Footwells

instantsquid · Jan 10, 2011

You're gonna have to take it to someone then.

ciderman · Jan 10, 2011

hi
use 0.8mm wire. you will get better results than with the 0.6mm supplied.
and buy a 5 kg roll. with little ones you run out just before the end of the job...

b20wnx · Jan 10, 2011

UK_Akita said:
Still looking for some sort of walk through, Project on hold till better weather. Still got no practice welding would not know were to start on this. Doin my head in :Cry:

heyup mate
i am about to be doing the same thing with my series 3, again i have to do mine on the drive as no garage. i bought the footwells from fleebay (still waiting for them to turn up before i have a good look at them plus i aint got a welder yet but do have an offer of help...
i will post some pics of my beast (keep saying that)
steve

UK_Akita · Jan 10, 2011

instantsquid said:
You're gonna have to take it to someone then.

I have a few people that have offered help, but when its crunch time will they be there ?

Once the better weather comes i'm going to get on with having a go at welding, but with no garage, full time job, no spare cash and not much spare time. Its like mission impossible.

UK_Akita · Jan 10, 2011

b20wnx said:
heyup mate
i am about to be doing the same thing with my series 3, again i have to do mine on the drive as no garage. i bought the footwells from fleebay (still waiting for them to turn up before i have a good look at them plus i aint got a welder yet but do have an offer of help...
i will post some pics of my beast (keep saying that)
steve

Going to order mine soon (paddocks). Is yours on the road ?

Gareth

b20wnx · Jan 11, 2011

heyup garath - sounds like your a busy man lol - will they turn up well if its anything like my mate who pomised then NO llllll
mine went off the road just before xmas when tax and mot ran out - that was the plan to run it till they finished and then to give it a good sort out, but its taken longer than expected and other things always crop up with the other half..... new shoes and the like lol

blue beasty · Jan 11, 2011

b20wnx said:
and other things always crop up with the other half..... new shoes and the like lol

Well if she wants to sort out the brakes......let her

nrgserv · Jan 11, 2011

b20wnx said:
but do have an offer of help...

an its still there.

re UK_Akita's footwells, there pretty mashed. all the craps gonna have to be cut out but a new footwell should fit whats left.

are you willing to travel to shipley for an afternoons worth of welding basics? maybe with b20wnx and his bulkhead when its off, or the pair of you just havin a go at welding?

b20wnx · Jan 11, 2011

i am still waiting on hearing about the bulkhead from down south, i have started taking it apart, but its bluddy cold out there, i have uploaded pctures to the albums on here if you want to take a look |(series 3 looking good)

nrgserv · Jan 11, 2011

b20wnx said:
i am still waiting on hearing about the bulkhead from down south, i have started taking it apart, but its bluddy cold out there, i have uploaded pctures to the albums on here if you want to take a look |(series 3 looking good)

managed to open something in a slideshow. i dont normally browse the album so not sure how to navigate it.
anyway, if yours was the white one, the pics were a bit small to see and i had the time durantion at 2 secs which was a bit fast.
when you get chance stick some pics in your thread i replied to an i'll have another look!

UK_Akita · Jan 12, 2011

nrgserv said:
are you willing to travel to shipley for an afternoons worth of welding basics? maybe with b20wnx and his bulkhead when its off, or the pair of you just havin a go at welding?

Couldn't see why not, Will keep you in mind. Thank you

b20wnx said:
but its bluddy cold out there

I know what you mean, I have the near side nearly off (1 stubborn last bolt holding it on) and have to get out and get the off side off. But like you say its too cold. Also i have time against me.

Have plenty of friends that will be there when it up and running, were are they when it needs fixing. Also going to have to look at rear cross member repair when the footwells are done.

Still not a clue were to start

On a good note, i have got some new wire and gas with regulator for the mig. Will be having ago when weather is better.

UK_Akita · Jan 22, 2011

Going to bite the bullet and order the footwells on Monday.

LR19R Footwell RH - RHD
LR19L Footwell LH - RHD

Should get the Monday evening. Hopfully they will spur me on to getting the rest of the front off, and preping it for welding.

So who's coming to do the welding

dirtyrhino · Jan 23, 2011

i'd offer, but yer too fecking far away !

b20wnx · Jan 23, 2011

i think that a trip up to yorkshire would do rhino the world of good, a short break away from his restro and some advice for us yorkshire lads (plenty tea and buscuits) and we drink proper beer up here.......

UK_Akita · Jan 23, 2011

b20wnx said:
i think that a trip up to yorkshire would do rhino the world of good, a short break away from his restro and some advice for us yorkshire lads (plenty tea and buscuits) and we drink proper beer up here.......

very true b20wnx, i also have 2 micro breweries in a good walking distance in the area

nrgserv · Jan 24, 2011

UK_Akita said:
very true b20wnx, i also have 2 micro breweries in a good walking distance in the area

so do i!
and a workshop....

b20wnx · Jan 24, 2011

not sure i would get anything done over your way neil lol

UK_Akita · Jan 25, 2011

Still not ordered my footwells yet, but plenty of time. Got some one coming over Next Saturday to start on the welding, and give me some lessons at the same time

really looking forward to it.

b20wnx · Jan 25, 2011

nice one mate, just seen them you posted, thats a very good price for them, i been looking everywhere for some and they are by far the cheapest. i went over to see neil today, shame it took me so long to get there on the bus, was made very welcome and even got a cuppa.... thanks neil

nrgserv · Jan 25, 2011

b20wnx said:
i went over to see neil today, shame it took me so long to get there on the bus, was made very welcome and even got a cuppa.... thanks neil

cheers

an i got to see a video of some stiff springs!

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