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[rally515]

Look's good cliff, are you going to make your own scuttle closing panels?

 

I knew i recalled someone asking this, and today i did just that Alex, made one if the scuttle fillet pieces....

 

After a good spray of primer, stonechip and brush on chassis black up under the corner of the scuttle i spot welded the filler piece in and it was as easy as that.

 

 

Also started to clean up the front panel inner surface so i can prime, paint and protect finaly before bolting it up and welding the front wings to it and welding the eyes of the front panel onto the inner wings.

 

 

Thanks for viewing,

Cliff

[rally515]

A little more work done:

 

Getting ready to fit these i folded up:

 

Inner sill template i shall be keeping for future sill replacements:

[Ben_O]

Those inner sills look fantastic mate!

 

You taking orders? 

[jpw1275]

Fancy making me a pair of inner sills cliff.....:0)

Cheers james

[rally515]

Those inner sills look fantastic mate!

 

You taking orders? 

 

Fancy making me a pair of inner sills cliff.....:0)

Cheers james

 

Id be more than happy to help you guys out with making some up, i can make them a maximum of about 49-50" long as the box pan folder is only 50 inches wide  .

The overall length of the sills are around 67" in total so the frontal section would have to be fabricated and welded on (not that hard).

 

Making your own panels does save a suprising ammount of money.

[rally515]

A little bit mroe done today, anyone looking forward to this mini heat wave they keep telling us about ?

 

The other under scuttle fillet piece made up and painted:

 

More inner sill work, i had to stop though due to the grinder pouring out blue smoke!!!!

[ToM 2012]

very nice cliff and nice work on those inner sills cheers tom 

[rally515]

Thankyou Tom :).

 

Also, i should mention that i used an air powered nibbler on the sill section, thats why the cut gap is so large haha

[ToM 2012]

i never noticed mate long as its solid doesnt matter. hows the rally one coming on? 

[rally515]

i never noticed mate long as its solid doesnt matter. hows the rally one coming on? 

 

 

It's not had any progres on it yet, just steaming away at the Checkmate, sadly wiht the intensions on selling now as i need the room and money to be honest

[ToM 2012]

no way you are doing so good on it dont stop now. will deffo be worth it in the end mate. cheers tom

 

as you told me loads of times lol  

Edited by ToM 2012, 17 May 2014 - 07:09 PM.

[rally515]

Some more progress made today:

 

 

So thats one sill cut out, going to do one side at a time and see about making up the jacking point bracket and what not at college out of 2mm steel.

 

Also cleaned up the welds on the new sill piece:

And fitted the front again after priming and painting for the time being with brushed on black:

 

 

Jobs to do on the front are, cut the indicator holes out larger and dreess the nearside flitch welds down so i can fit the under scuttle fillet piece:

 

 

Thanks for looking,

Cliff

[rally515]

Not too much done today but got the rear subframe bolts taken out at the healboard (whats left of it!!), and dug out the repair panel i'l be using.

 

 

That it im afraid, but thanks for looking :),

Cliff

[jpw1275]

Coming along nicely cliffward..... And I've not forgotten about your chrome trim for your bonnet....:0).... Just not been over that way lately....maybe easier just to send it lol..... If you want pm me with your addy buddy

Cheers James

[rally515]

Coming along nicely cliffward..... And I've not forgotten about your chrome trim for your bonnet....:0).... Just not been over that way lately....maybe easier just to send it lol..... If you want pm me with your addy buddy

Cheers James

 

 

Thanks JJ  ;)

Im not in any rush so dont worry about it, still a long way to go ;)

 

 

One less thing to do is the inner sill slinging brackets upfront, not major progress but thats ya lot :

Edited by rally515, 29 May 2014 - 09:10 PM.