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Front Wings
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:08 pm
by MrIan
Sorry if it's been asked before but on a Morris Minor original front wing is there a join on the front face of the wing outside of the headlight that runs curved down to the base of the wing? or is this joint only on copy panels ?
Re: Front Wings
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:24 pm
by POMMReg
MrIan wrote:Sorry if it's been asked before but on a Morris Minor original front wing is there a join on the front face of the wing outside of the headlight that runs curved down to the base of the wing? or is this joint only on copy panels ?
More pronounced it is, cra**ier they are - think the last new one I bought seemed to be copied from an accident victim!
Re: Front Wings
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 1:40 pm
by ManyMinors
The join was always there on original wings because it would be impossible to manufacture the wing from a single piece of steel. However, on the original wings the join was finished off so as to be invisible from the outside. A good restorer will carry out this process on a replacement wing prior to painting.
"Heritage" replacement wings AND the cheaper "pattern" wings both display this join.
Re: Front Wings
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 3:58 pm
by MrIan
Ok cheers. It's a shame if the herritage wings have the join visible too. So I might as well just sort what I have on (rusted where the join is).