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@@adamdiaz8442 sometimes it so easy just to loose interest isn’t it mate

@@The_OG_Cornholio yes when you get the little victories and complete little jobs you do get a boost till you see the massive work ahead haha

@@matthoward923 my table is 3000x1500 and the top is 25mm thick. The table is good, I’d probably go for a proper fab table next with a thick top as they are machined flat so much better then my rolled one

@@trevorwoods2580 just keep plodding on and smiling mate 👍🏻

@@skidmores.garage it's about all we can do Matt it's just getting harder to keep smiling.

@@gafrers thanks mate 👍🏻

Glad it was of help to you Matt

@@thaiexodus2916 yes you can do it but it’s very time consuming and hard to master, it’s better I find to think ahead and counter act the warp and shrink within your job, say build over size to bring into spec if things are that critical. Preheat is mainly used in dense/think material or sometimes aluminium. I wouldn’t preheat for stuff I like I do as it’s not going to stop the sharing due to the thin wall

@@skidmores.garage Hard to master. I'm an old stick man, certified City of L.A., back in the 70s running 6010. So stroll in the park for me. But the modern MIG folks? Let's wish them luck. 😅

@@colinsmith7385 thanks mate

@@michaelnoyes4817 I do check out the welds yes, ideally you should when you change materials or get from another supplier. For instance I had some 25x50x3mm from a different supplier and you could see if was different and required less power. Also checking out your wire and gas, gas can make a big difference to a weld as so can wife. I had a real not so long back I ended taking off and binning as it just wasn’t right. You can tell a lot by the look of a weld but also the sound, smell and feel of the torch

@@djohh3057 I watched a video digging deep into push/ pull and vertical up and down welding, and the push and pull came out pretty much the same in all test and examinations. I think a lot like to push as it’s easier to see where you are going.

@@user-uf3tt1cy5z thanks rob

@@trevorwoods2580 they are so much better once you have one aren’t they

@@skidmores.garage don't know why I didn't get 1 long ago.

@@gafrers thanks mate

@@matthoward923 thanks Matt

Yes mate you had to push hard to get not a lot lol. Yesterday going to work it felt better on the pedal and today Iv been whipping it about and the brakes are definitely better and much easier on the foot

@@skidmores.garage Well, I did as you did in the video and I did manage to get some more peddle feel back. But now I am starting to think I may have rubbish brake pads. The peddle feel is so much better but I am still lacking in bite that I have had with previous Metros. Oh, and it was full of brake fluid.

@@sataneatcheese6243 awesome mate glad the video helped you out. I’m still not overly impressed with the brakes. I did sand the pads back a bit to get a fresh flat surface as they had a slight bow in the and they have got even better now. Also pop your calipers off and check your pad moves freely in the hanger and the piston pushes back ok.

@@skidmores.garage That was going to be my next move before getting another set of pads. Sand the pads, sand and clean the discs as I have had good luck with that before.

@@sataneatcheese6243 I put a straight edge across my pads and they was like a banana, only possibly the middle third was contacting disc as the ends of the pads was sticking in the carrier and the piston was just bending the pad in middle

If I did a power steering kit on it then a granny would lover her

@@skidmores.garage😂

Thanks buddy, I’m glad it’s over and a better car for it

@@skidmores.garage Absolutely

@@gafrers on to my green mini now then my own chassis

Bet the extra power is nice

I used the rear subframe of the tf but I'm running the 1.8 turbo from the new mg6, which I have also highly modified. The extra power is insane

@@benolive9335 should be good mate 👍🏻 I need to keep this car more on the original side being one of only 500 ever made

Considering I was only welding up a small hole in the boot things escalated quickly lol

Glad you found it informative mate

Hey bud I seen you comment on insta send me a email at Skidmore-garage@hotmail.com

@@skidmores.garage hi mate, just emailed you, might have dropped into junk etc, mine usually do

Thanks mate

I’d love to design a cage for one to be fair

Thanks buddy why they didn’t put rear damper on tho is a little crap as the mini has them

@@skidmores.garage Leyland is the answer. You never know what they were thinking or in which step of their endless ladder things got removed, added or changed.

Thanks buddy I appreciate it. My subs was going up nicely but when I become unwell and don’t upload the algorithm hates me and stops promoting

It’s a NA buddy. She is quicker now than back then. Same motor just better chassis setup. I’m not sure yet but probably give it a miss

Yer I agree we had loads of GTI’s and SE’s back in the day and just abused them and ether scrapped or swapped them on. The se is super rare now so it would be nice to play with it but keeping it stock it the best way to keep it original

Hope to have it finished today

Thanks buddy

Haha I hate body work it’s just a pain lol thanks for the watching mate I appreciate it

Thanks Ben

Basicly the top of the strut tower where the normal strut top goes on you chop the top out and weld a ring in the top, then there is a disc that mounts to the top of the coilover and sits inside that ring in a recess and another ring bolts on the top. This design lets you put the top of the strut where ever you like as the disc has the slot in it for camber but as the disc spins 360’ you can place it anyway

Iv just popped up a couple of picks for you of the car now so you can see the strut

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