Next project - ‘62 997 Austin Cooper

[Andrew1967]

Superb work David and fast too

[Dearg1275]

Not much to show for today’s efforts but it used up the day. Fuel, brake line and battery cable are now routed through the car.

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You can never have enough P clips and of course I didn’t.

And the cars mobile again on four wheels.

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[roger mcnab]

hi d
well every little bit helps as they say you eat an elephant one mouthful at a time
well done that is interesting placement of those pipes i was thinking of putting the wiring for the rear of mi\y clubman up the a pillar along the roof and down into the boot to get it out of harms way using trailer wiring as it is already in a plastic cover
cheers roger mcnab

[Dearg1275]

Seam covers. They don’t fit properly - ever. 1071 Bob posted this and I thought to give it a go.

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I haven’t managed to be as neat as Bob but with a disc cutter and files I made some blocks to clamp the cover. I made a mandrel to the shape of the cover and with clamps in place either side of the nicely glowing target area I used it to dolly the cover down onto the former. I traced the shape of the former from a seam cover from 1960 rather than the seam on the body.

It all worked surprisingly well considering it was a very Heath Robinson set up.

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As the metal was stretched the body side of the cover needed re-profiling to match the body.

[roger mcnab]

hi d
that is very clever and looks good as well has it snowed yet must get cold in your shed
cheers roger

[Dearg1275]

No snow yet Roger and it’s not so bad in the shed. When laying the concrete floor I sneaked in a few under floor heating pipes. It takes the edge off the chill when it gets sub zero. Snow does happen though

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[roger mcnab]

hi dwell i will think about when it hits 40+ c in the coming weeks and drops to 25 at night what a contrast i can understand why some of my mcnab forebears left queensland for cooler climes further south like victoria and tasmania
well my projects need to be restarted after a slack period of chasing triumph t100 bits for a motor bike i am doing as a side line
need to get the clubman finished so the uni gt can move ahead i need to live to 100 to get all this done
cheers roger

[Dearg1275]

I am SO glad I started this thread. I pad melt down! Shattered screen and failing to a type correctly and one try to many to log in and it ended disabled. I thought I was backing up to the cloud but for some unexplained reason (probably that I'm an idiot) the cloud back up was switched off. Everything gone, back to factory settings. Grrrrr.

At least the Forum has given me some record of some of what I have done on three of my cars. I just hope the day gets better.

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[roger mcnab]

hi d
well it is a real bugger when every thing seems to go wrong at once and there is nowhere to go especially with computers like the other night the mouse died or the pointer was not working so could not look at anything but i pulled it out and plugged it in somewhere else and mouse working i am no computer nerd but that worked so that was sheer luck
well things should get better great work on the car
cheers roger

[Dearg1275]

Dash rails are now looking somewhat tidier and the seam finishers are painted. I use Tiger seal to fix them in place these days. I got fed up with one end or the other pinging out.

It's a slow, one strip at a time process, but this system works for me. It gets the pressure just where it is needed. I then leave it over night. Masking the trim and either side of the seam helps to control any splurge of surplus Tiger seal, anything else comes away nicely with panel wipe.

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For some reason these images just wont stay the right way up. Sorry

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[steve1071]

Love this thread. Brilliant work

Can't beat a bit of 2x1...

[mini_surfari]

Great work as usual!

Could I be cheeky and ask if you can put a close up of how your seam strip sits at the scuttle/ wing join? (From the front)


Cheers

[Dearg1275]

The brake lines were completed today. Its so much easier to do all the pipe bending without the engine in place. There is still a batch of bits and pieces to be painted before the engine can fill the void. Now that the stormy weather has passed and there is no longer salt hanging in the air I might get the last drop of paint on in the next couple of days.

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[Dearg1275]

Great work as usual!

Could I be cheeky and ask if you can put a close up of how your seam strip sits at the scuttle/ wing join? (From the front)


Cheers

This was a Minispares seam cover. It needed a little easing to fit and the pressing required a little filler to smooth out some wrinkles.

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[InnoCooperExport]

Looking great! That MS Seam cover looks a much better fit than my BMH ones...

[Nick W]

The mini spares type can be made to fit, but they are a bit thinner than the heritage ones.
I found I had to press it on to get the shape, then straighten all the ripples out, then smooth it out with flexible filler.
Then bond them on with no clips, as the clips just seem to distort the finisher. I cable tied them on where I could whilst it dryed

[Dearg1275]

I agree Nick. They are flimsier. The rear ones I didn't use as they looked like they would take too much work to get looking good. They did have a bit of a step though. I figured the Heritage ones, being a bit thicker, would be better for reshaping without distorting the rest of the cover.

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[Nick W]

I did manage to use them on the rear, but the hump needed more defining with filler to look right.

[Polarsilver]

Bolt Upwards type of Owner when fitting the Heater Hose Sandwich Plate .. same as my 997

[mini_surfari]

Thanks for the photo!

Lovely fit on there!

I have the heritage ones, and really struggling to get a good fit on them. Then I can start the dreaded, filling and sanding.