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Hi paul i did the same on that floor. I just couldn't leave it as it whas. Also i had the same with the sidepanels of an original 66 cooper s right side whas 9mm longer in the door position than the left side. I pressed an hammerd it 9 mm out. Whas a big challenge. But it worked out really nice. Now the ( original doors fit really snug with allmost to nice of openings around can't remember how it's called😂) Keep up the nice work. It's allways nice watching a tallented person at work. Greets from germany🤙
Craftsmanship with a big "C"! Beautiful and informative to watch this coming together with skill, precision and intimate product knowledge! Like you, I would have split the decision on the hinge brackets as any misalignment would balance out as equal across the shut line. Obviously not the way the factory saw it
Paul , you do outstanding work, this video is a great example of even if you have new body panels there is still a lot of test fitting and shaping and refining that goes in to the job , get the door gaps corrected is a job in it self …
I'm just staring at the start end of welding on a classic (1960) Mini and this terrific video has given me so many insights into how the panels are connected. Huge thanks to you for such an enormously useful video
I just love watching you work your magic on fitting and fettling. Also, where in the hell did all those NOS panels come from, looking forward to next episode
An enjoyable channel. The knowledge and skill is a delight. Fascinated by the variation in bracket positioning left vis right. I recall a tuning company mentioned left and right sides varied in length which made body kit manufacturing complicated. 1960 car assembly was approximate. It is very clever how these are accommodated in the new/old built process. Thanks for an insight into your clever work.
love your channel and work Paul but please wear some ear plugs when grinding away in the shop.....last thing we viewers want is finding out later on you can't do your job anymore cause you got tinnitus....i wear ear plugs at concerts so i can keep going to concerts in my later years....keep up the epic workmanship...so easy to watch and understand as you apply the KISS policy :P cheers from Sydney Oz 🤜🤛🍻🍻🍻
What? I couldn't hear you🤣🤣 It's only really when I'm filming that I don't wear ear protection - so that I can hear myself talking, I usually have plugs
Factory build tolerance for BMC bodyshells was 3/8 " so your bracket measurements are correct. This may help you but I was told at Longbridge 40 years ago when on a course their, Panels that they couldn't fit on the line because they were bad pressings were collected up and sent to parts dispatch for the dealer network ! So some poor panel beater had to make them fit a crash damaged car somehow.
Attention to detail is amazing I was going to ask how many days would that take you to get it to a basic shell ,it looks very time consuming but all the same still amazing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Regarding the bonnet hinge brackets, all I can say is the jig must have been out on the spot welder. I worked on the machine producing the front dash panel and crossmember for the last few years of production. The brackets were slotted into a jig and spot welded. There wasn't much play in the jig.
Wasn’t as lucky as you to work on a real classic such as the mini , however I worked at Ford for 15 years and Toyota for 30. I bet we both could tell some stories how jigs go out of alignment and how there are some very innovative ways of aligning panels to fit during assembly. Most people buying these cars would possibly be amazed ( some horrified 🤔) however they were good times on reflection.Take care 👍👍
@@glennstatham960 yes, and although it's bad practice and not recommended (that's not what hammers are for), but certain alloys often used in cheap, interior products they can shatter under the right conditions.
You really know your mini's Paul . So what floor would you fit ? or would you have to modify another makers floor to suit the year in a similar fashion . Thank Paul .
Just a new subscriber asking what might be an obvious answer, is the MIG welding more controllable than the electric arc welding of old, i remember doing some work on a Morris minor many years ago and remember it was very easy to blow a hole straight through. Thanks.
Half a dozen people have complained about the music but with 1/4 million views across all the videos and many dozens of very positive comments I'm not bothered. It really is unwatchable without music
