Well, pulled an all-nighter and laid down the flooring in the 3 bedrooms this past weekend. Better to take a chunk of time to do it all rather than bit by bit. That way the inconvenience of moving all of the bedroom around is avoided and everyone can get a good nights sleep with their new floors the next day. I'm happy with how it turned out, didn't run into any problems. Laid down the red rosin paper first, and laid the 3 1/2" birch flooring on top. Secured it with 2" staples; my mastercraft flooring stapler didn't miss a beat. Had to be sure that it was sitting correctly on the edge of the board, and give it a good whack, and it went well. Hit it a bit soft and the staple will not drive in all the way, and either nail it in the rest of the way, or pull out your cutters and trim it down to the wood.
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| New floor in our bedroom |
The rooms look bigger, I guess that's a function of the pattern and gloss. It is nicer than the plywood that we've been walking on for the past 6 months!
I've also been doing a bit on the Minis rear subframe. Got the radius arms bolted on-that was a bit of a chore. I forgot how my negative camber brackets brought the bolt heads really close to the ends of the suspension arms, and make it really tricky to bolt them on. A few choice words were said, and then it all came together.
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| assembled rear subframe |
I don't like the look of the old brake pipes, so I will change them. Just gotta figure out the correct flare, buy the flaring tool, source the brake lines, and make up the replacements. I will probably go with steel lines, as I don't like the possibility of work-hardening stainless or fatigue prone copper. Sure, the steel lines will corrode a bit and look dull before not too long, but they will work reliably for a long time. I'm building the Mini to drive and thrash, not to wash and bring out only for Sunday drives.
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