As well as welding up the crack I also welded in a small flange round the
edge of the hole in the top of the door where the 1/4 light goes through as
it was the only area that didn't have one. Later I saw some BMIHT doors and
they had this flange piece already in place. I also fabricated a plate to
go inside the door skin for the door mirror to screw into and support that
part of the door skin - the curvature of the plate was slightly less than
that of the door. Finally I made sure that as the door closed the 1/4 light
only came into light contact with the sealing rubber on the windscreen.
PaulH.
http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.hunt1/
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
To: MG Listserver <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 31 March 1999 23:13
Subject: Crack of Doom
>Does anyone have good tricks for welding up the MGB COD? I have a Mk 1 B,
>and the area of the crack, about even with the rear of the vent wing, seems
>a little inaccessable because of the inner door skin. I was thinking of
>welding in another piece of sheet metal behind the crack as a stiffener,
>and am trying to imaging how I can do that. Clamps? Rosette welds through
>the outside of the door? ?????
>
>Chris Attias
>'64 MGB
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