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| Author: | manofaus [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | to de-seam or not to de-seam |
1964 850 its black and I currently have the welder out. I have pulled off the seam covers, and don't know. Will it destroy a classic? or are these classic a dime a dozen |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:54 pm ] |
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850s are getting rarer. Worth keeping body `original', IMO. Having owned a deseamed Mini Deluxe once, I wouldn't do it. 
Hard to do properly, and if you ever bend the car it's lots more work to fix. Of course, if it was a Clubbie it wouldn't matter- they are a dime a dozen!  
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| Author: | FatMaserati [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 3:33 pm ] |
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Take a look at my photobucket album (link in my signature). It's deseamed, though it is a Clubby. I reckon deseaming Minis looks frikkin awesome, and makes it look a lot more modern. If you are gonna fully customise it, deseam it.  If you want to keep it more original, then put that welder away as re-seaming a Mini is beyutch. 
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| Author: | Harley [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 3:56 pm ] |
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Sell me your 850 shell and I'll find something else for you!
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| Author: | manofaus [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:48 pm ] |
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btw it has a cooper motor in it, and the engine bay sides are not neat and straight. It has been in a front ender, and I replaced the front, but not the insides of the engine bay still worth keeping? It looks like I need to replace the front guard now as it has a few holes in it from the rust. The car has been resprayed before, and they liked the use of bog to fill holes. |
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| Author: | hutto [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:54 pm ] |
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Nah i wouldn?t deseam a mini shell looks terrible if not done properly, and don?t even think about deseaming the roof guttering either looks shocking like a turtle shell 
but if you like it, its yours to do what u like...!
but i like the seams its how the mini holds together 
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| Author: | poeee [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:11 pm ] |
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Don't deseam 
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| Author: | Gordo [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:12 pm ] |
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I think a de-seamed mini looks awesome.. But each to their own, and yeah if you ever need to replace a pannel it will make for alot more work... |
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| Author: | hutto [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:20 pm ] |
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deseaming a mini is a panels beaters heaven 
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| Author: | =twista= [ Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:19 pm ] |
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FatMaserati wrote: Take a look at my photobucket album (link in my signature). It's deseamed, though it is a Clubby. I reckon deseaming Minis looks frikkin awesome, and makes it look a lot more modern.
If you are gonna fully customise it, deseam it. If you want to keep it more original, then put that welder away as re-seaming a Mini is beyutch. Fat maserati, i totally agree with u, but i wanna know how exactly do they do it, like the whole process etc etc. peace |
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| Author: | manofaus [ Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:11 pm ] |
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my idea to deseam: Using a sand blaster remove all that sticky stuff, paint and crap from behind the welded area. Using a stitch welding tehnique, remove an inch at a time (remove an inch, leave an inch, remove an inch... etc) to deseam. or something like that! |
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| Author: | simon k [ Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:41 pm ] |
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I was looking at an old old ('93 ish) miniworld mag, they had an article about deseaming, they said do a few incles at a time, cut the seam down to about 1/8 inch, weld it, then bash it back into the pillar, do the whole lot then fill over it - EWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! tell me that wouldn't crack out in a week! I wanna deseam the van, but just the pillars, not the roof... sounds like the mini is a bit of a bitsa anyway, so do it! |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:22 pm ] |
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I'm not a fan of deseaming..It can look OK in moderation..say a smooth bum where the rear valance is.. It's very hard to get it to look right and strong... |
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| Author: | =twista= [ Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:12 am ] |
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FatMaserati wrote: Take a look at my photobucket album (link in my signature). It's deseamed, though it is a Clubby. I reckon deseaming Minis looks frikkin awesome, and makes it look a lot more modern.
If you are gonna fully customise it, deseam it. If you want to keep it more original, then put that welder away as re-seaming a Mini is beyutch. what exactly did they do to get urs they way it is now? fat |
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| Author: | willy [ Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:19 am ] |
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No don't do it. Its what makes a mini... a mini. Plleeeeeeeeeease 
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