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Post by Miniböttcher on Dec 8, 2011 21:56:18 GMT
,yeap the manifold and inlet are both maniflow, and the fit is very good, but not cheap in the slightest the car going to a company call Elva in st leonards. they are a recovery company but also have a proper body shop. the bloke who runs it "ken" used to work at old town retorations where i was getting my car done, i am going there tomorrow and i get some more info and post it up. g.co/maps/a92k8 |
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Post by AntMan on Dec 8, 2011 23:49:17 GMT
Yeh I know the place, funny to say that about the body shop - when I get the train back to Southampton from Hastings obviously goes along the sea coast which their premises back onto and have noticed car's being prep etc... Ant  |
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Post by Miniböttcher on Dec 23, 2011 17:46:45 GMT
well its home again,and my wallet is a lot lighter. very happy with it, and i am glad its not bough up any more rot, so glad i have sorted everything which was there before it was blasted it has been totally soda blastered and the whole car has been coated in a zinc sulphate coating to stop rust, forming and any corrotion which was there it converts it, like rust cure, and its everywhere, underside of the scuttle,roof, dash, right up to the top of the inside of the arches , everywhere       those are the original floors except for a odd little bit replaced on the front floor pans   still have last few bits to tidy up and finish off then off to the paint shop in the new year |
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Post by Stephen on Dec 23, 2011 18:31:36 GMT
Very cool
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Post by Miniböttcher on Dec 23, 2011 19:42:32 GMT
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Post by paul1275s on Dec 25, 2011 12:26:03 GMT
Looks fabulous Dean, a testament to all your hard work. Very jealous!
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Post by MiniGT5 on Dec 25, 2011 20:39:24 GMT
Looks like a good job done there!
N.
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Post by Miniböttcher on Dec 26, 2011 12:15:45 GMT
The doors and boot and bonnet have has the same treatment.
Thanks for the good words. It's nice to see the shell without paint on.
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Post by coleman262 on Dec 26, 2011 15:16:46 GMT
no paint, new look for 2012?  bodywork looks spot on. |
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Post by Miniböttcher on Dec 30, 2011 12:30:28 GMT
Well with the time off I been out working on the Mk1, first I removed the brackets on the car for the spit, gave it a clean up and sprayed in avid etch primer , also the areas which were not coated as its were they mounted it to there spit.
The new bumpers I got from somerfords are a good fit and the front one is fitted, just the back to go.
Cleaned up a few welds around the front and test fitted up the drivers side seam stripped front and rear.
In the boot , the tops of the suspension mounts were not looking too good, so they were removed and the rear end of a 80's mini in the garden donated a new pair for the mk1.
There all fitted. Ground down and treated in etch primer
I welded all the cable tabs inside the car and in the boot.
More to do today, like passenger door and pasanger side seam strips. See how far I get.
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Post by Miniböttcher on Jan 7, 2012 19:56:58 GMT
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Post by MiniGT5 on Jan 8, 2012 8:39:14 GMT
Nice panel gap wish mine was like that!
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Post by delly on Jan 8, 2012 12:55:37 GMT
perfect i expected nothing less ;D ;D |
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Post by monkeyjim on Jan 15, 2012 11:12:56 GMT
Are you done yet ?  You have sorted the doors and now the boot , anything else ? |
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Post by Miniböttcher on Jan 15, 2012 20:11:14 GMT
its getting there, its getting there, i want it to get to paint but dont want to miss something, that i regret later. but boot lid to all done, got the gaps equal, and panel beat the boot, to make it flush with the body so its not just built up with filler passanger door is now complete drilled and added to drain tubes to the bottom of my doors made a bracket to hold the bonnet pin test fitted the bonnet catch, and that it closes played with the bonnet hinges. took passanger door off and sprayed up all the bare metal from fitting the door fitted drivers door rubber and test fitted the door test fitted the rear shocks drilled holes for grommets on the front floor pan for my brake and fuel lines plus other bits and bobs       |
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bodywork looks spot on.
