MG Midget 1500 Restoration - Lower Rear Quarter Repair

In this episode I work through a couple of issues repairing the lower rear quarter, after welding in the boot corner.
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[@samuelrichardson9302]

What happened with this project??? It’s been awesome watching your phenomenal work on it thus far.

[@CharltonLatchford]

It was good that you were man enough to admit a mistake and show how you rectified it, rather than do a hidden rectification and continue as though nothing had happened. Compliments.

[@VisionAutoGarage]

Thank you. Honesty is always the best policy, and if others can learn from my mistakes it makes the world a better place (ish!) :)

[@TK42138]

Great channel, found it after searching for wheel arch repairs. Just gained another subscriber.

[@hazzalandy]

Absolutely perfect timing, I'll be doing this on my Midget at the weekend!

[@VisionAutoGarage]

Great! Good luck with it and let us know how you got on! Thanks for watching :)

[@hazzalandy]

@@VisionAutoGarage Will do, thanks for making!

[@kellybreen5526]

I will be getting a Midget in April once the winter is done. I suspect it will need some work as they all do. My brother found and suggested this site. It has been very informative - I probably learned more from the mistakes than the work that went without a hitch. So, I appreciate the mistakes and the fact that you post them - particularly how you hurt yourself. I hope my machine needs less work and looks half as good.

[@VisionAutoGarage]

Hi Kelly, thanks for your comments and for watching! I'm glad you find the videos useful and appreciate the transparency I try to achieve - so often videos only show the finished product and not the journey!

[@MegaBuckfast]

Just found your channel. Really enjoying the MG Midget restoration. Looking forward to the next instalment. Keep up excellent work. 👍🏻

[@VisionAutoGarage]

Thank you!

[@cluelessmgmidgetrestoratio6990]

Hi are you doing any more midget videos it's been a great watch and help. Thanks Mark

[@zakellis8746]

Hello, just wondering if there are any more episode’s coming in the near future?

[@dillonwild7016]

Was enjoying this series. Did it ever get finished?

[@torchyboyz]

Hi mate, thanks for another informative vid, I`ve followed you for quite a while now. By the way, how many amps are you using to weld such thin sheet metal? Thanks, Paul.

[@CharltonLatchford]

In some of the really tight (later hidden) spaces, do you use seam dealer, or is the seam welding protection enough against the ingress of water?

[@VisionAutoGarage]

Seam sealer will be used at almost every exposed seam and join.

[@jeff4033]

Hi. It's been close to a year since this video. What's the status of this restoration?

[@brothersamuel2162]

Looking for videos published after Sep 18, 2018 on the MG Midget 1500 Restoration - Lower Rear Quarter Repair

[@CharltonLatchford]

Third comment: the midgets always had a kind of ledge at the bottom of the B pillar where crap and water collected and ultimately the ensuing rust rotted that corner away. Why not reshape that corner to avoid a moisture / water trap and future rot?

[@VisionAutoGarage]

The larges access to water on the b-pillar is the joint to the sill, this is usual spot welded from the inside so there's a visible panel gap on the outside. I've already seam welded this, more for the aesthetics, but it will also prevent water ingress, from the outside at least. Visually, it wont be original, but this is a resto-mod. I should really stop calling it a restoration!

[@chrisc6]

Does the boot floor panel weld to the wing in anyway ? I need to do this repair on mine and was thinking of plug welding them from the inside then seem seal. It might stop debris getting trapped.

[@VisionAutoGarage]

Hi Chris, the boot fool welds to a corner filler panel which in turn welds to the lower rear quarter of the wing.

[@chrisc6]

Vision Auto Garage thanks for the reply. I have just welded In the boot corner as you have. There wasn't anything left of the lower wing as it was all filler. Presuming you plug welded the wing repair to the boot floor corner from underneath then ?

[@kellybreen5526]

I'd post a photo but I can't seem to make it go. I am on the Midget enthusiast facebook group and there is a picture of my orange car there.

[@alastairwatson3201]

So, I’ve watched episode 21 of 21 but the series ended four years ago. Where’s the rest? What happened? How did the car end up? Pretty cheesed off if it all ended here, without resolution!

[@VisionAutoGarage]

Sorry to disappoint! I'm pretty cheesed off i couldn't keep a small business afloat. The project was sold along with several others when it folded.

[@alastairwatson3201]

Sorry to hear that. It looked like you did quality work, so it’s a pity your business folded. You videos were good, too.

[@parrotraiser6541]

Expert professionals make mistakes, just like amateurs. The difference is that the experts know how to recover from them; that's what makes them experts. :-)*

[@JIMWSMITH]

No weld through primer !!! And nothing inside the cavity before you fitted the quarter repair panel. I just dont understand why people weld in new panels , with two bare metal faces, without weld through primer, its going to rust end of...

[@VisionAutoGarage]

Hi Jim, you got me on that repair! I changed brand of zinc rich primer and it welded terribly. I use it everywhere, except this one repair. Sods law. However, seamsealer, 2k primer, lizard skin and top coat will be plenty to prevent rust. It's only going to be an issue if water gets in the seam, which it wont.

[@GarageTimeAutoResto]

Not sure if available in your area, but I use Like 90 weld thru primer. its the best in my experience!