PUR foam is also "ideal" for recontruction the sills of a Mini... I was very grateful to the former owners when I got my 1981 Mini Special and found out...
Oh dear, Darlington could be getting some orders coming very soon. That crunching of the oversills made me wince a bit lol. Went to the NY 500 show today, some really nice cars the, especially a black Clubman estate with modern Mini seats, front and back installed.
Always looks bad as you remove the crud, but once you get going and start renewing bits it soon comes together. Really enjoying the videos, can you do some features on setting timing and tuning mods for people who are not so much into doing bodywork.
Yeah once we get cracking this one will be done and solid again soon I am sure. Yes of course trust me we want to get the bodywork jobs done so we can enjoy building them up. So stay tuned I am sure me and Matt can cover so bits like that. Thanks for watching 👍
Great progress . Your not afraid to get in there and cut out the rot .. Will be doing the same work on my 78 mini ive had for 35 years .. looking at spot welders .. what one u using? Guess a 1mm +1mm would not be powerful enough for sill lip areas ? Need a 2 +2 ?? Thanks for giving me a great guide to approaching the job .. front end first soon ... Regards Ian
Hey thank Ian for watching. 2+2 would be better spot welder wise. I don’t use mine off as it’s a little temperamental. It’s a old SIP welder it’s got some age to it for sure. But does make life easier when doing new panels etc
That doesn't look bad .. same as my one . That half floor inner cill and outer one works wonders mate one panel to line up and slap in great seeing more progress
I had over sills on my traveller. Unfortunately they were brazed on and the floor edge had been damaged. Wasn't really a problem as the car was a restoration and i stripped it down to bare shell anyway.
Interesting, at what point do you stop and source a different shell thats in better nick? The cost for new panels vs a different car as a base with less restoration hours in a shop (for someone not doing the work themselves). Hard to know as each shell has its own issues/character
A brand new shell is over 10k for this car it will never be getting that. In the mini restoration world these are common repairs but could have been avoided if they hadn’t been bodged. I agree a bodyshops labour would be massive for work like this but still less than a new shell. Also there is the fact of the sentimental attachment to cars, most people like to retain as much of the original car as possible. Thanks for watching Hadyn. 👍
Hi , do you have any advice on what to look for when purchasing a mini to restore. ive managed to persuade a friend of a friend to let one of his collection go and was just looking for any tips on what the main things you would look for damage wise . Cheers
Hi yes I have covered a video on what to look for on bodywork in this playlist. Please let me know if you have any questions on the rest of the car. You can get me via email if needed. All the best.
What year is this car with the oversill issues? My '88 is a full restoration (unsure when done) and it has oversills. I've been undercoating with Fluid Film and avoid winter driving. Any tips on making vents/drain holes to improve things as they are?
Marc obviously it depends on what your landlord says but I still like the idea of fitting a couple of pulleys to that main beam in the roof, you could use it to tilt minis up to say, 45 degrees to weld on new sills etc, without using the rotisserie? (Just thinking..)
Yep it’s one of those if they didn’t get done back in the day for mots we wouldn’t have as many minis as we still do. So it’s saved them in some weird way. Yes the other side is just as bad unfortunately.
No matter what you unveil when you remove rusty panels you never seem to be fazed by what you find. Is there any job you’ve worked on where you feel it’s more than you can handle. I personally haven’t seen you panic in any videos but I wonder what new “can of worms” will present themselves on the Mini resto.
Aha I think I have seen just about everything on classic minis now. I guess that’s from buying so many really bad ones over the years. Appreciate the comment buddy. Hopefully we can get this one done and solid for James very soon.
Fabrication, my favourite task, cut it all out, do it right, do it once.
I like the sound of all new “quarter floors” ..
PUR foam is also "ideal" for recontruction the sills of a Mini...
I was very grateful to the former owners when I got my 1981 Mini Special and found out...
wow, I'm surprised it didn't fold in
Oops! (3.50) I think I saw a couple of “rather large” pinholes there Marc! 😂🤣
Lmao yes you might have been right there..
Oh dear, Darlington could be getting some orders coming very soon. That crunching of the oversills made me wince a bit lol. Went to the NY 500 show today, some really nice cars the, especially a black Clubman estate with modern Mini seats, front and back installed.
Oh yeah new panels in coming for sure. Sounds like an interesting car you saw at that event.
Always looks bad as you remove the crud, but once you get going and start renewing bits it soon comes together. Really enjoying the videos, can you do some features on setting timing and tuning mods for people who are not so much into doing bodywork.
Yeah once we get cracking this one will be done and solid again soon I am sure.
Yes of course trust me we want to get the bodywork jobs done so we can enjoy building them up. So stay tuned I am sure me and Matt can cover so bits like that. Thanks for watching 👍
The piles of rust are always amusing to me. I think I had one about that size from my rear subframe when I disassembled it last week.
