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    How to fill scuttle curve to windscreen pillar

    How are people filling the scuttle curve to windscreen pillar. Normally this is brazed but I don't have oxy acetylene.
    Can you tig with silicon bronze then buff to finish or is there any point. I know some joints were brazed because of flexability etc
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    Re: How to fill scuttle curve to windscreen pillar

    Lead filling is probably easiest to get a nice finish without resorting to too much heat.

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    Re: How to fill scuttle curve to windscreen pillar

    Quote Originally Posted by HonkyWhiteTrash View Post
    Lead filling is probably easiest to get a nice finish without resorting to too much heat.
    Thanks for that. I was getting no replies and phoned Martin Paynter from The Escort Agency and that was what he suggested also so will get practicing. I knew that mig welding it can cause cracking also it's going to be a rally car.

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    Re: How to fill scuttle curve to windscreen pillar

    Quote Originally Posted by Ralyaly View Post
    Thanks for that. I was getting no replies and phoned Martin Paynter from The Escort Agency and that was what he suggested also so will get practicing. I knew that mig welding it can cause cracking also it's going to be a rally car.
    The good thing with it is that it'll easily clean up if you don't get the finish you want so you can keep going until you get it right. I think some very early Mk2 Cortina's had lead loading in some of the seams so it's a decent solution!

    Good luck with it.

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