Did I go abit overkill?
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These are pictures of my Bracing.









Thanks

Perfect climbing frame

better safe than sorry!

its not been fun to get in and out of to weld it today.

You might not have any issues as it's not all coming out at once but you could of done with some diagonal bracing in there really, rectangles can fold in on themselves whereas triangles can't ...or a lot more force is required to do so

Looking good to me, but definitely triangulate it - will be MUCH more rigid.

Someone "helped out" by doing some welding on my wife's Mini shell. Pretty much the same job you're about to tackle, but with no bracing; Then a few days after while still in the garage the windscreen just shattered. I'm not looking forward to putting it right

well are you a midget ....lol will be ok if you are and it looks kinda solid.

Yeah the cars sat on its side now ready to sort this lot out any tips?


Into this bit


This was my first weld patch wise on the mini

Edited by Chalkie on 5th Feb, 2015.

So is this enough bracing now? gotta add one or 2 more but is this good enough?









doors still fit same as they did day i brought the car odd either side haha gaps still measure the same

Looking good.

When you cut the floor out, the panel in the footwell will be able to flap around on the lower edge. The edge is fine to move around a bit as you'll need to a bit of give to weld it to the floor, but you don't want the lower subframe mounts to move when you pull the panel the panels together. Tack a long horizontal section, butted up against the panel, across the mounts, ending at inner wings.

Phil even on half floors? Okay I'll weld a bit down to the toe board awell got enough bracing left

Or.... leave the subframe in. Things that you don't want to move are the subframe mounts and door mounts.

From what you've shown so far, I think you're not going to have a problem. Good work :)

Okay I'll strip the front subfrane down abit gotta do same with the rear anyways so I can aline the heel board properly I'll drop a bit down onto the toe board anyway as extra thanks Phil Been a great help

There's a shot I saw recently from Owens fabrication of a shell with no floor in it that had less than half the bracing you have. I'd imagine it's easily enough.

Yeah the pics of mine with the complete floor out didnt have anywhere near that much bracing so im sure ur safe
Here it is- http://s1368.photobucket.com/user/d4ve87/m...html?sort=3&o=8
probably nowhere near enough but it must of been fine

Edited by D4VE on 7th Feb, 2015.

Okay im happy with mine I'm only doing half floors aswell thanks guys