Thanks for the eye candy Frank : )
Personally I love the look of de-seamed but wouldn't do it unless necessary.
I wish they were done that way at the factory but understand the cost.
Looks great Frank
Lin
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Frank Clarici <spritenut at comcast.net>wrote:
> On 1/19/2011 1:46 PM, Dave KK7SS wrote:
>
>> I've seen occasional comments about de-seaming.
>> Would it make my SWA '65 look better?
>> Is it just a case of grinding down the seam until it's flush?
>>
>
>
> I have de-seamed a couple Bugeyes so far. Both front and back.
> My Sprite which you can see here.
>
>
>
> http://s445.photobucket.com/albums/qq179/spritenut/?action=view¤t=April2010044.jpg
>
> And my daughter's Bugeye, both the bonnet and rear. You might be able to
> see it in a picture on my photo site
> http://s445.photobucket.com/albums/qq179/spritenut/
> Hers is the red bugeye
> I ground off the raised seams, spot weld it every 2 inches and go back and
> weld in between the welds so it is welded every inch.
> I fill in the gap with lead but bondo will work, I just didn't want any
> water creeping in the seam so I opted for lead.
> Since my daughters car was made form 2 bugeye rear tubs welded together, I
> sort of had to de-seam it and the bonnet was pretty bad so now it matches
> the rear tub.
> On my car, the Speedwell nose never had seams so last year I got rid of the
> rear seams not the back matches the front.
> If I had a nice original car, I would not de seam it.
> But I do like the look personally.
>
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
>
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