G'day,
as rust had got the better of the strip that sort of flares out below the roof gutter on one of my deluxes i decided to rip it off(see pic below),

is there any reason i need to source a new one to replace? as it doesnt seem to do anything and looks to be quite rust prone

cheers
Mark

that look bette then with it on wanyway. Leave it off it will not hurt anything

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A Bloody Mini

1970 Mini K, 1380cc, 1.75 HIF SU, 30 70 Cam, 2" Zorts
1969 Mini K, Stock Standard and Orginal. (Slow as Hell)

I pissed mine on EVIL of the other day... looks so much better. and one less place for rust to hide.. shocking rust spot.

Late UK cars didn't have it anyway. Ha-Ha has the LH one on still, I'll lose that when I paint it.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

A fella down here has ground the seam down by about half....then filled the fillets and generally smoothed it all up.

It is not de-seamed, but the seams are more subtle and it looks quite nice

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Yeah they are only spot welded every 4" or so, great place for rust to hide. And a bastard to fix if it sets in.
It's not a drip rail really, as there's a full gutter above it- I think they were put on maybe for roofrack mount strength??

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

yeah. i don't really see how they stop water frop dripping on to the windows. lol

i think there was more rust under mine then the rest of the car...

nothing a hour of wire wheeling and rust treating did not fix. then add some primer and a little stop putty when the old spot welds were.. and all smooth as a babys ass.

yeah before deciding to remove them i "thought" i had done a good job of treating the rust, but once i removed them it showed a very different story. supprisingly there was no rust on the gutter it was attached to??
The only other spot with rust is the rear beaver, i'll have to get a new one of these though, not happy cause whole car cost $100 delivered and just one panel's gunna cost nearly that!

its all in good fun.. I need a new rear valance 2. got to get it next week.

don't complain about spending money n minis. I have spent now over 7K on parts in the last 2 weeks and am far from having everything I want.

O and thats not even speending a cent on engine or engine parts....

yep with mini parts smaller definatly doesnt equal cheaper

Hey guys at least you can still get panels, NEW, for a 30 or 40+ year old car. Try getting panels for a 1969 Fiat 124S coupe....

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.