73 replies to this topic

[miniallsort]

good luck with the mini

[wobbit]

looking good, keep it up

[bert998]

they aint holdin the car together if thier rotted out :grin:

just do it a side at a time. and dont put oversills on, or you'll regret it :sad:

[SINe05]

ouch, that really is a project.
i thought mine was bad

[YoungUn]

they aint holdin the car together if thier rotted out :grin:

just do it a side at a time. and dont put oversills on, or you'll regret it :sad:

ill cut the old sills off and then replace them with oversills as they are wider and stonger, but ill use them as normal sills. is it bettter to seemweld or spot? i really want a sorted interior with no holes into the cabin! lol

[miniboo]

all non original panels have to be seam welded

[Jammy]

Nope, if your patching something up then it has to be seam welded. If your replacing a panel like for like then you can use whatever method they used in the factory, whether it be spot welding, seam welding whatever.

[jack_marshall]

Ah I'm glad to hear that!

Just put new floors in mine, theyre seam welded. Then I made up some sills and only inch tacked them on, wasn't sure what Mot man would say.

[YoungUn]

bought some front windows with good metal runners, as this will fix my tilty window opening, just that i dont know how to put them in. can anyone help please?

cheers, Charlie

[Pimp1]

Looks like you've got a good starting block for a great project. I hope all goes well for you.

[YoungUn]

Fitted the new windows today, and greased them up well... They dont wind at a tilt any more

Heres some pics of the mini in its current state ( lighting is really bad )

Seeing the mini like this has given me some wicked ideas for lighting on the front end... maybe i will carry them through... you'll just have to wait and see

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[bert998]

still got a knocking noise? i bet a packet of haribo its a knackered head gasket

[YoungUn]

tryin to get this Metro off a mate, its got a good engine but no one has collected it for me yet, and im unsure if he sed it was a 1275 or 998 but it will be better than owt i got at the mo, so i ant done the tappets or head gasket or anythin

Charlie

[lew]

mate its a mini every mini needs alot of wrk lol good luck

mate its a mini every mini needs alot of wrk lol good luck