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[Jared Mk3]

Looks like a Mini again, good job.

[ToM 2012]

looks good tom.

 

Glad you got it in the end.

 

So your deseaming the wing/frontpanel then?

 

Ben

thanks mate not bad for my first time got there in the end lol what i was going to do is weld the joins up and then grind a groove and shape it to make it a gap again but it will never crack and keep the water out the seem? what you think?? 

[ToM 2012]

Looks like a Mini again, good job.

thanks mate 

[Daz1968]

I wouldn't try to weld the seams as it may spoil the final result. If you want something better than sealant lead load the joints. But if you get a good sealant it shouldn't be a problem anyway.

[ToM 2012]

hi daz cheers mate i thought by welding them it would make them stronger and i wont get any cracks in the paint work once its on the road shacking about. i only thought of it as the front subframe is bolted to the front panel. thanks tom 

[Ben_O]

 

looks good tom.

 

Glad you got it in the end.

 

So your deseaming the wing/frontpanel then?

 

Ben

thanks mate not bad for my first time got there in the end lol what i was going to do is weld the joins up and then grind a groove and shape it to make it a gap again but it will never crack and keep the water out the seem? what you think?? 

 

Like Daz said,  It will be difficult to weld it and then get the seam line looking right. At most you can tack it at 1 inch intervals along the seam and then grind them back and V them out with a thin cutting disc.

A good sealant will be sufficient.

 

If you are worried about strength, then you can weld the seam from behind.

 

I would definitely avoid fully welding the seam from the outside. You will just create a tonne more work.

 

Ben

[ToM 2012]

true lol i dont want any more work. ile see what sort of sealent i can get.. 

[Ben_O]

send a PM to petrol. He is the rust prevention wizard! He will give you advice on what products do the job best because he has spent alot of time testing them all out.

[Daz1968]

As you have a spot welder I would spot weld the flanges together between wing and front panel off the car, so after you are happy with fit just mark and clamp them. You can dress the flange so it's fully shut all around then and put as many spot welds as you want. Then it needs sealing from behind as well as seam at front. A good pu sealant like tiger seal is what you need, although screwfix and toolstation sell a pu sealant for less than £4 a tube.after it's all sealed the stonechip on inside will add to the sealing so not much to worry about. Around the scuttle after you have the wing secure then just use the same sealant, the trick is getting it on without making a mess.

Edited by Daz1968, 28 June 2014 - 06:30 PM.

[ToM 2012]

thanks for that daz i didnt really want to use sealant i wanted to do it like it was original and leave the metal line showing so it looks like it was when they was made but i was just wondering if i welded them up and grinded and etc to make them look more better... cheers tom 

[Minilegs]

fantastic progress tom! your flying along , its incredible :)

Hope you don't mind me asking, but did m machine modify your front panel for you?  I spoke to them yesterday, and they can modify the rear window aperture to mk1 size if you want. I was wondering what the quality of the front panel was like if they have worked on it?

 

You cant be far away from paint now Tom?

[ToM 2012]

hi mate the front panel is really good and fits well. the rear panel yes m machine do a mk1 rear panel but its about £380.00 or more. i just mentioned what i had left and she said i may aswell buy the cheaper mk1 panel and use the bottom section of it.. have you sorted your rear panel now? how you getting on? thanks tom 

[ToM 2012]

hi mate the front panel is really good and fits well. the rear panel yes m machine do a mk1 rear panel but its about £380.00 or more. i just mentioned what i had left and she said i may aswell buy the cheaper mk1 panel and use the bottom section of it.. have you sorted your rear panel now? how you getting on? thanks tom 

and yes m machine modified it 

[Andrew O]

I haven't been on this site for a while, just had a quick flick through and you're making some great progress.

Keep up the good work.

Andrew.

[Minilegs]

 

hi mate the front panel is really good and fits well. the rear panel yes m machine do a mk1 rear panel but its about £380.00 or more. i just mentioned what i had left and she said i may aswell buy the cheaper mk1 panel and use the bottom section of it.. have you sorted your rear panel now? how you getting on? thanks tom 

and yes m machine modified it 

 

 

it going ok thanks Tom, the mini is going backwards but life is good :)

Yeah, im going to get a complete back panel from them, as there more rust than i thought up in the roof and gutter areas. Was wondering what the quality of the welding and fit was where m machine did the work?