One of my favorite Spridget restoration books, Guide To Purchase & Restoration:
MG Midget & Austin Healey Sprite, by Lindsay Porter, pp 94-96, shows how to
deseam, or debead, a Spridget's fender, They use body solder to fill in the
gap. I personally like the idea because it would present a cleaner line on the
fender AND would eliminate a favorite place for bubbling rust to develop. Just
my nickles worth of input.
--David C.
THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people
I never liked anyway,
The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and
The eyesight to tell the difference.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave KK7SS" <kk7ss at frontier.com>
To: "spridgets_autox.team.net" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 2:17:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] De-seaming.
Let me clarify my intent..
"I" think it would look better, but I'd like to know the lister's opinions...
Also, I'm guessing that welding, thus producing the seam, was chosen beacuase
it was cheaper in materials and labor than 'leading' (as in filling the seam
gap with lead!)
Dave G KK7SS
DN06ig
'65 Sprite - in process
'76 Midget - driver
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay" <jfishbein at snet.net>
"Would it make my SWA '65 look better?"
I love these questions.
Not to me,
..................... but it's YOUR car.
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