Aha ginger dust is definitely a big part of owning a classic mini 🤣
@@SimpsonsClassics pretty much any classic as you're finding out with the Amazon and T2... but Minis seem particularly adept at producing it.
Great progress . Your not afraid to get in there and cut out the rot .. Will be doing the same work on my 78 mini ive had for 35 years .. looking at spot welders .. what one u using? Guess a 1mm +1mm would not be powerful enough for sill lip areas ? Need a 2 +2 ?? Thanks for giving me a great guide to approaching the job .. front end first soon ...
Regards
Ian
Hey thank Ian for watching. 2+2 would be better spot welder wise. I don’t use mine off as it’s a little temperamental. It’s a old SIP welder it’s got some age to it for sure. But does make life easier when doing new panels etc
Thank you for the reply .. Will hold off and get 2+2 and it be more flexible .. thanks again ..
Good work, looks like you have your hands full!
Oh yeah for sure. Thanks for watching
That doesn't look bad .. same as my one . That half floor inner cill and outer one works wonders mate one panel to line up and slap in great seeing more progress
Yea this is nothing I haven’t seen before unfortunately but should be good to get it all cut out.
I had over sills on my traveller. Unfortunately they were brazed on and the floor edge had been damaged. Wasn't really a problem as the car was a restoration and i stripped it down to bare shell anyway.
Oh that sounds like an interesting repair. But yeah it all gets chopped out and we can start again.
Great vid again, if you are replacing a full floor would you recommend leaving the slinger panels off.
Thanks ste, doing repair floor panels and yes I never put the slinger panels back in. Just a rust trap. Cheers for watching
You guys planning on coming to L2b?
Yea I will be down there 👍
Interesting, at what point do you stop and source a different shell thats in better nick? The cost for new panels vs a different car as a base with less restoration hours in a shop (for someone not doing the work themselves). Hard to know as each shell has its own issues/character
A brand new shell is over 10k for this car it will never be getting that. In the mini restoration world these are common repairs but could have been avoided if they hadn’t been bodged. I agree a bodyshops labour would be massive for work like this but still less than a new shell. Also there is the fact of the sentimental attachment to cars, most people like to retain as much of the original car as possible. Thanks for watching Hadyn. 👍
Crazy what’s hidden rust there is but with new panels it will last especially with our products today protecting everything 👍
I know buddy it’s madness isn’t it. But if the mot repairs weren’t done we wouldn’t have half as many classics on the road as we do now.
@@SimpsonsClassics very true
Hi , do you have any advice on what to look for when purchasing a mini to restore. ive managed to persuade a friend of a friend to let one of his collection go and was just looking for any tips on what the main things you would look for damage wise . Cheers
Hi yes I have covered a video on what to look for on bodywork in this playlist. Please let me know if you have any questions on the rest of the car. You can get me via email if needed. All the best.
@@SimpsonsClassics thanks for the reply and help
What year is this car with the oversill issues? My '88 is a full restoration (unsure when done) and it has oversills. I've been undercoating with Fluid Film and avoid winter driving. Any tips on making vents/drain holes to improve things as they are?
This is a 1995 mini. I have seen people just cut the raised part of the over sills to let them vent as a temporary measure hopefully this helps you.
Marc obviously it depends on what your landlord says but I still like the idea of fitting a couple of pulleys to that main beam in the roof, you could use it to tilt minis up to say, 45 degrees to weld on new sills etc, without using the rotisserie? (Just thinking..)
Yea that would be great but it’s not something I can do due to the landlord etc but it would be nice. 👍
Oversills probably seemed like a good idea at the time as a cheap mean to an end. Is the other side as bad?
Yep it’s one of those if they didn’t get done back in the day for mots we wouldn’t have as many minis as we still do. So it’s saved them in some weird way. Yes the other side is just as bad unfortunately.
Those oversills did some damage. Nothing you can't handle though, just a walk in the park 😊.
Yep they like to hide things. Thanks buddy nothing some new metal can’t fix
No matter what you unveil when you remove rusty panels you never seem to be fazed by what you find. Is there any job you’ve worked on where you feel it’s more than you can handle. I personally haven’t seen you panic in any videos but I wonder what new
“can of worms” will present themselves on the Mini resto.
Aha I think I have seen just about everything on classic minis now. I guess that’s from buying so many really bad ones over the years. Appreciate the comment buddy. Hopefully we can get this one done and solid for James very soon.
over sills on a mini is the same as using k seal in a k series engine dont do it
Yes exactly!
As far as difficulty getting that oversill off, just try shouting very loudly?? 🤔
🤣🤣 we will try that… 🤣
Don't shout too loud, the other side might fall off.
🤣🤣