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Post by boycie101 on Mar 19, 2009 23:42:52 GMT 1
how hard is it to change scuttles ? lower scuttles look easy enough but bit weary how far to cut in etc with windscreen  anyone know of any guides for it ? |
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Post by ljonez on Mar 20, 2009 0:00:13 GMT 1
i would have thought its best to change the whole section, i.e drill out the spot welds along the windscreen and A pilar then cut the scuttle so that the new one fits in.
im sure dai will be able to tell you im pretty sure he's done it on his woody
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Post by dai9fxey on Mar 20, 2009 0:03:54 GMT 1
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Post by boycie101 on Mar 20, 2009 0:09:27 GMT 1
i'm hope the rest is not too bad lj cheers dai thats great, any idea where i can get that book from as will always come in handy i'm sure ? |
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Post by dai9fxey on Mar 20, 2009 0:10:50 GMT 1
Ask Aston. He's still got it.  |
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Post by boycie101 on Mar 20, 2009 0:17:33 GMT 1
typical mate  thanks for the info  |
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Post by dai9fxey on Mar 20, 2009 0:22:31 GMT 1
I've started putting a HOW TO guide together with Pics, procedure etc. Still haven't finished it yet, but when i do i'll post it up for you. There was some of it on my Woody Resto thread. The rest is history. |
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Post by ljonez on Mar 20, 2009 0:35:50 GMT 1
i love books like that, i got a original bmc dealer workshop manual somewhere which has a body work section and its before MIG was used so every thing is done by gas welding and it shows how to use wet asbestos  to stop panels warping also other useful things like lead loading which i really wanna try |
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Post by boycie101 on Mar 20, 2009 1:01:02 GMT 1
cheers dai |
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Post by miniandmodels on Mar 20, 2009 13:03:06 GMT 1
Ive repaired and restored over 100 minis to date so if anyone needs free advice on which panels to use, or just advice on how to fit e.t.c just call me on 01792 881 500 (daytime)
Jamie.....
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Post by coedy on Mar 20, 2009 15:55:01 GMT 1
may not be worth mentioning, but the guy who did my car for me replaced the whole thing on mine even though the center of mine was fine. he did it because the repair sections are very hard to fit.
we took him a non genuine scuttle and the fit was miles off, so he cut the corners off and used them for scuttle closure panels (seeing as mine had rotted away). then we got a genuine scuttle panel and it fitted on perfectly!
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Post by thereddwarf on Mar 20, 2009 16:07:18 GMT 1
thanks coedy.....the rest of the panel is in very good condition, and the repair parts are here waiting...lol...may end up just chopping the lot...lol
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Post by coedy on Mar 20, 2009 16:44:49 GMT 1
if you do change the whole lot you could use the repair panels as closures? lol. although see how well the repair sections fit first, each mini is different!
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Post by cbrown on Sept 10, 2010 15:45:21 GMT 1
My scuttle along with a few other panels need replacing on my mini. I was told the same thing that you should replace the whole thing because itl be a better job. Coedy, do you have a number for the guy that did the work on your car? Im having trouble finding somwhere to the work needed on mine  |
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Post by coedy on Sept 10, 2010 18:06:31 GMT 1
The guy who did my bodywork was quite Ill last time I heard from him (Pretty bad tbh) and that he had stopped taking on work for the foreseeable future because of the Illness...  |
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to stop panels warping 
