Window Frames Fabricated

Here are the window frames I had to make since I was never able to find a complete set for any reasonable amount of money. I copied the one i was able to find, but made it out of flat steel bar 1 1/4" x 3/16. 23 feet in all. Getting the angles was a little tricky and needed precise measuring. Then I welded it all together and drilled holes for the mounting bolts. I also welded on mounting tabs on the ends, but only did one on each side instead of 3 like the original. The heavier steel i used doesnt flex like the ornamental sheet metal from the factory.
Maybe someday I'll swap them out if I ever find the other side that I need.

Roof Painted

After all the prep of sanding, taping, and cleaning i sprayed the roof with MINI Cooper white (i think its called apen white). the first coat had orange peel from a bad paint gun that was sputtering and cutting out intermittently making a heavy coat, but after sanding and spraying a second coat, it looks pretty good.
The rotisserie worked great, now i have to start the bigger job of painting the rest of the body and interior.

Lizardskin

Here are the pictures i forgot to post last week from spraying the undercoating inside and out.

Before:
Mixing the material:
After:

The entire bottom of the car, floorpan, firewall, roof underside, door panels, wheel wells and engine compartment are coated.

Undercoating

The undercoating on the bottom of the car and the entire engine bay has been applied. Now just to do some on the interior. I chose the Lizardskin brand because it should insulate against heat and noise, but time will tell if it really does. As soon as the interior is done, ill post some more photos. then on to the final paint (although more prep work is needed and could take a month or two).

Rotisserie Built

Andi and I built a rolling rotisserie to carry the mini and make it rotate into various positions for painting.

The base is made of two massive T s with rolling casters. An 1 1/2" pipe holds the mini up, spinnning inside 2" pipe welded to the firewall, shockmount bracket and the T bases.

Fuel Tank Trouble

The tank has seen better days, but after having it sandblasted it looked repairable. I just had to chip off the bondo (previous owner used bondo to stop the leaks) and seal the holes with proper epoxy tank repair, then finally hammer out the worst of the dents.
The trouble came with the small access holes, which made hammering out the dents difficult. Trying to remove the old internal filter has been even harder. It is just out of reach and i seem to only be bending it around instead of knocking it off the pickup. If anyone has ideas, please post.

Grill

I finally got around to putting the grill back together. Most of the individual aluminum fins had been broken off of the backing plates and the vertical support.
After drilling out the old rivets, I riveted the parts all back together.
Some of the aluminum gills needed straightening as well.