Mini owners do this and it's called de-seaming.  You grind and weld a bit 
leave a gap, grind and weld etc and the go back and do the gaps.
I think it would look pretty neat and might increase the value - it would for 
a mini.
Daniel1312
In a message dated 06/10/03 07:59:16 Pacific Daylight Time, abcoz@hky.com 
writes:
> 
> 
> Sure, it can be done.  However, it would eat up a whole bunch of man hours,
> by a very good welder.  Depending on who did it, you'd either end up with a
> pretty smooth looking Spit, or a real lumpy one.  Personally, although I
> admit to being fond of Spitfires, I can't develop that much enthusiasm for
> such a labor-intensive modification (which would also tend to decrease it's
> market value, significantly....and they ain't worth too much, to begin with)
> on a car that will never be worth enough to allow one to recover much of his
> investment.
> Still, if it's got your name on the title, do whatever winds your clock.
> Bud
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Vernon Brown
> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 5:23 PM
> To: Bud Osbourne; spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: fender beading
> 
> 
> Oh yea, I understand why it is there.  You would definitely have to &
> quot;bridge
> the gap" on the underside of the fender.  I am no body man but I have 
> to
> believe that it can be done.
> 
> Regards,
> Sandy
 
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