my mini r1 project
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right started cutting out the rot new flitch panels going in

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followed by new outer sill inners were good

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i scrapped all the cack off this side before a zinc undercoat floor is solid ,brackets will be coming off the underside later on, structural work first

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ah nice, seems cheapish to esp as comes with an atb!

flipped her over and welded in new flitch panel on the other side

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Looks like you're making a good job of that :)

found a hole in passenger side rear quarter so cut out all the rot and welded in a repair section

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a bit of tidying with the grinder ,then a skim of filler she,l be good and solid here again

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also had to strip out and fit new scuttle as a previous owner made a cock of repairing it

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How hard is the scuttle? My car needs one too

turned her over onto an old car tyre i had lying around to paint the underside with tractor enamel , the paint is good and tough so in my opinion ideal for this use

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alex,, scuttle is not that bad ,just take your time ,i didnt have a spot weld bit so just linished the welds away,im using a clarke 150 t welder and just plug welded it on no probs

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Thanks mate, I have no idea how to do a plug weld, but I'll do some reading.

you tube has got some good tips on mig welding mate

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started attacking my rear end , hang on scratch that ,not again jees ,i meant started work on the rear of the mini underside ,it was covered in cack old underseal and what looked like hard wax , thatl be old waxoyl then , i was pleased as it was rot free ,not a hint of rot or rust ??after scraping back to bare metal i used zinc primer to protect the metal

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in zinc primer as i have to work outdoors

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then a coat of the good old tractor enamel

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you can see from the pic above im de seaming the rear bumper lip , its just a frikin rust trap anyway ,less weight without it too

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cut off drivers side sill , some repairs to inner sill but overall very good order

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black stuff on sill inner is kurust excellent stuff i use it everywhere ive been working on car overkill but gives me piece of mind

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will upload more pics tommorow guys im off for a drink or three

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now using a 2003 r1 engine approx 165 bhp ,rather than the old 2000 yr i was going to use after the guy i was buying it off tried to scam me ,long story best forgotten , anyway 2003 engine has only done 10,000 miles all good and its injected rather than carbs

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project looks good sir. was good to meet and have a chinwag earlier :)

Looks like you are putting some hours in there

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Looking good! dose the tractor paint really last that long? where do you get it ? thinking of doing my subframes in it