I'm making a boot liner for the clubby so i can put my bag and crap in there without it getting dirty.

I cant believe how incredibly easy it is.
I'm gonna screw with little screws the back to the back metal seat thing.
The base just sits there, with blocks to keep it level opposite the tire.
The LHS (petrol tank piece) is gonna be velcroed in against the petrol tank.
The front piece that covers the petrol tank just stays there from tension.

The RHS is the one im having a bit of trouble with of how to get it to stay.
Who here has made their liner and how did u do it? The RHS side that is.

Thanks. Will

Ps. Pics coming once i carpet and finish it.

Mr Gormly, I have seen plenty on various UK sites. You can buy them new over there. I might have seen plans somewhere. Gimme a lil while and I will see if I can find them for ya.

mate ive been wanting to make a boot liner for like... a year!
ever since i got my mini and saw how messy it was
how about ones that dont screw/cut into the body? im still thinking about it
welding a bracket to the fuel tank is a good idea... perhaps the idea of my life if its got fuel in it


coopers have two shelves on the back seat wall
the board slides under them
and near the boot door, three brackets which hold rubber things
which the rods at the bottom of the board clips into

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Welding! Im not welding anything.
Or cutting anything (MDF only) and the only screws will be tiny PK screws to hold the back onto the back rest so it stays there.



JAM- The UK ones cost a packet!

well get a job then....

Don't even think of welding it- even if (particularly) there's NO fuel in it..

Only (`relatively' safe) way to do it is hot steam the tank for hours, or fill it with water first and weld it like that....

If you must attach things to it, scuff the surface up well and use `araldite' super strength epoxy adhesive.

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Noone is welding! I'm not. I'm velcro-ing the side piece of liner to the side of the tank. No welding at all. Velcro only.

My last post was for 68matic's benefit.. just so he knows the dangers...

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crap look what ive stirred up
i was just kidding about the welding part
especially after saying i didnt want to change the body in any way

yeh i prefer araldite... it was the next thing in my mind
and also use a flame to make it dry quicker

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I watched a bloke weld a fuel tank at Winton racetrack once, he made us rinse the tank out and then got us to fill the tank with an inert gas (hold it up to an exhaust pipe and fill it with exhaust gas!) Then he lit the oxy and stuck the tip into the filler pipe! He said that it was better to get the bang over and done with!

Watch the velcro near the tank ...... Have you ever seen the sparks that it gives off? (don't worry I just made that bit up!)

My mate made a parts washing bay from an ol' 44ga drum he found. They didn't know what was in it, so they filled it with water and rinsed it about 3 times.....

And they lit up an oily rag on the end of a 5 meter pool cleaner.... put the drum around the side of the house and from around the corner jammed the burning rag into the drum.

No Bang.

Dwight.

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Have'nt you ever seen a Cooper S with a boot board & the brackets, the brackets can be bought cheaply & pop riveted into place & slide the board into them, no welding, no velcro nothing........ too easy

Doogie

doogie where can we actually get these mysterious moon rocks i mean cooper s boot boards?

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Replica boot boards a readily available in mini specailist places.

Doogie

I have been in the unfortunate situation of seeing what happens when fuel tanks/drums are welded or cut with a grinder. The gentleman that was cutting the lid off a 44 gallon diesel drum is no longer with us.

Gaining a hot permit for welding of fuel tanks/cylinders/drums is perfectly legal(the steaming method and doing all work within 4 hours).

Personally I would never consider doing that work myself. But then again I know a guy that dives in liquid Cyanide for a job. Depends what yer thought on dangerous are.

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