33 replies to this topic

[stickycreambun]

thanks every one. I have decided to not de-seem her. whats the best way of covering the seems?

Seam strips?

ha ha very funny mate.

well what answer were you expecting..! the seam strips are there to cover the seams, no other way of covering them.

[stretched]

You could always try blending the seams in with filler???
Just an idea

[stickycreambun]

[panelbeaterpeter]

You could always try blending the seams in with filler???
Just an idea

Seriously no. I don't quite understand what you mean by covering up the seams?

[*franky*]

ok lads stop taking the p:xxx:s am just new to the mini scene. thanks for the advice any way. has any one ever tryed to take the seem off the sills what are they like to do. am not a bad welder so welding isnt a problem.

[Bungle]

same job as cutting the seem's off on the body

[stickycreambun]

no-ones taking the *yellow human water*, you asked a question and received the standard answer, a) its a hard thing to do right, b) ideally you need to keep the roof gutter and c) its been covered on the forum several times.

You then asked how to cover the seams, please can you explain what you mean if not with the seam-strips?! About the sills, I think mini-herbie has these smoothed, maybe you could see if he knows anything about it?

[ginigwunkle]

dont you have to have a tig welder to do the seams or have i dreamed that,

if you can use mig to get a good finish then i can do it myself.....

[camp freddy]

cut out in sections

weld up

dress and knock in

build up with glass

finish with filler


i've also done the sill seam, cut and welded but not filled

[*franky*]

thanks mate the pics are very helpful. i see that you have made the wheel arches bigger why is that?

[Bungle]

i see that you have made the wheel arches bigger why is that?

you can run the car lower with out the wheels hitting the arch

[*franky*]

whats it like to do. whats the process because a would like mine low a have got 13x7 wheels and i am going to get the curley carbon fiber arches.

[camp freddy]

1, cut around the middle of the arch with a grinder then cut round the
outside of the arch above the lip and take out the section
2, using a piece of card ,place it inside the wheel arch and mark around
the cut arch to make a template
3, cut around the template line, using the outer piece of the template
plate this on the body over the original wheel arch, this will give
you your new arch radius, mark this and and add an extra 15mm
(this is slitted and folded to make a lip) then cut out, fold up the lip
4, measure from the edge of the inner arch to the outer lip and then
from the bottom of the arch to the other side and cut a piece of
metal to fill the gap
5, tack in position then seam weld to the arch and drill and spot weld
to the outer lip

look at my photo's on this link too see

http://s192.photobuc...ames/?start=200

[screech]

Sorry to hi-jack, but this seems to relate to something iv been thinking...

If you want to run THAT low and are running HI-LOs on there lowest, how can you get it lower???

[panelbeaterpeter]

Coilovers?