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[camp freddy]

does anyone know how to put a level sensor or switch in a fuel cell even if its just a light to say (buy petrol quickly)

found this site

http://www.tek-group...er_Senders.html

[mini.cooper998]

looks ideal will check the resistance levels of a standard fule sender

thanks for your help

andy

[mini.cooper998]

thanks camp freddie that is perfect (i can now see the impending doom of running out)

anyway everyone i need some help im suffeing from indecision and need some help

the question is

almond green with a white roof (same as the bulk head part ive sprayed)

surf blue with a white roof

nimbus grey with a white roof

or old english cream with a black roof

your votes would be greatly appreciated as im realy stuck on a choice

ps ive put my order in for panels today

cant wait to start welding as ive just borowed the TIG set from work so hope to get perfect neat welds

[mini.cooper998]

also has anyone ever figured out how to fit a mock mk1 hinge to the door

and can i get a sliding window conversion for the front doors (without buying inno doors as i dont want to take out another mortgage out to buy some)

[mini.cooper998]

well its been a while since i did anything at all with the mini (lousy british summer and working on a drive didnt help) so i talked nicely to santa at christmas and he brought me a present a whole 16' x 10' bundle of joy its great got my heater fitted and lights plus oodles of sockets and carpet (one of the only benefits of working for a carpet tile manufacturer, heaven in wood, ps the Z4 is my other toy





also managed to get the mini in and strip it completely and made a stand to work on it from





have cut the bulkhead section out as it was cut for a webber box but didnt like it either so plan to smooth the bulkhead and locate everything elswhere so it looks neet and tidy under there





and made a new bulkhead in sheet putting a small box in the middle for a carb to slot back into (handy having a box and pan folder at work








and started cleaning the inner wings down (why do they always rust behind the shock mounts





managed to get the front end clipped together with clamps but not happy with the panel fit (magnum panels ) wings and front panel gone together ok but look at the gap in the wing at the top of the curve it stands realy high compared to the bonnet (and ive tried two bonnets) not sure what to do here ( any suggestions anyone) please









so moved on to recon the front hubs ( new disks, ball joints, bearings, stainless pistons, and caliper seals) and then changed my mind and fancy 10" wheels so will be selling the calipers and getting the disks turned down to 7.9"





shall try and keep it a bit more up to date from now on

[carboy001]

Nice work! Just incase your still pondering i reckon nimbus grey with white roof

Thats a super tidy shed by the way, i could never do that, i just spread stuff around.

[mini.cooper998]

must admit i had a quick tidy round before taking pictures, have a nasty habit of picking a tool up and droping it on the spot. Handiest tool is the vacuum find any rust dropped in a hole and just vac it out its great. also changed my mind on the colour saw an awesome car at bingley the other week

the answer is smoke grey with a white roof group twos colour coded and 6x10 minilights that is the future

Edited by mini.cooper998, 16 February 2009 - 07:46 PM.

[mini.cooper998]

well got a little more done tonight all the inner wings and andd bulkhead stripped ready for rustoleam and priming
(and another small rust hole to patch)



plus listed a raft of spares to clean the shed out a bit starting to get cramped with all the parts in there

[mini.cooper998]

stll keeping going

started to stip the floor and sills down last week



so cut the sills off which revealed even more rust





wow its like swiss cheese so i went up to minisport on saturday morning and bought a complete wide floor £160 will save patchinmg and looks super tidy and shiny just need to drill out the old one

so moved onto the boot floor and rear panel i had already bought a rear valance as the old one had fog light brackets welded on and dont want them on

this was a different story great solid metal







now covered everything in kurust and will sand back and prime next week before i fit the new floor hopefully order some paint in afew weeks and start getting it sprayed up

how do most people sand down the interior paintwork and prep that for painting

thanks all

[mini.cooper998]

well still plodding on with this (i will not be beaten)

firstly cut the floor completely out (braced it first)





and bought a new floor next stage is to fit



also bought some new shape mini seats to fit 99p on ebay unfortunately the dog has taken favour of them so need to fight to get them back



also managed to get the heelboard sprayed ready for fitting the rear valance

still hope i can get it finished for mini 50

[carboy001]

99p for bmw mini seats = BARGIN!

Nice fine, look forward to seeing you put the complete floor in.

Nice setup you seem to have, very tidy. Whats the plan with the front end?

[mini.cooper998]

thanks carboy,

still trying to fit the floor pig to fit just seams too long for the hole ive made (measured it and it isnt) still a pig to fit

front end will probably be steel flip with removable bonnet but not sure as yet

[Down&Out]

nice to see this is back again!. look forward to the outcome .

[mini.cooper998]

cheers knebworth cant wait to see the outcome myself, starting to think i may not be finished for mini 50

[Down&Out]

i wont be either. its a shame but ill get over it.