de- seaming???

[mini gert]

hello peeps
yes it me agagin and i well my hubby needs some help :confused:
as you all know gert is coming on good and now daz has thought about de-seaming her good old mini world mag lol.
so really is it tricky to do and hints or tips before he gets going will be very apreciated :)
many thanks

[Gr4H4m]

ooo de-seamed cars can look so cool.... The only thing I know is that the panel lineup can be an issue, the seam's normally hide this from the factory. Just have a look at the line in the shell above the boot a follow it around to the rear side panel, some times they are miles out. (I put a pin stripe on my sisters car years ago and it was miles out).

As for the welding etc I don't know.... Welding it something I would love to learn....Hey Deano maybe you could do club classes to help the club coffers :D

I did have a mate at collage (all those years ago) that hammered them over then smoothed with filler :eek: This is NOT recommended but I did think it was funny. :D The things you do when you are young and stupid..

On a serious note maybe someone else can help with a how to guide.

[charlie_mini]

yeah, i wouldnt recomend the hammer and filler approach, de-seamed cars do look ace when they're done right thought. i was talking to a guy a while ago who had his cooper de-seamed, what they had to to was cut the seams out a section (6inches or so) at a time and then weld the edge, grind it flat then smooth over it with filler,
has to be done properly tho as gr4h4m says they hide the factory fitting but also give the car a lot of its structural strenght.
Good lcuk!
:D

[Deano]

The proper way to do it is to lead fill the seam`s but not many skilled peeps about to do that sort of work anymore:(

[KAYE (Mrs Jones)]

They look fantastic de - seamed. I believe its a right PIG to do tho. Good luck :cool:

[mini gert]

oh well seems thats going to be out of the question then :(
but you never know ive put it on my list to santa ;)
thanks for the hints and tips though :D

[johncaerwys]

Re last night's conversations about tool skills. This seems the obvious job for someone like me with my trusty chisel and hammer