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[Down&Out]

i love this project i wish i could weld panels.. but my mum wont let me near an angle grinder let alone a welder and my dad cant be bothered cant wait to see this one day

Thanks, im not really alowed to use it but hey! lol

lol i love the way were selling everything for our minis or in my case FOR a mini

[TimS]

It's looking good, where about in Grimsby are your from? Is it Ambletons scrap yard thats closing in Caistor? I used got get loads of bits from there

[mighty mini jack]

It's looking good, where about in Grimsby are your from? Is it Ambletons scrap yard thats closing in Caistor? I used got get loads of bits from there

Yes mate Ambeltons we had a good talk with him and he said he's retireing and selling up and he doesnt care what they do with it aswell
Im currently living on the Willows mate are you in grimsby?

[TimS]

Im not any more, though I do stay a lot in Waltham at my girlfriends house, all of my firends are in Grimsby too. If you ever need any help or extra pair of hands drop me a PM, I may be in grimsby and be able to help

[Ro8bieg]

Project looks great mate!! Well done!

Robbie

[mighty mini jack]

Im not any more, though I do stay a lot in Waltham at my girlfriends house, all of my firends are in Grimsby too. If you ever need any help or extra pair of hands drop me a PM, I may be in grimsby and be able to help

Thanks alot Tim,

Jack

[mighty mini jack]

Project looks great mate!! Well done!

Robbie

Thanks mate, should make some more progress this weekend

[mighty mini jack]

PROGRESS !

Well Havent got the pics onto comp yet but soon will (once i get ahold of my bloody camera cable!) Remind me

Started the day off by having a good sweep, cant stand working in aload of rust and stuff.

Decided to trim down the donor boot floor, Removing all of the access brackets and rear seat thingy.
Tipped him on his side and started inspecting the mounting points and rust in places, then roughly vut the boot floor out of Gravy to get it out of the way then trimmed off all of the left overs.

Cut out the subframe mounts and part of the side as the damn subframe bolt had no thread on it at all along with some rust.

Cut the donor one to shape and welded that in place, then alighed the mountings up so we know the Subby will fit properly.


Put the mini back down then mocked the boot floor up on some axel stands and put some bolt through some holes so its centered then trimmed some more bits to make it fit abit better.

Tacked inside along the rear seat thingy (took some getting right!)

Tacked it on the arch both sides while it was on each side, then welded it up abit more so its stable.

while it was on its side we cut the over-sill off to find the rusted remains of the old sill, so i cut most of that away and it'll need a little bit of patching underneith then the new sills will be going on.

All that sounds alot eisier than it atually was!

Quite pleased with the progress today, wouldnt of been able to do it with out my dad and his mate

[Down&Out]

wayy.. well done..
GET THE CAMERA LEAD

Edited by 86-Mini-Chelsea, 18 May 2008 - 11:09 AM.

[MINIMON]

WOOP! a fellow madman and such a young wipper snapper aswell! good luck with it mate!

[Ro8bieg]

good progess get some pics up soon mate

Robbie

[Ro8bieg]

PROGRESS !

Quite pleased with the progress today, wouldnt of been able to do it with out my dad and his mate

Ahem!

[mighty mini jack]

jack,,, it seems people are thinking you are doing all this work single handed. spare a thought for your poor dad who is actually doing all the hard graft. you should at least mention him for helping you, he would be very proud you did. xx an update for the LMCC website is in order can you send me your progress please love asap. xxx KC

I did lookie

Quite pleased with the progress today, wouldnt of been able to do it with out my dad and his mate

Says at the bottom of my post?

will send the info to ya

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Cool i like progress. Hi, well heres that post you wanted.

[mighty mini jack]

Eh ? lol you confuse me