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Post by scotty on Apr 17, 2007 21:10:02 GMT
Could you just not fit outside hinges and save alot of time and effort altho they might not be cheap to buy, but buy them propper so that your door doesn't fall off on a motorway, lol
Scotty.
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Post by Ryannnnn on Apr 18, 2007 15:13:42 GMT
External door hinges rust really quickly then the paint looks bad and eventually the door either drops so doesn't fit the body or falls off completely. See where the heater pipes run on a Mk1, it may be a simple job to move it a bit rather than risk wrecking your new binnacle?? Ryan ;D
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Post by tedmcedd on Apr 18, 2007 19:20:17 GMT
well ive cut the binnacle! it was only a small section to cut, and you cant even see it! itlooks ace! and ive cut the soundproofing so it goes around the binnacle, i need some mk2 dash pannels..... got my spot on the boot sorted, although i mounted it too high, so its not on the flat, and yes, it sticks into the air a bit.... oh well, bit of filler and a new hole should sort that the bootlid is patched anyway, ill get a new one eventualy! and im sure my plan for the doors wil work! dont most of my ingenious plans? .... ill get some pics up. Ed
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Post by Ryannnnn on Apr 18, 2007 19:49:50 GMT
yep... there's no reason why it shouldn't work!
Ryan ;D
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Post by tedmcedd on Apr 19, 2007 19:55:51 GMT
here are a couple of pics from yesterday! and today!? well! got some holes filled today with the fibreglass stuff, then it'll be a rub down and some standard filler over the top. in the step panel and along the bottom of the boot i drilled the holes for the bonnet straps, but theres no point fitting them cos ill just have to take em off for the re-spray! i also re drilled the hole for the reversing spot, and it looks and works much better now lol thats all for now! getting doors on sat! Ed
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Post by Ryannnnn on Apr 19, 2007 20:12:03 GMT
That spot looks fine where it is... no need to move it!
Ryan ;D
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Post by tedmcedd on Apr 19, 2007 20:39:15 GMT
too late, ive moved it! i really did need to, it was on the curve of the boot, and so it was sticking into the air, not down onto where i will be reversing!!
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Post by tedmcedd on Apr 23, 2007 8:11:33 GMT
ok, well my mk1/2 doors didnt fit.... abut an inch shorter and completely the wrong shape ahh well, 'twas worth a try... got some mk3 doors now though! picking them up on thursday! ED
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Post by tedmcedd on Apr 29, 2007 20:20:02 GMT
Well! ive sold two doors on eBay for £30, tenner profit already! i have 2 watchers on the single door, and 19 on the external hinges! i bought a mk2 speedo cable, yes it was off eBay, and no it want second hand Ryan, just cheap! ive also bought a black and white numberplate sticker for my bonnet, it has reflective white characters, so the police have nothing to complain about!... and its allowed on my mini anyway! The Bean is at Tenterfeilds at the moment. he's getting those inner sill holes patched, and a plate put behind the hole on the front pannel so i can filler over the top. i then just have to fill the holes in the boot, rub my new doors down, and give the whole car another going over, just so its really smooth! then its paint time! ill get some pics when he comes back from the garage. Ed
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Post by tedmcedd on May 3, 2007 9:32:42 GMT
;DGot the bean back from the garage yesterday, very neat welding done to the inner sills, and my new doors skins had just started to come away so they were ground back and plated, SOLID! lol I tried for about an hour to get my speedo cable off so i could attatch the one for the centre speedo, it was really annoying cos i could get my arm down the back and i could get a good grip, but it just wouldnt come off!! Grrr! i also pulled at my drivers side A panel and it almost fell off, lol! but the horror of the condidtion of the door hinge nuts behind almost killed me!! im really not looking forward to taking those off... I took out my interior and still waiting for my tech teacher to bring the seats he said i could have! fibreglassed up a few more holes... ummm i'll be rubbing down the new doors today and then ill start on the whole thing again with some super fine wetndry then it looks like respray time! ill get some pics soon! Ed
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Post by tedmcedd on May 3, 2007 20:49:47 GMT
well! took out mt windscreen and rear windscreen, sanded some fibreglass i'd filled holes with, ground off the horrid rusty bracket for the non existant fog lamp and decided to tackle the drivers side door hinge nuts. oh dear. totaly rusted. so i got the grinder, cut off the A-panel and chiseled them off ;D took all of 10 min! lol so one or two more holes to fill, lights to come off, and a rub down!
Ed
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Post by tedmcedd on May 4, 2007 19:40:40 GMT
finally got the speedo cable off, but now i cant get the other one on! the square cabe is in but the screw bit wont screw on! its really annoying! i drove it and it works though! pics! Welding as he looks now hole in the a panel... lol and remember this? well some mesh and fibreglass later... ;D Ed
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Post by Ryannnnn on May 5, 2007 14:36:47 GMT
Aww.. he looks all scared now!
Ryan ;D
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Post by tedmcedd on May 8, 2007 17:29:46 GMT
righty, well first things first! i got a rev counter for a fiver!! there was an MG at the scrappers! ;D but before buying that from the scrapyard, i bidded on one on eBay... lets hope i get outbid! lol here is a card version of the works style dash im gonna make and here is my final switchpanel, with the ignition i got off ryan. ill hopefully have the dash done tomorrow, i need to find out how to wire up my ignition and my rev counter. Ed ;D
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Post by tedmcedd on May 11, 2007 17:47:12 GMT
righty, decided to go for a mk1 bonnet. i dunno if ill gt a mk1 grill, im liking a mk3 but without surround, especialy with the de- bumpered ness. i screwwed in my bonnet straps too, it looks the biz! ill prob get some nuts n bolts for the straps just to make them a but safer, bt i may just leave them... lol i also made my rally style dash with my rev counter. enjoy!! lol
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Post by Ryannnnn on May 12, 2007 15:08:21 GMT
lol... looks slightly 'sprinty' on that 2nd pic...
Ryan ;D
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Post by tedmcedd on May 13, 2007 15:06:22 GMT
bit of the old photoshop....
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Post by tedmcedd on May 16, 2007 11:24:29 GMT
got home today, and i finally have my seats!!! they need a clean, and theres a rip in the drives one, but they were free! the postman had also left me these beauties! oh im sooo excited!! no one comments anymore...
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Post by bcan395678 on May 16, 2007 12:08:03 GMT
them going on the doors or on the wings? cant wait too see this mini!!
xx
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Post by tedmcedd on May 16, 2007 19:33:58 GMT
theyre going on the doors! and i can't wait either!!! heres a pic of my seats!
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