when I modified the boot lid of my Triumph Herald, to get the curve right of the rear section, its meant that the edge of the boot lid no longer has a consistent panel gap with the rear lights and is 7mm wider at the bottom than the top.
so I decided to cut slot in the boot lid and to mig weld the gap up, using cleco clips (and clamping plates)
the gaps between the clips had a 6mm thick piece of copper clamped behind them to work as a heat sink.
and then the gap was welded up using a series of tacks
this was repeated between the different cleco clips, and the welds were ground back
the sections where the cleco clips were then welded up
and again ground back leaving a panel looking like this
the gaps were then welded up using the copper strip as a heatsink. the back of the weld looks like this
and the panel will need a bit of work to get it back to the correct shape, but its not too far out and I'll be using a thin skim of filler anyway
but at least I've got a consistent panel gap now.
I dont think it came out too badly, and without too much distortion
so I decided to cut slot in the boot lid and to mig weld the gap up, using cleco clips (and clamping plates)
the gaps between the clips had a 6mm thick piece of copper clamped behind them to work as a heat sink.
and then the gap was welded up using a series of tacks
this was repeated between the different cleco clips, and the welds were ground back
the sections where the cleco clips were then welded up
and again ground back leaving a panel looking like this
the gaps were then welded up using the copper strip as a heatsink. the back of the weld looks like this
and the panel will need a bit of work to get it back to the correct shape, but its not too far out and I'll be using a thin skim of filler anyway
but at least I've got a consistent panel gap now.
I dont think it came out too badly, and without too much distortion