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[bodger rogers]

Now Im Getting Other Problems. My MINI Started To Play Up And Wont Bloody Start! Youve Got To Love Classic Cars Havent You?

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[mk1zetec]

Now Im Getting Other Problems. My MINI Started To Play Up And Wont Bloody Start! Youve Got To Love Classic Cars Havent You?

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I like that, best looking mini the 1275gt imho, especially on the period wheels. Cosmics? Though i know many dont like the clubman front i think they look spot on.

[Ratters]

much prefer the clubman front looks smart

[bodger rogers]

i just think they look a bit more agressive than the cute round nose minis, and the good thing is there so light they fly with a good engine in them. got it sorted in the end the starter soliniod had jammed open and the starter motor had burned out!

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[bodger rogers]

got the floor and inner sil all welded in, took a picture then my camera batteries ran out.

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then stripped and zinc primed the floor crossmember

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now its ready to be welded in. i might hamerite the inside of the crossmember aswell just to try and stop the rust. i also plan to fill the chassis rails and sills full of waxoil after kurusting, zinc priming and hamerite

[bodger rogers]

some more for ya. took the outer sill off and found a few nastys but using my method of "if in doubt cut it out", i will soon get it sorted.

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got this hole filled in too. a bit of grinding to do on this but should be good after

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[essyrwd]

taken shape Kill the rust cut it and chuck it

[bodger rogers]

i got a parcel through the post today! a nice set of bubble arches..

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just got to fit them now?

[bodger rogers]

i made up a few repair panels to fill some holes

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[bodger rogers]

got some more done on the car yesterday i fabricated a section that goes on the rear of the inner sill then got the outer sill welded on

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plug welded the top of the sill on
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finished of the floor just needs seem sealing
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just need to weld along the bottom of the sill
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does the weld that goes along the bottom of the outer sill have to be seem welded or can it be spot welded for the m o t?

[dangerousdave]

Mot says continuous, but in reality if you spot/plug it and it looks good and is strong theres no way it can fail, i think the continuous weld applies for if its patched or has a cover sill fitted

[Ratters]

nice work mate keep at it

[bodger rogers]

i started cutting the arch out to tub it for the bubble arches and what a surprise found a few more nastys! a big chunk of filler just crunched of in my hand

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[essyrwd]

now thats a lovely chunk of filler
that will take some beating Keep up the good work ,you are getting far more done than me

[bodger rogers]

its pretty good aint it!?! does anybody know of a good sheet metal supplier in bristol?

[bodger rogers]

did a little bit on the car today and found yet more holes, so made a few patches. i tryed to sort the rear panel out but still wasnt happy with it.

hole inside the boot above the bumpstop
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i might re-do it yet with one piece of metal? can u buy a repair panel for this part of the car?
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[bodger rogers]

this part looks well crusty not sure what to do here?

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looks like im going to be doing some more cutting!
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[dangerousdave]

Good work so far

Just a few things....are your repair pieces rusty steel? It doesnt look clean from where im sat thats all. Also wheelarch and lower 1/4 repair panels will cover those bits that look crusty

[dobuy]

Yeah, got to cut all that old crappy rust out, or you will be back doing it again next year

[bodger rogers]

thanks for the encouragment lads. the metal im using at the mo has got some small amount of surface rust on but this will all be removed with i wire wheel and then kurusted before welding on. where can i get the lower 1/4 repair panel from? i cant seem to find it anywhere?

[Dan]

i got a replacement lower rear quarter panel off of ebay, was 20quid i think... the guy who i bought it off has been mentioned before for panels, but i cant for the life of me remember his name so im not much use


do like the mini too

[bodger rogers]

i got ruthless with the rust today and cut all the crusty crap out the rear 1/4 panel and decided to start again from scratch. i found a good sheet metal suplier "kgc panels" i bought a nibler and set about the car.

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[bodger rogers]

I finally got a chance to work on my essey today! I had a few problems with my welder, it works but I can’t seem to get enough heat in the weld pool to get nice neat welds. I pissed around for ages the only way I could get good penetration was to turn it up on maximum and turn the wire speed right up which got good penetration but I had to move really fast or it blow holes in the metal. Needless to say this annoyed me at times so some of the welds are not pretty but they are very strong at least. I’ve had to run the welder through a 35m extension cable and wonder if this is somehow affecting the electricity flow. I’m happy with my progress just not the welds, allthough most will be covered with seam sealer in the boot. here’s some pics………


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bit of grinding to do here
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[bodger rogers]

ground the welds

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[bodger rogers]

i got all the welding done on the one of the arches today, one side down one to go!

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[Ratters]

nice work mate slowly getting there

you say you're in kingswood? i was over that way on sunday.

[bodger rogers]

its st george really, nags head hill. give me a bell next time your passing i could do with a few pointers on a few things mate. ill pm my number

[rallyladgaz]

nice project keep up the great work n keep the pics comin

[Ratters]

its st george really, nags head hill. give me a bell next time your passing i could do with a few pointers on a few things mate. ill pm my number

got it if you need a hand or anything from us bristol lot just ask

[bodger rogers]

i got the escort over the other side of the garage yesterday and inspected the rust with a screwdriver. nothing that i didnt expect but i was hoping it was going to be better than the other side? it has got a very bubbly rear arch and i trim along the sill that i suspect is hiding all kind of nastys. this is what i found first......

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hole under the rotten crossmember
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big hole in the floor pan
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[bodger rogers]

then after having a good old poke around with the screwdriver and removing the trim it looked a bit like this....stage11 012.jpg

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another big chunk of filler!
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so ive got to replace...
inner sill
outer sill
front floor pan
crossmember
tub the rear arch and repair holes
rear quater panel
boot wheel well

first things first time for a cup of tea

[exboyracer]

Compared to how mine was that thing is mint

Keep at it, you're making good progress

[bodger rogers]

thanks buddy i bought one of these to make things a bit easier

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[dangerousdave]

Jesus, thats had some shocking repairs done still theres a light somewhere at the end of that long tunnel

[justinveal]

yea nice job mate if you ever get disheartnd with it then leave it till you get sum enthusiasm back, i do like the "if it aint broke, break it"

[essyrwd]

keep up the good work Might even be rolling for the summer the rate your going

[bodger rogers]

i spent a few hours today just cutting shity metal out of the old rot box. cut my hands to shreds but made some progress

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i had to smash the shit out of the crossmember it wouldnt come out!

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got the fecker out in the end though with the help of a F.B.H.

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the front floorpan has had another panel welded over the top of it at some point, so the old metal has just been roting away underneath untill now.

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[bodger rogers]

i spent most of today still cutting out rusty flakey metal. it looks like the side sections of the chassis rail is rusted right through and holed, but only in one place? the rest of it seems fine. i dont really want to replace the whole rail just because of one nasty bit so im going to repair it rather than replace it. when i do this im going to cut all the shitty metal out then overlap the repair plate by a inch or so then weld outside and inside the rail and that should keep the strenth?



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the outer sill had already been repaired at some point but it was just welded over the top of the original sill. so this was removed.
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[Ratters]

nice one getting good at this cutting out now

don't forget the keeper nut on the back/inside of the inner sill for the seatbelt mount

[dangerousdave]

Lol some nice holes appearing now! I have the centre section of chassis rail in my shed thats been waiting to be donated to someones resto! I used the very back few inches for mine but looks like you only need the front bit so pm me your address if its any use and il post it up to you