Back on the Mini after taking last weekend off to go to a wedding.
Yesterday took a V day and picked up supplies. I needed a fresh bottle of gas and some more steel.
I was completely out of 18 gage sheet metal and didn't see any point in making small bits for the bottom of the car from 10 gage.
Headed over to Charleston Steel and picked up a 4x10 sheet for $38.88. Dern steel is up to 40 cents per lb.
Got home and spent some time staring at the Mini. I REALLY need it rolled on it's side for this next bit of work and I'd
like to have it on the dolly.
I enlisted Boo and Wifey Dearest into some garage duty. A little wiggling, pulling, tugging, swearing... Just Boo and I couldn't safely lift the shell.
So we sat it on the floor and rolled it over onto the old seats.
Today I hit the garage about 9am after a few cups of coffee. Time to get to welding the outer rockers to the floor pan.
The brits spot welded it and the overlap joint was THE PERFECT HOME for rust. After all the work making new pieces I said Phuket, I'm stitch welding the whole shebang.
While I was there, figures I might as well weld all around the outer reinforcing plated for the roll bar.
Then it was time to make and fit the joining piece between the front and rear floor pans that covers the riser box.
Yep, that got welded all around too.
Then welded the bottom seam of the scratch built trunk floor the full width of the car. This is on the bottom, so full weld. Inside the trunk the overlap is rosette welded and will get a liberal dose of Rhino liner.
At this point the car should weigh 2 lbs more than it did this morning as I emptied a spool of .023 wire.
Good stopping point except I need the car on it's other side. Boo, Baby Girl, and Wifey dearest all pitched in and we set it on the dolly and rolled onto it's side.
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Damn, I really should have just replaced that first floor pan instead of patching it.
Time to go buy some wire