My whole front end held on by three small welds!
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for a while now ive been sufering with the front end feeling slopy, even with all new mounts and uprated poly subframe mounts, even benross noticed it

I cured most of it with the new mounts, but the other weekend the whole thing nearly collapsed!

My front right hand wing lifted up, the front panel fell down at the sides under the headlights, and my inner wings wernt even attatched to anything. Also its split the front panel behind the grill, the vertical bar snapped and a split right along under the grill. Also, both doors once opened, wouldnt close again! they had been catching slightly for a while, no matter how i shimmed it, i thoguht it was cheap door skins!

Also, the A panels came away at the bottom, they were only welded with two tiny spot welds at the top, which the right hand side snapped.

I bought the shell as a bare shell with paint on, i cant beleive someone bodged it!

It was all held together by the subframe mounts, and a bit of silicone arround all the joints. The only welds were two small ones on one wing at the scuttle, one small one on the other wing, two dots at the top of each a panel, the wings spot welded a small ammount above the front indicators to the front panel.

This weekend i took it all apart and have spent all my time welding everywhere, everythings really solidly welded now, with some new vertical bars between the front panel and the slam panel but ive had to sacrifice the paint in places where i couldnt avoid a little bit of paint blistering. from the inside, like the a panels to the pillars. unfortunately it cant be touched up.

Immediately after putting it all back togehter, it feels alot tighter, and the steering is alot sharper. And also, my doors are now perfectly aligned! Ill get some photos today/

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

Shit, that's really bad luck, there are some real cow boys out there.

just gutted that its such a nice paint job, on such a bodge welding job.

Looked this morning and the blisterings gone down alot. id rather have a mini thats untidy close up though than unsafe! :)

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

Shit feebs!!

In the 13's at last!.. Just

feebs chap, sounds like whoever done the body tacked it together & in their haste & maybe excitment to get painted rushed it a bit, at least you've made it safe with your own skilz, propor feel for ya bro! bet it was scarey to think of drving it when it was like that, what if it collapsed doing 50+mph

paint can be sorted l8r on bud, glad ya've got it sorted though chap for sure!!!!!!

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

least its done now mate - you not been doin too well with the mini recently hav u?

i was gonna say feebs you're not having much luck with shells! although at least ya have a solid shell now with a decent motor interiour & sounds!

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Name and Shame the person who did it.
Might save someone else some grief.
Regards
Dave

I bet the rear subframe mounts had been gone for a long time, that causes the subframe to pivot on the tower bolts, seen it before, rips the a panels and wing up...

JF.

that proper sucks mate! it looks like such a nice paint job as well! my front end is all over the place too and that was done under insurance so i think i will be checking that very soon! if its anything like yours there will be some string words said at where it was done and they will be paying for it to be done properly somewhere else!

yeah i say name and shame! people that do stupid, dangerous things like that shouldn't be aloud to go near a car!

glad you noticed it before it done you harm m8. As others have said...name & shame dude!