The Mini Cooper wheel bearing/hub assembly had come in yesterday (looks like this)



....so the first order of business was to void the warranty. Made a trip over to David's shop to make sure the press was still operational, and pressed the hub out of the bearing. We need a flat surface for the new material clamps, so Kyle worked on the lathe to get rid of the excess metal here:




He got this far tonight...





These are the new clamps we'll be using, the single 8mm bolt will connect it to the flange Kyle it working on..





Meanwhile, I cut out the plate to hold the bearing...








The top will be folded 90* and that flange bolted to the top of the glide blocks here...





Once complete this should allow us to rotate the inner fenders as we punch the louvers. Oh, and finally, looking at the bare spot in the floor here....





The English Wheel has left the building. It is headed to a Porsche restoration shop on Eastern shore, should be putting out some 356 parts soon..