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Bilkey
Original Poster
60 posts
13 months
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Hello, I am currently doing up a mini mayfair. I started to replace the drivers floor pan and i discovered that the outer sill could also do with reaplcing. Has anyone got any advice? 
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Cooperman
3,825 posts
119 months
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If it needs an outer sill, it probably also needs an inner sill.
Check everywhere for rust including A-panels, screen scuttle panel, wings, front panel, inner wings, door frames and door hinge mountings, boot floor, door skins, etc, etc. Then strip & replace any rusty areas. It's the only way with a Mini.
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Steffan
6,184 posts
97 months
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As Cooperman says of its on a Mini and made of steel it will be rusty.
I recommend a fine toothcomb approach to identify all the rust. There is no steel part that does not rust. Check everything.
If in doubt cut it out and replace with seam welded steel.
Then make sure you treat the new metal and exposed metal with a quality rustproofing priming paint and overcoat with shulz or similar underseal or paint depending on finish required.
Then flood all the cavities everywhere with Waxoyl or equivalent making sure everything is covered.
Your car will still rust rust but slower. Impossible to rustproof Minis
Enjoy the build the experience will remain in your memories as will the car.
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Bilkey
Original Poster
60 posts
13 months
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hey,
The a panal ect are ok. The outer sill is only abit rusty and i have looked at the iner sill and that is ok. I thought i would replace the outer sill because im also replacing the floor pan. The car will defonately stay in my mind for the rest of my life for good and bad reason's.
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stuttgartmetal
6,380 posts
85 months
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Where the F does this spelling come from?
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Bilkey
Original Poster
60 posts
13 months
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Im sorry im not as good at spelling as you
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guru_1071
2,320 posts
103 months
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Bilkey said: Im sorry im not as good at spelling as you type in word, spell check, cut & paste into here. its how i cover my terrible spelling up!
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Bilkey
Original Poster
60 posts
13 months
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Cheers. I wasn't expecting people criticise my spelling that's all :/
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fatpasty
1,560 posts
35 months
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That's a bit harsh.
Why do people have to comment on spelling?
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guru_1071
2,320 posts
103 months
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fatpasty said: That's a bit harsh.
Why do people have to comment on spelling? my spelling isnt great, but i consider it to be polite to at least try to check and correct the worse errors before i post any thing up, very bad spelling, text speak and caps letters just jar on the eyes a little
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Cooperman
3,825 posts
119 months
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I dint yoosed ter be abel ter spell, but now I got spelckekker its awrite.
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Bilkey
Original Poster
60 posts
13 months
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Im sorry alot of you dont like my spelling. Didnt think people would mind, i will make sure it doesnt happan again. Im am a new member just asking for some advice. Im only 15
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Cooperman
3,825 posts
119 months
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Don't worry about it. There is a lot of friendly banter on here and you'll get used to it. We're a very friendly bunch of Mini-nuts really.
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Steve_W
724 posts
46 months
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Welcome chap - and good luck with your Mini (nice Scamp too).
Worth you signing up to a couple of other forums too - join The Mini Forum (although it's currently down following a hack attack) and Minifinity. Lots of threads on those sites showing tons of pictures of how to do exactly what you're doing.
By the time you finish restoring a Mini you'll be an ace welder.
Cheers,
Steve
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Bilkey
Original Poster
60 posts
13 months
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fatpasty
1,560 posts
35 months
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Definitely ... The mini forums are decent. Will assist your needs.
They have helped me a lot over the last 4 years of restoring mine. Nearly there hopefully next month and it will be on the road!
Good luck with your project.
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Bilkey
Original Poster
60 posts
13 months
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rabbitstew
58 posts
27 months
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My advice would be to have plenty of patience and lots of penetrating fluid.
Ive had more minis than I can remember now over the years and rebuilt a couple of them. What starts as replacing one panel usually ends up as replacing half the car by the time you start taking bits of. Rust seems to spring up all over the place!
Still, they are easy enough to work on although normally lots of swearing can help.
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Bilkey
Original Poster
60 posts
13 months
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Thank you. Iv actualy replaced it now and it wasnt too bad.
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stuttgartmetal
6,380 posts
85 months
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. Bilker said: reaplcing....panal....... ect..... iner......... defonately....... reason's..........happan..... My taxes, money well spent. Just the thought that you didn't think spelling like yours would get a post says volumes. And yes, I'll have fries with that. BIG LOL.
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