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Mini's are hard work when it comes to gaps
I see many for sale on ebay and such like with such poor gaps the bonnet sticking past the front wings seems to be a favourite. And the dreaded sailors leg on door
Have you seen the thread on TMF forum this guy went to town to get razor sharp gaps
I just read through this thread on the approach used to optimize the gaps and I think there is some good information there however it seems the way he solved the door frame gaps was to actually make the door frame larger. I don't think making the door frame larger is a viable approach especially when you expect the door glass to fit correctly. Interesting read nonetheless.
The old welding rod down the door edge is nothing new i have seen this done a few times back in the day
the bonnet must have taken considerable work though
Continuing with a question related to hinge panel replacement... How do you determine the accurate location for the surface on the inner wing where the inner hinge panel is welded to? The inner wing at the location of the "A" post does not actually make contact with the outer hinge panel so it just "floats" in space behind the outer hinge panel. Do you just rely on the accuracy of the inner wing stamping to ensure the surface is close enough?
I hope my description is not too confusing... Here is a picture showing the parts in question.
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On the right of the joint (the black part) is the "floating" part of the inner wing where the inner hinge panel attaches and on the left is a cut-off remnant of the old outer hinge panel. The two surfaces do not actually contact each other so I am concerned that the hinge screw holes will not align when I get the inner wing welded in place.
What do the experts say?
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