Dean's mk1

[Miniböttcher]

not much has happened, got a few new parts
like s/s rc40 exhaust
new rear quarter panel. due to not happy with the repair i did
hardy spicer output shafts
speedwell rev counter

so i can finish off building my gearbox and mount it to the engine.

but not had the time or space as we have been fixxing a new kitchen at jules house so the garage has been used and big kitchen cupboard

[Miniböttcher]

right

got sometime off work for christmas so for once i have done somw work on the mk1,

i was not happy with the repair i did the the lower part of the quater panel, the panel got to hot and warped, si i decided to replace the whole panel.its at the stages of getting it lined up right but its almost there.







also got a few more parts, as you noticed by now i gone a bit stainless steal made , i now have
s/s, thromstat bolts
s/s manifold bolts
s/s heater tap bolts
s/s freeflow manifold
anti roll bar

been spending , 1 reason mini spares had a vat week, and the other i rather by it now than in jan when the vat goes up.

[delly]

some one needs to confiscate deans angle grinder

he keeps cutting off panels ,just cos they have a dent

your way to fussy dean


but it will be a mint car when its finished

delly

[Stephen]

You may as well tub those arches while you're at it

[Miniböttcher]

been working on the mk1 got the rear quater panel all welded in place and started to grind it back, very happy with it everything lines up, door is flush, door gap is right. just got to finish off grinding the rest back then thats that job done

finally found a roof,thanks bogey, mine is too badly dented where people have been over the years been storing things all over it.

so sometime in march its going to be fitted

[Miniböttcher]

been playing on the mk1 again, all welds are ground down, all smooth re profiled the body line as that where the join was welded along, that is the best place to blend the join in, finished off spot welding around the rear arch and up the rear seam, so that another ticked off the list

while i was out there, i realised that i have replaced nearly the whole lower drivers side, rear quarter, inner and outer sills, door step, reskinned doors, inner and out A panels new wings,

so except for the the upper posts the whole side has been replaced, never thought i ever do that.

also braced up the shell to keep the body square for when i cut the roof off,

the photos dont look too pretty, but the body line is back, welds are all smooth, and when all the paint has been blasted off its had a coat of primer it will look better

[katentel]

im sure the photoes dont do it justice.. we all know it will be purrrrfect

[monkeyjim]

I dont like the colours of it ;D

[Rachel]

Dean came round today and did this to Bogey

[monkeyjim]

What a git
The little bugger even took photos .
Have you called the police ?

[Stephen]

I've got an early roof with the drip rails if that's better?

[Rachel]

Well you could have said something before Dean butchered Bogey ;D

[Miniböttcher]

It took less than 5 minutes to cut off and was surprised it fitted in the back of julies car.

I am not going to cut the gutter off my car so I will keep my drip rail. There are a few way to fitted just got to weigh up the best way. It's going on in the next 2 weeks.

[Stephen]

Makes sense, let me know if you need one though

[Miniböttcher]

finally got a decent amount of time to do the mk1. the roof has been cut off and also used the wire brush on the angle grinder to remove all the old sealer and layers of paint, so now the gutters are back to bare metal,

i am going to stick the new roof down with tiger seal, this stuff id you have not heard of it is used in the motor trade, its very good and gluing thing together, seems strange but trust me this stuff is good.

going to gring off the remained of the old roof in the gutter give it a few layers of red oxide to seal it, trim and fit the new rood then glue and cramp it down. thats going to be the fun bit

i have photos on the phone but i going back out there now, so i post them later.