Fitting a new earth clamp will make a big difference and where possible attach it closer to the area where you are welding as it will reduce the grounding issues if corrosion is causing a bad contact. I like the way you have made larger repair sections it‘s a far better way than using lots of small patches butted together and less distortion. Your video shows the difficulty in welding upside down as opposed to using gravity but once you master this technique everything else becomes so much easier. Looking forward to your next update. Cheers Dave
@@PocketRocketGarage you will get it sorted mate and she will be solid once again. No worries always here to help if I can we need to work together to keep these classics on the road
Super useful vid to learn from for my project on my channel! really needed to see more stuff about the rear subframe bolts (mine is super loose!) so now it all makes sense to me. Awesome work fella
I have a city and guilds in Mig and Tig welding if that counts, but welding thin rusty metal is very different. Give me a what’s app and I can give you some info 👍🏻🚀
How you made those repair pieces 👌🏻 using masking tape was brilliant 👏🏻. I've a question about the slinger blacket you mentioned, mine has them & it's got lots of rust & previous repairs around them. I take it that you're not refitting them? Love the content & I love taking pointers off other people doing the same thing I'm doing 👍🏻.
Hey Rick, thanks for watching! I have removed my brackets and will be leaving them off, some people refit for the original factory look or if going for concurs but they were only used to move the car around in the factory, hope yours is going well 👍🏻
I'll probably be doing the same as you. Leave them off. Mine has gridded to a holt with my compressor dying on me Friday 😪. I'm sure I'll sort one way or the other.
@@PocketRocketGarage I did car welding for years. I found that in most cases, a patchwork quilt, took longer and wouldn't last as long as replacing the rusted parts.
@@PocketRocketGarage I disagree, The art of any restoration is to preserve as much of the original as possible else you are just building a new vehicle/house/chair or whatever you are restoring.
Well done Kev, lots of work to get this far, one piece at a time and you’ll be done before you know it.
Yes starting to see some sort of progress now…. Just as you say keep at it!
Really useful video. I cut my over sills off some time ago. This has encouraged me to get back into it rather than be daunted.
Keep going at it, I’m not sure if I knew what I was letting myself in for but 1 section at a time
Fitting a new earth clamp will make a big difference and where possible attach it closer to the area where you are
welding as it will reduce the grounding issues if corrosion is causing a bad contact. I like the way you have made
larger repair sections it‘s a far better way than using lots of small patches butted together and less distortion. Your
video shows the difficulty in welding upside down as opposed to using gravity but once you master this technique
everything else becomes so much easier. Looking forward to your next update. Cheers Dave
Thanks so much Dave, your videos have helped me and your input is greatly appreciated 👍🏻 starting to feel like I am making a bit of progress
Nice work. Encouraging me to tackle my '98! Cheers.
Cheers for watching! There is sooo much to get through but just tackle 1 stage at a time
Nice video, some great little repairs there. For a later mini that’s really not to bad inside for sure.
Thanks! I need to fix the welder then I can get back on with it, thumbs up 👍🏻 for all the help
@@PocketRocketGarage you will get it sorted mate and she will be solid once again. No worries always here to help if I can we need to work together to keep these classics on the road
I’m not after a show car….. just something really solid and presentable!
Super useful vid to learn from for my project on my channel! really needed to see more stuff about the rear subframe bolts (mine is super loose!) so now it all makes sense to me. Awesome work fella
Glad it helped!
Great video as always. Are you fairly new to welding too Kev? You seem to be very confident when doing it and don't seem to blow holes like me 😂
I have a city and guilds in Mig and Tig welding if that counts, but welding thin rusty metal is very different.
Give me a what’s app and I can give you some info 👍🏻🚀
How you made those repair pieces 👌🏻 using masking tape was brilliant 👏🏻. I've a question about the slinger blacket you mentioned, mine has them & it's got lots of rust & previous repairs around them. I take it that you're not refitting them? Love the content & I love taking pointers off other people doing the same thing I'm doing 👍🏻.
Hey Rick, thanks for watching! I have removed my brackets and will be leaving them off, some people refit for the original factory look or if going for concurs but they were only used to move the car around in the factory, hope yours is going well 👍🏻
I'll probably be doing the same as you. Leave them off. Mine has gridded to a holt with my compressor dying on me Friday 😪. I'm sure I'll sort one way or the other.
Inner sill is scrap, it needs to be replaced. Messing around bodging it up will take longer than replacement.
Thanks for watching! I didn’t think I was bodging it up by welding in clean repair sections that are butt welded in place….
@@PocketRocketGarage I did car welding for years. I found that in most cases, a patchwork quilt, took longer and wouldn't last as long as replacing the rusted parts.
@@PocketRocketGarage I disagree, The art of any restoration is to preserve as much of the original as possible else you are just building a new vehicle/house/chair or whatever you are restoring.