]

If only the previous owner had used it!!!

[Jack Jones]

quite good when it comes to welding aint you, some right pretty welds there,
that support is the home fabricated or a somerfield part, if you hand made that, well your pretty good at that aswell.
very impressed by your work mister, when are you hoping it'll be done?

jack

[miniman retford]

You will be coming to Gaydon in it on friday then !