A little something for the weekend....

[Ratters]

gotcha now phil cheers buddy

the more i think about it, the more i might just cut the whole lot out & just rebuild it as i go

[bodger rogers]

hi lee making some good progress there, i just cut the hole thing off then welded along the top edge of a flat piece of sheet metal leaving enough to trim off level with the outer sill when you sort that out. once youve got the top welded on just use something like a flat pair of mole grips to clamp it then bend it inwards then lower down back out to meet the outer sill. you will see what i mean when you do it?

[bodger rogers]

like this

[Ratters]

cheers mark. got the seat & harness/belt out tonight between finishing work & taking the kids to football

think i'm going to cut the rear seat crossmember off near the end then chop out & replace the corner floor piece in the rear seat area & around the floor/inner tub area. then i can chop the inner/outer sill off as per normal then once the inner is tacked in i can sort the piece above in your pic

oh, more advice too if possible please??? needing an inner sill & front floorpan passenger side so should i chop the inner sill around the floorpan or the floorpan around the inner sill?? i'm thinking keep the inner sill complete as it's got a neater drainage channel & the welded join would be under the checkerplate flooring too.

[exboyracer]

Originally the floorpan and inner sill were one section, TBH I'd just do whatever is the neatest.

[Ratters]

the inner sill definately has a better shape to it.

hopefully get a bit more done this weekend

[dangerousdave]

Lose the chequer plate??

[Ratters]

Lose the chequer plate??

it doesn't weigh that much

[Ratters]

[Dave]

Did you not get a bit more done then?

[Ratters]

a bit but it's not been the happiest of days anyway we lost little jerry the hamster

& i'm struggling like hell with what to do with that little piece [inside skin] that runs underneath the very bottom of the rear 1/4 card....

......unless i just cut it all out? & the outer sill & the inner sill all at once?

[Dave]

Just make it up as you go mate. All the bits I have seen you do are of a very high standard, I am confident (more than you seem to be ) that you will do it well. It doesn't have to be original, just neat and strong. Without going outside to look, I am not 100% sure which bit you mean. Is it the bit between the seatbelt mounts and the crossmember the front of the rear seat sits on?
I don't think I would cut the inner and outer sill both off at the same time. It is the outer that you need to worry about, that's the bit that has to look right.

ps. sorry to hear about Jerry.

[essyrwd]

Chop it all out Lee If you need any measurements off my shell for ref give us a shout because mine is on the spit shell only .So easy to get the measurements I would just do as dave said you always make a spot on job ,im only putting up pics of how original shell looks as thats what i have to work with it dont matter what it looks like as long as its solid
Ref to inner sill ,just looked of photos of when i put inner sills in my blue mk1 i cut the drainage out the floor and used the drainage on the inner sill this was so i could hide the join to the floor along the flat of the floor if you get my driftLooked better when you look under the carWill pop some photos up might help you with ya decision

[essyrwd]

Just found this photo which shows how the panel below the rear quarter card meets the the floor that returns up under back seat.If you decide to cut the floor out i can get measurements from the chassis leg out to where it returns up about approx 90 degrees

[Ratters]

cheers you two as usual

it's the piece behind the rear seat crossmember > that goes up to the tub
i'm sure i will eventually work something out though

[exboyracer]

Here's some more pics that might help












This is how I made the repairs between the inner wheelhouse lip and the floor, several small-ish L-shaped sections.

[Ratters]

cheers buddy just on that bit now

[gringo!!]

your still cracking on with this matey, its looking good.. keep at it..

[Ratters]

gringo!!

i am a happier bunny today

pics to follow at some point!!!

[gringo!!]

gringo!!

i am a happier bunny today

pics to follow at some point!!!

good man.. its amazing what a good day on the car with good results does for your mood... get them pics up...

[PIG]

great work as per the norm lee,get the new pictures up as ewll bitch

[Ratters]

thanks boys

rear section all finished as promised

[dopdog]

good stuff lee, first time I have seen this one as said keep them pictures coming

[Ratters]

right then... before my thread contains more pics of other peoples cars....... [thanks for all that btw guys ]

it was the right hand side of this piece that was doing me in yesterday. had a think about it overnight & managed to chop another 10mm from the 'inner sill' section there which just means that the repair panel sits slightly higher on the outside edge. not a problem at all just that i've 'lost' the start of the drainage channel as it's stretched more now. will just have to join the inner sill up to match



got this little section in too & the other hole i found next to it on the floor



tidied & treated [got to dress the right hand side yet]

[trig]

Nice one bud

I finnished knocking the garage down today

[Ratters]

floor/down return piece



section for this piece - i did actually make this one from cardboard first



in position - is a better fit now & drilled along the bottom edge for plug welding & also going to put a few stitches on the inside where it meets the floor.



at a fibreglassing workshop all day tomorrow so hopefully get some more done sunday

[justinveal]

very tidy repairs mate, good to see yr cracking on with it

[Clint]

Nice repairs Ratters, its great to see someone putting alot of care into thier work

[trig]

[Ratters]

[Ratters]

got this bit finished off earlier on. welded from this side, used some copper held against the other side in some places as it wasn't a perfect fit



this side is cleaned up a bit, fully welded along the top edge, plug welded along the bottom & i put a few stitches along the inside where it meets the under-seat floor area too. it's not painted or anything yet, just worm poisoned for now which is fine.

[retro durz]

Im thinking you cant wait to drive the old girl again.

[Ratters]

Im thinking you cant wait to drive the old girl again.

too fooking right

[trig]

Nicely done again lee was gona try pop in to see you and andy this weekend but as useale other things

[Ratters]

cheers bud

we all seem so busy with stuff at the moment working on site again this week so no hour on the car after work either

[Ratters]

moving forward slightly.......



inner sill gone here too as i guessed



few pin holes in this under-crossmember section aswell

[DENZIL]

looking good bud , keep it up and you will be back on the road in no time

[johnnynewmonic]

Looking good mate some nice repairs

[Ratters]

cheers fellas

have done a bit more than that so will update once the pics are off the camera

[bodger rogers]

that didnt look to bad till you took the seat crossmember out! keep at it bud.