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CBR1K, F21 125D
Lol, someone on here having a car for more than a year would be a start.
You can keep car parts without having a car that they fit. I'm terrible for it!
welshname
ClioSport Club Member
My nose hurts. A lot.
I'll get you back 1 day.
I'll get you back 1 day.
That was easily one of the funniest things I've seen.
"ohhh the bolt is out" - drop the breaker bar on Rhys's face.
Okay, so progress was made tonight. The plan was to strip the dash and trim out of the front, and hopefully find the source of the water on the drivers side floor.
Got the awesome site lights out again.
And this is how things looked before we got cracking:
I got started before Rhys and Jon came over, and within a few mins of pulling sound deadening off, I found what is, beyond reasonable doubt, the cause of the water:
Shine a torch through the hole, and you can see the tread of the front tyre. Pretty gutted to find such extensive corrosion, but it's not too unexpected, it's a 35 year old car at the end of the day!
Anyway, to discard any possibility of any other leaks, we set about removing the dash, so I can check under the windscreen for corrosion.
A few hours later, and it's out:
That's the loom! LOL Super simple:
We removed a fair but as well!
Got it pretty much driveable though
Also while I was packing everything away I noticed some strange marks in the paint on the front wing, only visible under the 400W lights. Don't know what's caused that, but it's very odd?
Anyway, thanks again to Jon and Rhys, massively appreciated.
Progress is going well, rear seats out next, and then get the car 100% water tight.
Loving it atm
"ohhh the bolt is out" - drop the breaker bar on Rhys's face.
Okay, so progress was made tonight. The plan was to strip the dash and trim out of the front, and hopefully find the source of the water on the drivers side floor.
Got the awesome site lights out again.
And this is how things looked before we got cracking:
I got started before Rhys and Jon came over, and within a few mins of pulling sound deadening off, I found what is, beyond reasonable doubt, the cause of the water:
Shine a torch through the hole, and you can see the tread of the front tyre. Pretty gutted to find such extensive corrosion, but it's not too unexpected, it's a 35 year old car at the end of the day!
Anyway, to discard any possibility of any other leaks, we set about removing the dash, so I can check under the windscreen for corrosion.
A few hours later, and it's out:
That's the loom! LOL Super simple:
We removed a fair but as well!
Got it pretty much driveable though
Also while I was packing everything away I noticed some strange marks in the paint on the front wing, only visible under the 400W lights. Don't know what's caused that, but it's very odd?
Anyway, thanks again to Jon and Rhys, massively appreciated.
Progress is going well, rear seats out next, and then get the car 100% water tight.
Loving it atm
Loo nasty rot
Yeah, I'm going to get the rest of the interior out and inspect everything, once I've located any holes/corrosion, I will get a quote for it to be cut out, and new metal welded in.
Hopefully won't be too expensive!
No idea what that is!
The car will be getting resprayed anyway, so it's not a problem. Just a little odd that's all!
welshname
ClioSport Club Member
It's morning.
My head is f**king killing me still, yet despite the pain I still can't wait to work on it again.
There is very little rust to be honest. I know it was a bit of a shitter finding that hole but the whole front end apart from that is solid.
My head is f**king killing me still, yet despite the pain I still can't wait to work on it again.
There is very little rust to be honest. I know it was a bit of a shitter finding that hole but the whole front end apart from that is solid.
Yep, Topazbraun Metallic.
Also, the BBS bodykit that will be with me next week (photos are from the seller):
Looking forward to getting some work done on them
I'd do a full strip out , treat any rot that isn't a big hole etc and underseal the hell out of it. Bilt Hamber all the way.
That's the plan. The entire interior is coming out, and anything that is rotton is getting cut out and welded.
Any small patches of surface rust will be treated with Bilt Hamber De-ox.
While the interior is out, I might be tempted to give it some paint, we'll see.
Not just inside, but underneath too. Subframes off, engine/box out, the works.
Ask Don if he'll lend you his crane. I'm more than finished with it now!
If a jobs worth doing...
If a jobs worth doing...
Yeah but it's no good just doing it from the inside, when the outside is getting sprayed with all the s**t that causes rot in the first place!
I can get a crane, I can even get a chassis roller, but it's more the monumental workload!
The entire underside is Waxoyled, so it would take weeks to remove all that alone!
And as said, it will be mainly done on my driveway. I could possibly move the car to my dads though, where he has a double garage.
The entire underside is Waxoyled, so it would take weeks to remove all that alone!
And as said, it will be mainly done on my driveway. I could possibly move the car to my dads though, where he has a double garage.
Well it's your call at the end of the day, but TBH after seeing that I'd bite the bullet and do the full job.
welshname
ClioSport Club Member
Buy a welder and start. It's not hard to do, just to get right, the stuff you're going to be doing isn't structural so there is no reason not to.
Those of you who know how to weld...
Will this suffice for general repair work on the BM?
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/mig-90en-no-gas-mig-welder
I know I'll need to practise, but the machine itself, will it be able do what I need it to?
It says it can do up to 4mm mild steel, I won't need anything thicker than that will I?
Also there is a gas version:
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/pro-90-mig-welder
Any advice?
Will this suffice for general repair work on the BM?
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/mig-90en-no-gas-mig-welder
I know I'll need to practise, but the machine itself, will it be able do what I need it to?
It says it can do up to 4mm mild steel, I won't need anything thicker than that will I?
Also there is a gas version:
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/pro-90-mig-welder
Any advice?
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'Mia' Rover Mini 35
The advice I have been given from my College tutors and the Mini community is if you by a gasless mig welder your a numpty; they spit and make its incredibly difficult tot get neat welds. You won't even need 4mm thick tbh. They measure steel in gauges; 20 gauge I think is classic mini which is about 0.8mm could be wrong.
Welding itself is easy; its learning about the settings for each piece of metal your using, though theres plenty of stuff online
Lidl are doing welders again soon :rasp:
If your going to do it, do it right as said.
Car will be awesome once done
Okay, that looks brilliant!
Yeah but I couldn't find anything soon enough, most were ages away
Oli's dad can weld, so I'll get the equipment, and I'm sure he can run through the basics with me
497adam
ClioSport Club Member
clio 172 phase 2
I don't know if anyone mentioned it but the m10 block was the base of bmw's early 80s F1 turbo engine. They used to leave the freshly cast blocks outside over winter because the corrosion would show any casting defects then would hand pick the best.
That engine probably weighs more than the entire car.
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