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12-25-2012, 03:22 PM | #2 |
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Our E93 body structure is made stronger and heavier from the factory for safety reasons. Everything is so precision made because of the retractable hard top that I would not even dream of doing that.
How the hell did the car get split in half anyhow? |
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12-25-2012, 05:19 PM | #4 |
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I'm not a car body expert..but cut n shut will be a very difficult and high precision task.
Don't do it until you or the body shop is equipped with and expert in making limousines. hard top comes down with MM precision. I think cut/paste of the rear portion should be a better option. Again, im not an expert. Btw...Soldering is done on electronics, jewellery and plumbing....for car it would be welding !!! |
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12-25-2012, 06:22 PM | #5 | |
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12-25-2012, 10:01 PM | #6 | |
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lol... thanks for the joke tho, more opinions?? any pro welder on this forum ???? or other forum u guys recomend me to post this dilema |
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12-25-2012, 10:09 PM | #8 |
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Honestly, I don't think it would be a good idea.
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12-26-2012, 03:03 AM | #10 |
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Go to corner-carvers.com and ask them. After a good laugh, they'll tell you that it's not worth it, unless you have unlimited time and resources. If you interested in welding, they have a wealth of knowledge about that as well.
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12-26-2012, 06:11 AM | #12 |
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As long as you cutting and welding at the original seams and welds where the factory ones are then you will not alter the cars structural integrity. The car body is originally put together in sections anyway and held to egther with mainly spot welds seam wleds and of course some almighty glue.Of course this is dependent on your welder/bodyshop doing a good job.
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12-26-2012, 07:04 AM | #13 |
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There have been so many advances in polymer technology in the last 10 years, if you cut the sections very straight, you could pretty much glue the two halves back together and nobody except a body shop foreman is even going to be able to notice. I saw this done on a recent episode of Overhaulin'.
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12-26-2012, 08:52 AM | #17 |
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The rear damage isn't going to total a car. There's nothing structural back there, so repairs while pricey wouldn't probably reach the point of uneconomical to repair.
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12-26-2012, 02:30 PM | #21 |
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how the hell... push your insurnace to total it, that's bs
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