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[Tomf]

Any pics yet?

[Jammy]

I started this tonight, so will get some pics up. Started drilling the spot welds that connect the bottom of the sill to the floor pan, then noticed that there is a spotweld every 1.5cm along the sill to rear quarter/door step seam! I thought, bugger that, I ain't drilling all them!

[mkw]

Sounds like fun!! Can't wait for the pics, gonna be useful to a lot of people.

[black jack1275]

Sorry to jump in jammy i have some pics i did for another forum Aaron

Edited by black jack1275, 19 December 2007 - 08:22 AM.

[Jammy]

Oooooo, thats a very good diagram, thanks!

[mkw]

That's gonna be useful for when i get round to it!!

[Guess-Works.com]

Get youself one of these, since I got one could not do without it, all you do is center punch the sport weld and then cut out the metal around the spot... This leaves a little dimple of metal still attached which can be taken off with a sanding disk in an angle grinder... this means you not actually drilling any holes in the metal which is remainging...

http://www.machinema...spot-weld-drill or
http://www.machinema...spot-weld-drill

[Jammy]

Right, I cut most of the sill off last night, but had to cut around the jacking point in the middle. Are the more spot welds in this or what?

[black jack1275]

jammy there were about 6 spot welds around my jacking point and they can be a PITA to get off +some numpty had welded around the hole in the jacking point so i had to grind that as well
New pic to show were the spot may be (good luck Aaron)

[black jack1275]

the red dots *

[Jammy]

Yea, got all them. I've cut all the sill off around the jacking point, and now it literally is just that bit that left on?! :S

[black jack1275]

when i put the new sils on my car i had drilled all the way through the inner/outer sills, then when i put the new sill into place i welded it from the inside of the car, a lot better and you are not on your back all the time

[Jammy]

Well the shell is currently bare and resting on its side, so I'm working at head height.

But I'm still not sure how to get that jacking point off...?!

[black jack1275]

Your lucky i spent 4 days on my back doing my sills
As for the jacking point it is spoted to the inner sill

[Jammy]

Oh right, so you take the whole thing off? The outer sill doesn't come away from the jacking bit?