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2026. 8. 22. 작업

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MDifficult said: Resist the temptation on the lights MDifficult said: For the cig smells, try a good wet vac and then a load of baking soda sprinkled everywhere (once it’s dry) then dry vac. It’s amazing what it’ll pull out! Thanks, I'll give it a go. rickygolf83 said: Nice work, i am currently removing the subframe and tank on my R53.... replacing everything front to back, with all the parts sitting waiting to go I'm doing the same, although I'm buying the parts as I go along, which may delay things a bit.rickygolf83 said: Did you watch Hyphens R53 resto on youtube by chance? He was us

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Spent the last couple of evenings making a repair patch for the big ass hole I cut in the MINI.The bit I cut out has pressings in it, three to be exact. The carpet has additional foam on the backing that fills two of these pressings, so to my mind, that means I only have to recreate two in my patch.I stared with a bit of cardboard mounted in the hole, and drew the shape of the cut on it with a Sharpie, then cut the shape out of sheet metal and ground down the edges until it was a snug fit.I then used the tape method to approximate the pressings from the old panel on to the new one, and also onto some wood so I could make a jig.I then proceeded to beat the st out of it with a hammer! Not perfect, or pretty, but its going to be behind carpet on one side and behind a fuel tank on the other, so it won't be seen.The original panel had some threaded protrusions on to which plastic clips were fitted for holding the brake hard lines, so I drilled some holes in my repair panel and cut up an M6 bolt with the intension of spot welding the bits of bolt onto the panel, but it didn't seem to work too well, so I just welded them on at the base of the thread, again, not pretty, but it'll do the job.With the welds ground down as much as possible and some seam sealer round it for good measure, I decided to get some primer on it to save having to do much painting in the car, I'll need to grind the paint off the edges so I can weld it, but that'll be covered in seam sealer after the fact.I used a high build primer to try and hide my inexpert panel beating, but Im not sure it made much difference! After a couple of coats on the back, I then covered the back with two coats of Rust Encapsulator so that the chassis paint will have the same surface as the rest of the floor to adhere to.Hoping for decent weather on Saturday so I can get it welded.in.Edited by BORNXenon on Wednesday 3rd September 23:44