Ok, I've been putting this off long enough. Time to cut this inner A panel out and see what other rust horrors lie in wait.
Tools and Panels involved below.
Thanks to Matt Green, Trev's Blog, Davejaguar66, Sean C, Mighty Car Mods, MINI TOM, Bad Obsession Motorsports and the many others who've inspired me.
Davejaguar66
Trev's Blog
Bad Obsession Motorsport
Matt Green
MINI TOM
Index:
00:39 Rusty Panel
2:50 Cutting with the angry grinder
3:04 Seam Splitting
4:37 A panel free
5:55 Inside After A Panel Removal
7:40 Looking at the rusty panel
Tools Used:
Eastwood Panel Separating/Splitter Knife
Bosch Angle grinder with cut-off and grinding wheels.
Here are the Replacement/rust repair panel Parts involved in this restoration:
MAGNUM CLASSIC MINI PANELS - VAN, TRAVELLER & PICKUP