Back of the garage

[PaulJL]

Nice!!
I miss my mini

 

[jimberlake]

Red and green should never be seen - need some fashion tips Jon ;-)

Or is that blue and green?

 

[Panky]

Blue and green should never be seen unless there's a colour in between' I'm a fashion guru don't you know

 

[renaultvation]

Red and green are opposites in the colour spectrum, so if you stare at the engine for a while, then you blink quickly or close your eyes, you will see the cylinder head as red and the block as green.

 

[Panky]

That's the effect I'm going for, but don't stare for too long you might see the runs

 

[Panky]

I started prodding - oh dear
Tried to convince myself that I didn't need new sills - wrong. I unpicked it carefully (for me) to see what it was like underneath and I was pleasantly surprised to find most of the inner savable, just the floor edge in the front and a small hole further back.
The small holes here and ther are where I drilled the spotwelds out - why is it when you dont need your spot weld bit your falling over it, but when it comes to using it



The floor by the toe board was looking a bit crusty too so more un-picking, cutting and chiseling later.
From this



To this



Most pleased that the return on the toe board is savable. Happy days, no more cutting now until I get some panels - then it's over to the other side of the car

 

[PaulJL]

Been there! Good work

 

[Panky]

That bit of floor actually wasn't too bad but I wanted to get rid of the slinging bracket rust trap that someone had used to jack up the car on a four poster at some time. Not me but it had buckled the floor up on both sides

 

[PaulJL]

That bit of floor actually wasn't too bad but I wanted to get rid of the slinging bracket rust trap that someone had used to jack up the car on a four poster at some time. Not me but it had buckled the floor up on both sides

That's quite a common issue, glad your sorting it though

 

[Panky]

And it's annoyed me for years
Isn't it therapeutic chipping the bitumen covering off a Mini floor - especially when you get a really big bit that comes off

 

[PaulJL]

Warm it up with a hot air gun and peel it off

 

[Panky]

It was chipping off like well set treacle toffee, most satisfying Probably because it was about -2 in the garage

 

[PaulJL]

You need a waste oil burner

 

[Panky]

I need a beer
Just bagged a pair of brand new sills off eBay for less than £20

 

[PaulJL]

Bargain as long as they aren't cover sills

 

[renaultvation]

Buying panels is a concept I don't understand!

 

[Panky]

Cheap and plentyful

 

[Panky]

Bugger, one was an over-sill



But two minutes with a disc cutter and we have a matching pair, and a handy off-cut for floor edge repairs

 

[Panky]

Had a bit of a tidy up and cut out the grotty bits of the floor





Time to start welding

 

[colinthefox]

I've never done a mini. Fascinating, Mr. P