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[mighty mini jack]

Introduction

Hey.

My name is Jack, got my mini as a present at christmas ,the one just gone he is called Gravy as the numberplate reads GRA ***V, The bodywork is generaly quite bad with alot of the horrid rust and many holes.
Im doing the work with my dad and we are working in our back garden, under a homemade shelter 12 trampoline beleive it or not! )

The plans are to:

De-seam shell
group 6 arches
Retro willow green paintjob with black roof and arches
10" wolfrace slot mag wheels, maybe converted into splitrims fitted with yoko a008's
Original 998 engine with several modifications
Fiberglass front end
mk1 bootlid
Retro interior including speedwell buckets with matching rear seat, modified 3 clock centre binnicle to fit rev guage, astralli 13" foamy spongy wheel, custom made/home-made full roll cage, etc..
mk1 grill with tash
genuine stainless bumpers with over-riders/ chrome strip on bumper seam

Please excuse the quality of the pictures at the minute, they were taken on my camera phone but i'll be using thge kodak soon

Edited by Retro_10s, 11 September 2009 - 11:24 PM.

[Bungle]

i hope you like welding

[mighty mini jack]

i hope you like welding

Yep not fussed on welding, my dads teaching me a bit tomorrow.

[GiroUnit]

think your gonna have to sell alot more pool balls

[Rosslin Racing]

A pile of work there! good luck and you will good at welding when youve finished

[mighty mini jack]

Haha, i put money a side for the panels, recieved them on friday. I got floor pans, rear valance, rear boot hinge panel, A panels, inner hinge post (panel) thing both sides. Should be doing them tomorrow.
A lot of welding so should be good at the end of it.

[GiroUnit]

get much done today?

[mighty mini jack]

get much done today?

Yep patched the two holes at the back near the windows and fully welded the seam. Started to get the floor pans out and inner wing thing on drivers side. Will post pics later
Done anymore on yours?

[mighty mini jack]

Just some pics of todays work.


Started to weld the seam up.



Made a patch and welded it up.


Patched rear side window.


Cut off rear boot hinge panel ready for the one and the valance to go on.


Seam fully removed and welded.


My dad welding the seam up.


Cutting floor pans out. Bit smokey

[miniboo]

when you do the deseaming i suggest that you only cut about 6 inches of seam off at a time and then weld then cut then weld etc etc and also plating the inside seam will make it stronger. have a look at jack marshall and camp freddy's threads.

[Racer_Pete]

Good Progress, Still got a long way to go

[mighty mini jack]

Thanks, when we started we took quite a bit of the seam of in one go and then welded it, that worked ok in the end and now we are doing 6" at a time.

Probably floor pans, a panels and inners to go in next weekend.

[Bungle]

good work

[mighty mini jack]

Cheers Bungle

[mighty mini jack]

BuMp