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[hoody99]

No problemm bud

[hoody99]

Well......... Today started productively





Also finished reshaping the closing panels for the valance no pics tho sorry

But then disaster..........











And what I removed



Any ideas folks the seam is non existant so I can make a panel down to below the window befor it bubbles out but am stumped for that part

[rally515]

Ahhhhhhh! damn that's a kick in the nuts.

 

Best solution i can think of is using a seam and surrounding panel from a donor shell and weld in.

Should be eas enough as long as you do it right, bracing might be a good idea ;)

 

Cliff

[hoody99]

This was a thought also and a kick in the nuts is an understatement. My lighter and the tin of thinners nearly joined sides lol

[rally515]

My lighter and the tin of thinners nearly joined sides lol

 

 

  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo, Hahaha.

 

Just a minor setback, im sure you'l recover from it in no time  .

 

Like i say, best bet is to brace, cut that area out of a scrap shell and weld in place paying close attension to warpage which is really your only worry with such a repair as access is not bad in this area to dress up the backside.

[Minidarren83]

Now that's a nasty supprise!! You can try a bloke on here just bought a shell that he can't repair you might get a section off him or from mini josh in the breaking section bar that you could make a new piece with the seam lip folded in and neatly weld it in place. Sorry to see that though mate

[hoody99]

Where's this non repairable shell? And posted to josh and toying with trying to sort it lol

[hoody99]

Rally515 not minor bit major as the welding is nearly complete lol typical would be a better word lol

[Minidarren83]

Where's this non repairable shell? And posted to josh and toying with trying to sort it lol

The blokes names is harrysmini I think the shell is a little away from you in surry but a section could easily be sent to you. it's in the builds section can't remember the name

[SAL 821X]

Christ is that just made of fibre glass!!!!! 

 

Couldn't really make out what the fuss was at first until seeing that last picture.

 

What a bummer though hoody, I'm sure you will get it sorted though.

[sixtyeight]

took me a while too to realise how bad it was what with the funny camera angles! that's about the worst bodge I've seen in a long time!

 

feel for you mate, hope you get it sorted soon!

[hoody99]

Funny angles is due to the car being upside down to lol and trying to show the rot in all it glory lol

[hoody99]

Done a bit more today







its nearly ready for stone chip lol then the arches can get tubbed then back on its wheels

also might have found a solution to my big hole problem lol as posted on another thread I need this section



of the pasengers side and found this



now I know they are different but the only bit that troubles me is the to ridges ( bumps ) under the window the smaller panel has these and is only 27.50 inc vat lol not sure on shipping tho so will call tomorow the rest of the hole can be patched with a piece I can make easily. So fingers crossed shipping ain't through the roof of that panel

Edited by hoody99, 21 June 2013 - 11:51 PM.

[Petrol]

Harrysmini cut the seams out, that's why the shell is scrap so I doubt it's any use to you

 

Pete

[hoody99]

Cheers Pete I did notice this but welding a seam on ain't as hard as producing those curves in the panel lol but hopefully will be sorted soon