1967 minor

[DAVIDMCCULLOUGH]

Good progress

[minor 62]

hi David found that lead loaded seam you were talking about

[minor 62]

hi just an update, the welding rear chassis legs, boot aperture,bootwell panel,inner rear guards, rear mounting lip, sills rear only, boxing panels spring hangerswill be finished in around 2 weeks, its then going to the paint shop besides the welders to have to repairs touched in, then to the mot after a complete brake overhaul including m/c, then it will be for sale
thanks
michael

[minor 62]

just an update the welder has been working on some stuff off his own lately, but hes back to day, and hes been out with the grinder again,[frame][/frame][frame][/frame]we thought the boxing panels were ok as they had been painted in hammerite, but they had been fiberglassed & filled then painted, the front spring hanger looked good to, until a sustained hammer attack by stevie, i think these bodges happened between this being an old banger and dare i say becoming a classic

[DAVIDMCCULLOUGH]

Good to see some more progress, but make sure the door is still closing ok as there is an awful lot of sill cut out there. I would suggest closing the door and carefully placing a bottle type jack under the crossmember area to make sure it doesnt start to sag in the middle and definately dont move it around on its wheels.

[minor 62]

hi david door still closes ok, but will place a jack underneath as you suggest, thanks for the advice, looking forward too getting it all welded up, then starting the other side, going to hang on to it as i sold it once, and id only miss it & buy another one that would prob need all this work & more lol

[minor 62]

hi just an update anyone from health & saftey should look away now,[frame][/frame]

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stevie the welder said dont worry about the brush propping the minor up, it has a metal shaft

[MarkyB]

The health and safety bloke just fainted .

When a Minor is on it's balance point you can keep it there with one finger so there is very little pressure at all on the props.

[stevey]

nice balancing act

[DAVIDMCCULLOUGH]

It kinda looks like Stevie is kneeling to pray for guidance in that pic

[minor 62]

think your right david every time we hammer at it, some part its rotten, i bought two cross member ends but when i started to cut the cross member the bottom of it fell off, it was patched up with filler & underseal, you get to a point when you think is it really worth it, standing there gutted because youve cut out & disguarded 35% off the car you bought, because you thought it was a" good one"

[DAVIDMCCULLOUGH]

Ive know the feeling all too well I found a nasty lot of patching on the drivers hinge pillar of the black one today.

Dont worry you will be minoring again before too long!

[minor 62]

hi just an update stevie welded up the floor & springhangers today, then attacked the xmember with a 9" grinder[frame][/frame]

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i havent seen a xmember this rotten but a new one will soon be fitted and after i paint it with hammerite no1, then waxoil or dinitrol it shouldnt need doing for another 40 years hopefully

[jmaster78]

looking good michael, wish i was making as much progress with mine, but i'm still cutting out rotten bits everything from the floor pan out on the passenger side is just a jumble of rusted patches welded over more rusted patches. its so bad i can't even recognise some of the parts i need from ESM. what i need is a list of the components in that area???

[minor 62]

i may have a parts book that will show you what you need, you near belfast anytime & i can meet you?

[minor 62]

found this today isopon in the front chassis leg why do people do this[frame][/frame]

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once this was plated that was the drivers side finnished, so we turned it run & took off the rear wing & yes its as rotten as the first side[frame][/frame]
the front wing has been filled in the past & is starting to bubble again so i managed to get a good second hand one, so the front wing came off i was expecting the inner wing to be rotten but no, its ok, well i havent went over it with a mini grinder Yet[frame][/frame]