> Can someone tell me briefly how you de-seam a Mini?
50% at a time.
The caps on the seams are not structural. Remove them. Then cut notches
in the seams at intervals of perhaps 6" and cut and grind back the
flange between every second pair of notches, so you've got 6" of seam,
6" unsupported, 6" seam, 6" unsupported...
Weld the missing seam sections up, taking care that the panels are
level. How you adjust this with the rest of the seam intact, I'm not
sure, but if you take the entire seam off you'll never get it right!
Once you've got half the seams cut off and replaced, cut off the
remainder and finish.
Ben Harris - 28 Oct 2003 19:37 GMT
> > Can someone tell me briefly how you de-seam a Mini?
>
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> Once you've got half the seams cut off and replaced, cut off the
> remainder and finish.
Aparently, David Vizard's "How to Modify your Mini" has a detailed section
on how to de-seam a mini.
You might also like to take a look at
http://makeashorterlink.com/?A21041D56 - which, along with other useful
comments, seconds Graham's method as the way to do it.
Ben.
Graham - 28 Oct 2003 19:57 GMT
Ben Harris wrote:
> Aparently, David Vizard's "How to Modify your Mini" has a detailed section
> on how to de-seam a mini.
>
> You might also like to take a look at
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?A21041D56 - which, along with other useful
> comments, seconds Graham's method as the way to do it.
I haven't actually done one (remember I was a Mokist), but I've read
Vizard and spoken to other people who've done it, so if Vizard seems to
agree with me, thats really because I'm quoting Vizard, not because
we've arrived at the same technique independently!
> Can someone tell me briefly how you de-seam a Mini?
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob
The general approach is to run a narrow strip of steel behind the seam.
Grind away a short section of the seam and then weld up the gap using the
steel strip to support the weld. Then repeat the process of grinding away,
etc. If your welding is up to it, you don't need the support strip. But you
will have to be capable of bridging a gap with weld.

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Shaun - 29 Oct 2003 11:01 GMT
...and don't forget that the wiring loom runs up the left hand windscreen
pillar!
Shaun.
Steve - 29 Oct 2003 17:59 GMT
Doh... but that's taken away the excitement!

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> ...and don't forget that the wiring loom runs up the left hand windscreen
> pillar!
>
> Shaun.