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As some of you may know i've sold my old moggy minor to mitch and i'm in the process of doing the few bits of welding i should have done three years ago to get it on the road. The other day we found this little hole in the boot floor.  Doesnt look too bad, i thought. Got underneath with the grinder for a spot of further investigation.  Ok, maybe a bit bigger than i thought. Tonight i finally got done with cutting all the rot out and i can now stand back and admire this little miracle.    And the crazy thing is i'm really enjoying doing it too. I've had more fun welding up this minor than any other other car and i really don't understand why. It might be because its such a basic design and everythings nice and flat and easy to fabricate. Plus its made out of proper steel so i'm not blowing holes in it every five minutes. |
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minors; fun for the welders amongst us  this was how mine was-  it had cracked the roof around the b posts because the roof was holding her up! MOT failed on rusty front spring eye mounts only, a little grinding saw me facing 3 months of that  gotta love 'em tho! |
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I'd be terrified if that was mine, although if I prod about with my Bug it would probly be quite bad. Things to do = learn to weld  |
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Last Edit: May 3, 2007 21:02:01 GMT by magnumpi
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Retrojunkie
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I know where you coming from Rev...feels great cutting away all the old wibblepoo and making it better doesn't it
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I had a less positive experience when I spent last Sunday welding the Kadett. Several years ago I paid a 'pro'  to weld up the boot under the chassis leg. Was most suprised when I took the wheel off and found a dirty great hole running into the chassis. Bar steward had just plated over it hadn't He. Didn't get home until 9.00 and I'll still have to redo it when I finally get round to a rebuild |
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Mechanic's rule #1... If the car works, anything left on the floor after you finished wasn't needed in the first place |
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so whats gonna be filling the merc and minor shaped holes in your life?  |
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Christ on a bike ed!  Thats some serious dedication there. Nice work. Funnily enough i was pondering this earlier and i think it might be bmc flavoured. Either an A55 or an A40 perhaps. I just want something a bit older that i can give more of a kustom look to. |
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Good work RevD! Since you'r enjoying it so much and fancy some BMC stodge how 'bout welding the Oxford up for me |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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No worries dear boy. It'd be an honour to work on such an awesome beast.
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I'd be terrified if that was mine, although if I prod about with my Bug it would probly be quite bad. Things to do = learn to weld Things to do = learn not to prod about under a car you think you might have to weld ;D |
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I'd be terrified if that was mine, although if I prod about with my Bug it would probly be quite bad. Things to do = learn to weld Things to do = learn not to prod about under a car you think you might have to weld ;D Will you be following that advice on the underside of the Chrysler 180, Vic? |
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Last Edit: May 4, 2007 12:55:30 GMT by anthonyg
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Yes, I`ve got special eyes that make floors corrode so best not to look at it too much, that way it`ll stay more solid!
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Hey really? Me too ;D
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What I do is shut my eyes when under a car, if you can`t see the rust, the rust can`t see you, and it can`t get you or something.
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minors; fun for the welders amongst us this was how mine was- it had cracked the roof around the b posts because the roof was holding her up! MOT failed on rusty front spring eye mounts only, a little grinding saw me facing 3 months of that gotta love 'em tho! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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as much as i profess to hating when cars do that to me, and turn into one giant swiss cheese. i actually love it, nothing more fun than cutting away the grot.
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idea stolen from rattely eddie.
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as much as I profess to hating when cars do that to me, and turn into one giant swiss cheese. I actually love it, nothing more fun than cutting away the grot. You need to own a Monza ;D |
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I was lucky enough to weld some old school tin recently, despite it spending 20 ++++ years in a scrap yard, it had lots of strength and reassuring to weld. better than poxy toyotafoil! |
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Christ on a bike ed! Thats some serious dedication there. Nice work. cheers, wasn't that bad TBH, lots cut out and lots replaced. just it cost about £900 in panels and never get involved in replacing A posts on moggy's, its not a good thing to lumbarred with. i should have repaired the ones on the car. but like you say, its kind of theraputic sticking some old tin back together. unless its bmw shaped....... |
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Not quite so theraputic tonight. I've had a bad weld day, I'm covered in burns, something very hot went in my ear and stayed there a while longer than i would have liked and loads of waxoyl in the chassis rails has made my life hell. Still, at least its done now.    £900 in panels you say? Why are minor panels so bleedin expensive? When i was looking into replacements i was shocked how much dearer they are than say escort stuff. Theres plenty of them still about and a huge parts market so you'd think someone would be knocking out cheap and cheerful pattern parts. |
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to weld up the boot under the chassis leg. Was most suprised when I took the wheel off and found a dirty great hole running into the chassis. Bar steward had just plated over it hadn't He.
Thats some serious dedication there. Nice work.
