The Minor looks interesting, could be a cool car
The Minor looks interesting, could be a cool car
YouTube - Toms Custom Shop
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCro...hD-y5NuJyZAA2Q
8.43 @ 157 - Rail
10.37 @ 128 - Doors
Look forward to following along with this one.
We appreciate the updates Neil, keep them coming
I may live in East London, I may have a number plate that reads "Chopt",
but I do NOT use 6" wheel spacers!
Look better in pictures than real life
don't be so hard on yourself, it'll be a very nice car when it's finishedOriginally Posted by Bunch62
neil.
the first job to address was panel gaps. the drivers door was tight to the rear 1/4 and was 'jamming' when shut making it hard to open. there's no fore and aft adjustment on a minor so the gap may have tightened up when the floor was removed to fit the body to the new chassis. that's my guess anyway as i've seen it on pops too. anyway the hinge mounts in the 'a' pillar are now 'adjusted' forward and the door fits much nicer with a good even gap to the 1/4 down as far as the new repair panels. the catch still needs moving in slightly but it's almost there and will be fine tuned once the 'a' pillar's welded solid by the bottom hinge. the lower 1/4 panel behind the door was fitted to match the door which has now been reset to match the original part of the 1/4 above it (this was 3/16" out from the door). luckily in anticipation of just such a problem the car came with 2 new repair panels to replace the 1st new repair panels. the bottom of the 'a' pillar had some small rusty pin holes so a section is now cut out and templates made for the repair patches to be made up. also the 'b' pillar door alignment bracket thingy (L shaped with a hole to locate the pin on the rear of the door) needed to go higher but only had slotted adjustment for in and out. so the slot had to be widened upwards so the back of the door would close higher matching the bodyline to the 1/4 panel. the last pic doesn't really show up that the 2 'outer' skins are removed (gutter and scuttle) as there was rust between them and the centre part (inner 'a' pillar) bulging them apart and touching the front of the door. all in all a lot of fiddling and faffing for what doesn't look like much difference, but hey ho if the gaps aren't right it'd look nasty when painted so......
neil.
Last edited by mygasser; 17-08-23 at 09:32 PM.
Looks way better Neil.
Cheers Tim W
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thanks Tim, you can see in the 2nd pic how far out the repair panels are to each other now the door fits. they were in line before which shows how out the door alignment was. as i said i'm sure the door 'hole' closed a bit when the body was loose before being welded to the new chassis/floor. luckily the other side's a much better fit.
neil.
that's better, it's not out at the top compared to the 1/4. today that was achieved along with the plates made and welded to the 'a' post and the door top repairs. these were a crack inside and out where the 1/4 glass' frame drops in (common problem and not just minors) and cracks at the rear top where the inner and outer skins come together. some were cleaned and welded over a 1/2" wide area and ground smooth and one had a section cut out and replaced with new steel. the forward lower 1/4 repair is next then the door can come off again to fully weld the 'a' post.
neil.
Nice result mate, that takes me back Neil, to my Minor days
Cheers Tim W
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so the rear wheel's off along with the wing, the new old repair panel is cut off, the 1/4 cleaned and the new one's tacked in place. makes it sound easy when you put it all together like that. mmmmmm...... not so much, lol. the previous pics show the gaps between the door and 1/4 repair panels widening as you go down, all since the door's adjusted to fit the hole properly. so the new new panel needed turning anti clockwise slightly to line up, which also helped with rear wing fitment too. we also had to slit the 'b' post from the repair panel up (in the shut) about 4" to pull it in a bit to line up with the door better. lastly the door skin bottom panel was a bit long so the rear edge was unfolded and flattened out, tacked to the inner skin allowing the gap to be ground to size. when the door's off it'll get a new inner lip to look right.
again lots of small adjustments and tweeks to get it right but it's worth it.
neil.
My first car was a Minor (2 door saloon, followed by a Minor pickup) and I went everywhere in it. Very mildly rodded. Loved it, except for the tendency to rust. Was only about 10 years old when I got it but the floor was absent! I didn't actually do any of the welding on it but it made me realise it was a skill I just had to acquire! Affordable hobby migs hadn't been invented at that time though.
This one is looking like it's had lots of work previously before this round. Coming along nicely!
Chris
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Bumper sticker - This is an historic vehicle and only has three speeds....... if you don't like this one you sure as hell won't like the others.
Nice work Neil, that second photo made me smile mate.
Cheers Tim W
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Much better than before
just a bit and glad you like it. it'll save so much money on filler and sanding discs, lol.
that's that bit done along with the part of the 'a' post bottom repair now the door's off again. now there's good access to the bit of 'a' post gutter too so that's next. and add some nutserts to the previously repaired parts of the rear wing mounting area. these were all marked while the wing was bolted up.
neil.
Last edited by mygasser; 24-08-23 at 09:17 PM.
ok, so you know what i'm like with sticking to a plan......... not!
i sold the centrelines today, doh! still they made sensible money so....
oh, and i have to redrill the front ford pcd wheels to jag/chevy
neil.
Repair looks good Neil, sale doesn't surprise me in the least
Cheers Tim W
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i ordered some of these today. i've got an old mercedes screen to do a test cut on. if it works it opens up a whole load of possibilities (imagine mad scientist laugh, lol).
neil.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354971913...r=624255393011
and i also bought a pair of 15x15 centreline auto drags, just because i could
neil.
Looks interesting Neil, be keen to see the results mate.
Cheers Tim W
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