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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#256 Post by xvivalve »

More nice work Phil.

I've passed your feedback regarding the rear wing panel on to the fabricator; he's been making these for us for a good number of years without reported problems so he's going to check his patterns...
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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#257 Post by Philgroom »

xvivalve wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:00 pm More nice work Phil.

I've passed your feedback regarding the rear wing panel on to the fabricator; he's been making these for us for a good number of years without reported problems so he's going to check his patterns...
Hi the hole for the bumper mount was too high and the panel was too long. Didn't take much to get it to fit properly.
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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#258 Post by Philgroom »

Got the boot emptied and stripped out on the doner car. Also cut a repair section out of the top of the rear wing to repair the rust on the other body. There was a puddle of petrol under the car aswell so inspected fuel tank and its seen better days!
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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#259 Post by Philgroom »

Fuel tank
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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#260 Post by Philgroom »

Today I went to the car and looked at the rear quarter panel and I wasn't happy with how the repair looked. So I cut along the original weld and repaired it so the panel now looks like the proper shape and won't take much to finish off before final paint.
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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#261 Post by Philgroom »

Today I got the C post repaired. It warped a little after doing all the patches so had to cut a cross in it to remove the dent.
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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#262 Post by Philgroom »

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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#263 Post by Philgroom »

Today I re welded the wing repair to make it flatter and easier to hide when finishing bodywork off. Cleaned and painted the lower part of the B post. Started to sort out the bottom of the A pillar by cutting out all the rust and priming ready for re building. Spayed some top coat to seal the primer and repairs I've already done.
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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#264 Post by Philgroom »

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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#265 Post by Philgroom »

Got the A posts finished off. Cleaned up part of the engine bay, rust treated and painted. Cleaned up front panel and found a few more holes. Treated rust and primed ready for repair. Started to clean up inside front wheel arch.
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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#266 Post by Philgroom »

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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#267 Post by Philgroom »

Forgot to upload pics of first A pillar repairs! Here they are.
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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#268 Post by Philgroom »

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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#269 Post by new to this »

Nice work, looks like you've got your hands full with these repairs :D :D
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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.

#270 Post by Philgroom »

Still got lots to do. I think I'm nearly half way now though!
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