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bmcman.ie wrote:jens, have you dliberately put the shell 10 ft in the air just so you can get at it!

He he not yet, but later on I will just need to weld in some new floors, without rust first, so there is something to lift on
In the beginning we had the axle stands, on the front subframe, this was the only solid part, in the front section.

Boot floor & rear seat pan all finished.

the heel board, was 100% OK , but it had been repaird before.

That was a real nice job, it had been gas welded, edge to edge,
using 1.2mm plate, so that will stay forever

It was now the second week, and all rust was fixed in the rear end.

Now it was time for the front end

remember this pic ?



all that remained was this




and it didnt stop there wish those panels were a little bigger.

ooops, where did all that metal go...

You must have wondered at that point was it all worth it, thats in a shocking state. Keep the photo's coming.

Pete

Nice to have the welding skills!!! good to see the car getting sorted.

36inter wrote:
ooops, where did all that metal go...

The body guy cut it out well most of it was epoxy & stuff

36inter wrote:
You must have wondered at that point was it all worth it, thats in a shocking state.

No, I never had any doubt, many friends who saw it in the garage, all suggested a BMH body,
but that was never an option for me, it had to be THE car = its original body .

36inter wrote:
Keep the photo's coming.

Pete

Dont worry Pete, I will

georgek wrote:
Nice to have the welding skills!!! good to see the car getting sorted.

Thanks George, this guy is a very good welder.

He has restored Mini,s for 25 years.

Here is an outside wiew







Jens Christian

Dont know about you guys, but sometimes things just get put up (sometimes too long)

When I found the car 12 years ago, was the key missing for the glovebox lock.

Today I (finally ) got a new one made .

Hang on - don't confuse me, when you say "Today" do you mean in 2012 or 2007? If you mean 2012, I think you should be waiting another 5 years to tell us.

Tim

Tim wrote:Hang on - don't confuse me, when you say "Today" do you mean in 2012 or 2007? If you mean 2012, I think you should be waiting another 5 years to tell us.

Tim

Good one Tim

and yes it was yesterday
I was just so happy to finally get a key, that I wanted to share it, with you guys


Jens Christian

Inner reinforcement part, of the A panel now removed.

Remember this




It has now been treated to the following parts = new inner Apost - innerwing - A panel - etc






wiew from inside the wheelarch.

Is that rust free metal I see.

Pete

That's a good systematic approach to restoring the shell Jens.
Your welding man certainly knows what he's doing.

36inter wrote:Is that rust free metal I see.

Pete

Yes more fresh metal now the roof dont flex, when you open the door


Jens Christian

InimiaD wrote:That's a good systematic approach to restoring the shell Jens.
Your welding man certainly knows what he's doing.

Thanks , and yes we thought a little about how to do it ?, and decided to start from the back, and work our way up towards the front bumper.

The guy has done all my Mini,s and a few for himself
He once built a completely desamed Mini, with Turbo, more than 18 years ago.
This imbarressed the sheit, out of a Maserati bi Turbo once funny



Jens Christian

JC T ONE wrote:This imbarressed the sheit, out of a Maserati bi Turbo once

jens, i bet a massa bi turbo would be able to embarrase your car for rust though....


a mate of mine had one, i swear you could hear it rusting! - it broke down all the time and he spent a fortune on it just keeping it going, in the end he gave up and got rid

guru_1071 wrote:

jens, i bet a massa bi turbo would be able to embarrase your car for rust though....


a mate of mine had one, i swear you could hear it rusting! - it broke down all the time and he spent a fortune on it just keeping it going, in the end he gave up and got rid

Yes I know these cars were NOT known, for their superior quality

and VERY expensive to repair

Funny info, the guy who had it converted at JanSpeed, now drives a Maserati.

But dont worry, he also drives British = Range Rover Vouge HSE .





LH side A pillar / doorpost now completed.

time to see if the door I bought, would fit ?

very happy with the result, so now it was time to turn her around, and attack the RH side.








Jens Christian

Car now turned around, and RHS attacked

First A panel was cut off.




Then these "nice" repairs turned up

no wonder the roof, flexed when you opened the doors.



This was part of a previus innerwing repair
cut to fit up against the airvent, and glued in place with loads of epoxy / filler, and what they had




Jens Christian

It never ceases to amaze me the innovative repairs that are carried out on Minis.
That particular area is prone to serious rusting so it's no wonder the roof was flexing.