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wow... a new mini is born... good job!

Cheers lads

Got all the front end bolted on today to sort the panel gaps out. The wings weren't a great fit, the profile at the front was nowhere near that of the bonnet




It wasn't much better down the edge either and around the scuttle needed some work



So after a full day of bashing the gaps aren't far off now










Will unbolt the wings and front panel and get them ready for welding next. Got the dash rail welded in yesterday aswell



Cheers

Edited by Callum on 14th Aug, 2017.

Look much better than the gaps to start with! Whats the idea behind the paint on the edges between bonnet and wing?

The paint just makes it easier to see the gaps that's all

GREAT JOB WHAT A HERO!

Ahhh simples yet clever!

Nice collection of evertaught stools you have there too.

Good spot, picked them up off an old copper foundry that was closing down, got 8 for 40 quid

CO2 Fire extinguisher connected to your MIG? Did the regulator just bolt straight on, is there a specific style of bottle to look out for ?

Great panel work btw.

Cheers mate. The regulator was bought from machine mart, not sure which one it is as I bought it quite a while ago now but it does bolt straight up to the co2 fire extinguisher. There's no specific type as all co2 extinguishers use the same type of valve so the thread is the same. Alls you have to do when using it is to keep the handles compressed, pretty obvious but I have seen others struggle with that part.

Edited by Callum on 22nd Mar, 2015.

Been working on small details in the engine bay yesterday wanted to get them all done before the wings go on.

The bulkhead was off a mk1 so i copied the mk2 on saturn shape over to the crossmember where the master cylinders go

Before



After



The square holes that the voltage regulator fixes to wernt central, think it must of moved when it was pressed, so i put them right

Before



After



Welded the engine steady bracket back on and decided to strengthen it up with some triangulation and a few stitch welds, maybe a bit over the top but this did break off on my last mini



Got the bonnet prop bracket back on, thats that side done



Then the other side was just the radiator cowl



Wings and front panel next

Edited by Callum on 13th Aug, 2017.

looks really good mate !

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Cheers Simon

Got the wings welded to the front panel today, was going to prime them in my epoxy mastic aswell but one part of the 2 pack has gone
off so need to order some more.

Edited by Callum on 13th Aug, 2017.

Some serious detail going into this! Would love to see it in flesh when its done one day

Cheers Dave you will see it going down the strip at some point!

Started on changing the indicator plinths back to original. Didn't realise m machine made the smaller ones until recently, at first i thought i would have to leave it with the larger ones.

Got the passenger side in tonight

Conversion panel tacked in



Welded and lininshed

Edited by Callum on 13th Aug, 2017.

Wow... i thought i was an anorak n knew all the differences n did not know there was a difference like that... is it just how much it is defined/protrudes? Again amazing detail!

The difference is the size of the flat circular plinth that the lense sits on, if you look at the before picture around the lense rubber there is about 10mm of the flat plinth showing whereas with the conversion panel welded in the plinth is the same size as the lense

Got the other indicator plinth finished today.

Before


After


My primer arrived last week so i managed to get the inner wings and the inside of the front panel and wings painted, should be ready to weld on next week.

Edited by Callum on 13th Aug, 2017.

So... what colour is it going to be?

Not made my mind up yet, original colour was island blue with snowberry white roof



I really like sandy beige with a snowberry white roof, quite a rare colour as well



But i prefer a black roof on a mini so snowberry white and black which is winning for me at the minute, was also the colour of my first mini. At some point i will have black rose petals and i think they will work best with this colour



What's everyone think?

A mini is born! Front end is mostly welded on, couple of bits that were hard to access still to do once its back on the spit.











Will get the doors bolted on next and sort the gaps out

Edited by Callum on 13th Aug, 2017.

nice... sandy beige looks great...