My 1956 Morris Minor 1000 Saloon - Update 07/11

[mr2daniel]

Thanks Josh,i also am sure of it, looking to your mog i feel much beter already.Nice job you did.
your car is looking great.hopefuly my will look like yours when finshed

[new_adventures_of_arthur]

This is epic. Awesome stuff.

There's nothing better than seeing the pics from a restorer with big balls (pardon the expression).

It's really inspiring.

Nice work!

[mr2daniel]

Thanks

New Update
The real work is starting now.
I realy didn t know where to start , so i just start on the drivers side lower panel.
Mark the place and start kuting it.[frame][/frame][frame][/frame]
And after i took the panel what do you think i saw? [frame][/frame]
Rust
So now i still have to fix what is under it first. [frame][/frame]Mabe not the best place to start.
I dicided to take off the midel plate where the back seat angs on.[frame][/frame]also there is looks terrible.
Rust[frame][/frame]
time to do real repair[frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame]

[Dean]

Thank you for sharing your skills, I'm glad you chose a Moggy to save too. The end result will be very rewarding, with the huge back up in terms of spares, you could be tootling along in this car for many many years to come. Excellent work.


Mind you don't take too much strength out of the car though... you want it all to go back the same again.

[mr2daniel]

Thank you Dean
I have built a roll over structure and with this i have made lots of imforcement to make sure that all stays in place when i am replaising the body panels.
i will put photos soon.

thx

[mr2daniel]

[frame][/frame]This is the rollover that i have made.[frame][/frame]He is atachted to the front bumper[frame][/frame]and here to the back[frame][/frame][frame][/frame]I have made the emforcement from the inside(doorsand midel of the car)[frame][/frame]taking off the outer undersill[frame][/frame][frame][/frame]

[mr2daniel]

So, another week of work away!here is some updaiting on my morris.
Did some work on the outer undersill,but first had to fix the inside of the rear door lower outer panel.
here some photos...[frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame]
All in place ,rust still a problem, there is everywhere small places full of it.

[mmjosh]

remember when welding do a continuose weld on the panels

[mr2daniel]

Thx Josh,
What i do is a weld from 2 or 3 cm and then the same after 3cm is that ok?than when is cold i weld the places that i let in betwen de welds without making the plate get to hot.

[mmjosh]

yes thats ok what i do is tack the edges then do a full weld across

[mr2daniel]

updating time![frame][/frame]Boxing panel[frame][/frame][frame][/frame]floor edge panel[frame][/frame]

[mr2daniel]

Hello everyone,i am back once again to make updating on my restauration.
sometimes there is not time to be beind the computer.[frame][/frame]Made some plates for the door hinge pillar and the flat inner wing and weld it.[frame][/frame][frame][/frame]that went fine.[frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame]To repair the door lower outer panel i had to mount the door and the back wheel wing.[frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame]Also started doing repairs on the rear inner wing.[frame][/frame]

[Fingolfin]

It just looks fantastic! I envy your welding skills...and I fear someday I may have to emulate them. I can't thank you enough for taking snaps of the insides of those panels -- I've long wondered what's behind them! Can't wait for the next round of photos!

[mr2daniel]

Hello everyone
Summer is gone,and i have time again to make some updates,
restoration is at full speed, but still lots to be done.
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Rear wheel arch repair


More suprises behind old repairs[frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame]

[Sidney'61]

Hi Daniel, it's looking good Looking at some of the features of this car it seems to be a slightly later model than 1956, I think around 1960. Do you know the chassis number?

[mr2daniel]

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[mmjosh]

looking really good

[chickenjohn]

Nice neat work! Good to see someone making good butt welds and neat repair panels.

Only suggestion I can make is the rear spring hanger section, don't keep the rusty originals behind nice new inner wing repair sections, you can buy new rear spring hanger repair panels of a high quality from ESM, UK made too and they fit very well and of decent gauge steel. Such an important suspension mounting area reallly need quality repair panels.

[mr2daniel]

Thank you guys
I will be replaysing that also, i will trie to take all the rust of this car out.
Here is some more updating.[frame][/frame]
After repairing the rear inner wings now did the rear bootwel panel,
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This one was easy to do.
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Also the outer door skin on the right side needs replaysing,it has rust from inside and the outside
[frame][/frame]This bad he! [frame][/frame][frame][/frame]
the outer undersill had the best time of is life too. [frame][/frame]

[Matt Tomkins]

It just looks fantastic! I envy your welding skills...and I fear someday I may have to emulate them. I can't thank you enough for taking snaps of the insides of those panels -- I've long wondered what's behind them! Can't wait for the next round of photos!

I agree, quite fantastic!
however, i like the ole' motto...
"don't have do be a good welder, just a good grinder"