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Thanks for that advice. I will leave them a few mm oversize and cut the join at 45 degrees. Maybe apply a little Tech 7 at the joint. 

Hi, I am looking to source the rubber seals for the rear quarterlights on a Mk3 GT6. Is it possible to buy one pice moulded seals or do you just buy a length of rubber seal and cut it to fit ? I see rubber seals advertised on the sites of some of the major suppliers of parts for Triumphs but I did not order them until I got some suggestions from someone who has fitted seals on their car. Any advise and suggestions most welcome.

Thanks for those replies. I will try to find a photo which shows the direction that they are mounted. One of mine is reusable, the other is totally rusted. Knowing that they are structural supports between chassis and floor pan and are unseen,  allows me some scope to construct a replacement that may not look 100% similar but will do the same job

 

Hi,   would anyone have photograph or diagram to show where the lower dash mointing brackets are located on a Spitfire or GT6 ? A photgraph of one in situ would be great.     This is the part I mean. It appears as part number 612527 in this diagram.                           Thank you,

Well, I repaired the screen pillers and cleaned and treated them internally before welding them up again. I then welded the roof skin directly to the top frame without lip or seam. It will require a light skim of fillers to cover the weld/grinder marks before priming and painting. I have yet to finish off the roof drip rails at the front corners and also to decide whether to refit drip rails to the screen pillers. If I do, I certainly will not be welding them on so I may use some panel bonding adhesive or something to hold them on. I am glad to have the roof and screen piller repairs out of the way as I was not looking forward to tackling them. I am also glad to have taken the seamless option for the roof/screen joint . Thanks to those who offered the advice and photographs that helped me decide.

Good idea. I was thinking of doing away with it altogether or at least I was going to try bonding one on with Tigerseal or something rather than spot welding. I will try and seek out some of that fibreglass resin somewhere.

This is how the screen pillers are at the moment.

That roof profile looks fantastic and is exactly how I would like mine to end up. Thanks for your advice on the screen pillers. Not just a big hole at the top .... I removed the gutter /drip channels off the back both pillers  as they were rotten. I then decided to open up the back of both pillers so that I could get in and clean and treat the insides. So the pillers are now open at the back. I cleaned and treated them today and am making up the closing plates to close up the pillers again once they are primed and painted inside tomorrow . Once everything is closed up I think I will take your advice about the metal rods and the resin. What type of resin did you use or what would it normally be used for ? Thanks again for those photos.

I am keeping the box section (with the mounting points) for rigidity. It was in good condition with only light surface rust which I manged to clean off and treat. I will be priming it up tomorrow. I reckon that the welding will tricky and slow going. A case of "joining the spots" X 100 🙂

Yes. That would be something like what i had in mind but I would prefer if I could continue the existing slope of the roof skin down onto the screen frame without having to introduce the raised "bump" above the screen rubber like that one appears to have.

HI, I am halfway through roof repairs to my GT6 which involved cutting out the top section of the windscreen frame due to corrosion. I intend to replace it with a section that I have removed from a Spitfire. I will need to weld a lip onto the spitfire screen frame in order to create the seamed joint with the roof skin. I will also need to remove and replace the front lip from the roofskin as it is partially corroded. At this stage in the repair, I  have the option not to weld a lip onto the Spitfire screenframe and when I  remove the front lip from the roof I could then weld the roofskin directly to the top screen surround and create a seamless joint. I do not intend to deseam the rest of the car, but I reckon that the front roof seam is probably the one seam that could be removed that will not alter the overall appearance of the car. I would appreciate your opinions on any aspect of this aspect of the repair and the various options to finish. Thank you.

LouisW, I follow your thread with great interest.  You are making great progress.  Well done and keep up the good work