MKII Sill Stainless Trim

Post by **gvickery** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:35 pm

Is there a patient Tig welder in the Club?

I'm looking to have made 3 maybe 4 pairs of MKII stainless sill trim substitutes from virtually matching Rootes trim pieces.

These long pieces are a few inches short of the Tiger items and so have to be lengthened by welding cut pieces from the same stock - squaring ends and welding carefully enough to avoid re-finishing the surface etching. A tall order but one I'm keen to investigate.

Here are some close-ups of the substitute sill pieces

Here is the MKII item

The Rootes Group outsourced the manufacture of this sill trim (I've seen the engineering drawings), which was fitted to other Rootes marques albeit at different lengths...but in my view with the same shaping and surface etching. I have high res images.

I want a set for my car and the other 23 pairs will be offered for sale.

Any replies to stoc@sunbeamtiger.co.uk

Graham
STOC Editor

garyv8tiger · Post by **garyv8tiger** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:53 pm

i have some of these i was thinking if i needed a set i woud join them with a resin on a small plate behind this would not damage the face.

meadowhog · Post by **meadowhog** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:42 am

I have to agree. Ive done a lot and I mean alot of Tig work and yes they can be joined and yes theres a good chance of keeping them straight. The weld would need to built up a little to be able to grind back down to a level surface. You wuld be left with a ground area that would be minimum of 2mm wide without the pattern. You would also be left with heat marks which would need to be either acid etched/pickled or polished out. Then you would need to etch/scratch the pattern back in. Thats a tall order with no guarantee.

garyv8tiger · Post by **garyv8tiger** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:18 pm

thats why i was thinking resin .they stick planes together with it

meadowhog · Post by **meadowhog** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:38 pm

Thats why I agree with you. I have some 3M tape that would do the job. Its not double sided its solid adhesive. Its what they stick planes together with instead of using rivets!

garyv8tiger · Post by **garyv8tiger** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:40 pm

there is some good products out there .tig welding would be messy

Post by **gvickery** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:46 am

Many thanks Gary and Simon - think you've put me on the right track