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Re: Crack of doom #&%^*@%!!!!

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Subject: Re: Crack of doom #&%^*@%!!!!
From: "gary & traci" <racer@kiva.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 23:01:53 -0500
the way i fixxed mine was to weld the crack wita piece of metal on the back
side.its held for over 5 years now

gary kendall
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
To: Bob DeWeese <bearlock@erols.com>; MG Mailing List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 10:50 PM
Subject: RE: Crack of doom #&%^*@%!!!!


> Bobby I had the same experience with the crack of doom.  I explained to
the
> body shop how I wanted it repaired.  I guess he figured that he had a
better
> way ... he didn't.  Mine waited about 1 year to re-appear.
>
> I fixed it the second time and it worked well.  First you have to
thoroughly
> clean the area to bare steel.  Then determine where the crack ends.  You
> drill a 1/8" hole at the end of the crack.  Then at about 1/2" spacing
drill
> holes along each side of the crack.  The next step is to form a piece of
> sheet metal to fit on the inside of the door, this just needs to be big
> enough to cover the crack and the newly drilled holes.  Then you weld the
> sheet metal to the door, through the holes.  At this point you just finish
> the surface and paint.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Larry Hoy
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> > Behalf Of Bob DeWeese
> > Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 6:57 PM
> > To: MG Mailing List
> > Subject: Crack of doom #&%^*@%!!!!
>
> > As part of the body work I had the "crack of doom" repaired.  I finally
> got
> > to put that right side view mirror on.  Here-in lies the problem.
> >
> > About three weeks after I put the mirror back on, guess what's coming
> back.
> > THE CRACK!  Now in all fairness the gut said he couldn't guarantee that
it
> > wouldn't come back, but I figured I'd get more that three weeks out of
it.
>
>
>



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