47. "Five is a Fifteen letter word" - Mini Monday

I've always considered my brothers as quite smart, but tonight my assumption wasn't entirely accurate . . .

As promised, Mini Mondays have commenced! Although come to think of it, it'll probably be at least Tuesday by the time you read this.
Oh well!

So this is how the project is progressing. I took some time off to get my head together with other things about a month back, also to decide whether to replace or rebuild the front left section. I chose rebuild!
The rest is pretty self explanatory!

I was surprised at how much metal had corroded here...

First repair section in place.

Second panel cut and put in place too.

This was quite a bit later, after adding red-oxide paint in and around the ready to repair section and in the previously welded floor area. Next I fitted the inner and outer A-panels...

...along with the door! First time it's looked vaguely car like in a long while! : )

To say it was the first time fitting, it was a pretty good fit! Even in the door aperture!

With the extra panels in place, the inside looks quite tidy too I think.

Next panel to go in was a nightmare to fit . . . and it still doesn't fit!

Did I say the previous panel was a nightmare? Ha! Nothing compared to this section!

I'd love to hear if anybody else is doing a project as ambitious as this on a shoestring budget! If you're reading this and know anyone, put a link in the comments and get your project heard about!

45. "Ooooo its Friday the 13th except on a Thursday"

Thankyou again Marvin for another insightful comment.

Time for some Mini pictures!

 Door frame is now complete (ish). It'll need a bit more welding and a skim of filler before its done.

 On to the driver side floor. Definitely becoming a little more ruthless in what I cut out.

 I say ruthless... there wasn't really anything there to save!

 Thats the floor nearly removed along with all the cack-handed bodge jobs on the sill and inner wings.

 Thats Patch. One of the only... erm, things that I will allow to distract me at any time when im working on my car! Watching him climb in an out of a car that spins round when you climb in is quite amusing :P

 Patch leaves, Floor panels are in... I then got bored and moved onto another section...

 ...only to find that was bodged too. Great.

 Thats the driver side rear all welded and rust-proofed. The hole at the back is where the subframe panel will be mounted, but I need the subframe fitted to line it up properly! Thats a final job that.

 I went a bit mental with the welder here coz the metal is thicker... Couldn't resist!

After years of working on it, Mike has lost his first external body panel : (

I even video'd the event!

 My god I sound so upset . . .

I still dont understand why it ever seemed a good idea to bodge something that much...

Offroading videos and halloween costume pictures to come next time!

40. Sooner or later we'll all evolve into Jesus . . .

Nice one tony...

I've officially graduated : )

and im skint...

and really really busy!

My room is now sorted (ish) with internet and keyboards and pc n all that, to do list is written, and a few things are getting crossed off. Its taking so long to sort things out since moving back!


Since arrival at home i've done more on my mini, started writing more music, been on holiday to Filey and Scarborough (and bridlington too), been offroading and uploaded videos onto Blood Red Offroad's Youtube Channel , met a band and a Singer/Songwriter called Steph on the train home from filey (and might i add she's a rare mix of bloody talented and gorgeous!), been to see Hayseed Dixie again . . . and because of all this (and more) i've not had time to even think about my keytars!

Anywho. Lets make this post colourful.

My room being disassembled for transport home!

...and that first image already has my keyboard/studio setup removed!

Some irrelivant but amusing pics including proper laziness to take things back to the right shelf...

The first time i've seen 1 hovercraft mount another...

 ... the first time i've been killed by my own face...

and a mischievous cat that was more interested in this blokes ear than his icecream!

On the way to hayseed dixie having had 5 minutes to go home, wash, change and eat after offroading. I ate beef stew in the car : )

 Here's Hayseed Dixie as i saw them live! (if you haven't, you're missing out!!)

That'll do for now...

More structured posts are inbound. Keep a look out for things like Mini Mondays and My day Fridays :D

Toooooo many ambitious!!! AAAARGH!