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[minimikej]

Did some more bracing to connect the front and rear cradles. Then got the angle grinder out.

Are these sills fitted to the wrong sides?
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Old stick welding rod
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And off it comes.
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Edited by minimikej, 14 July 2018 - 03:03 PM.

[timmy850]

I think the other switch is for the “parcel shelf” lights. It looked like you had the extra bulbs fitted, they light up the two yellow/clear circles on the bottom of the binnacle

[minimissions]

Nice work, you going for a M Machine complete floor to sort that out?

[Bat]

Hi,

Yes those sills are on the wrong sides. The square hole should line up with the box section that goes across the floor by the door step.

Cheers 

[Homersimpson]

I think vans pickups and estates had the jacking point further back to allow for the potential load in the back.

[minimikej]

Nice work, you going for a M Machine complete floor to sort that out?

Yes, no question in my mind. I'm debating replacing the front toe-board also. On the one of the pictures you can see from the outside the weld line where the repair pans were dropped in. Not sure what I'll find when I peel them back...

[minimissions]

 

Nice work, you going for a M Machine complete floor to sort that out?

Yes, no question in my mind. I'm debating replacing the front toe-board also. On the one of the pictures you can see from the outside the weld line where the repair pans were dropped in. Not sure what I'll find when I peel them back..

Both those new panels would sort the underside out that's for sure...the toe boards aren't to hard to fit we did one on my brothers pup a few years back.

[minimikej]

End of term party for the children round ours. All the mums having a natter, so...

 

... removed the rear heel board.

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Old n/s wheel arch tub repairs

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Sad to say this area is worse than I'd hoped. Still shiny paint on the other side.

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n/s rear subframe mount

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Old Stick weld repairs:

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Stirrups.

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[Bat]

Hi,

It's certainly keeping you busy!

Soon they'll only be the roof left 

I've been through it all years ago with mine, at least yours has been left alone. Mine had been badly bodged many times as well!

Cheers 

[minitravellerman]

Glad to see another Mk1 woodie being restored. I'm in the final stages of getting mine ready for the road.

 

Looking forward to seeing your project progress.

[minimikej]

Does anybody know of a repair section for this please? It's the front edge of the boot floor where it meets the heel board.

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Better still would be a full boot floor, but they've not been available for years.

 

Thanks

[Bat]

Hi,

Could M machine knock you one up?

If they make heel boards they could use that as a template if you tell them the height and how far back you need it to go?

Cheers   

[minimikej]

Think I'm going to have to repair the front edge of the boot floor first.

The area between the rear wheel arch and the heel-board  is just patches and filler, can anyone show me what this area is supposed to look like? Is it the same filler panel as for the saloon?

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I decided to fold up a repair / replacement for the boot floor leading edge. Had to do this in two parts as the folder isn't wide enough.

 

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I'll fabricate the 'lay-by' profile in situ.

 

Major panels ordered, hoping to make some progress soon.

 

Cheers

Edited by minimikej, 07 October 2018 - 03:56 PM.

[minimissions]

Wow you didn't hang around with that grinder did you haha

 

Nice work Mike.

[minimikej]

Welded the two half-repairs together:

 

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The decided to attack the toe-board:

 

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Unfortunately the joining edge looks pretty ropey. Will have to let in some new metal along this length.

 

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