11 replies to this topic

[Leonard]

Evenin all! After my best ever MOT fail, i have a bit of welding to do, no probs as im a welder. But I've never done any bodywork welding before. The drivers side outer sill has two holes in it, one around the jacking point, and one at the very front.

So, what thickness of plate are the sills made of, and what thickness should i repair it with? We use mostly 3mm-6mm, but i think there maybe some 2mm about. And we use 1mm wire, is this thin enough?

This is only temporary, ill do it properly in the summer!

Leonard

[luvlygal]

Where do you live? My mini needs welding...

I can't help you though, I'm a woman. Some people on here seem to have a problem with us and cars |

Edited by luvlygal, 07 March 2007 - 07:00 PM.

[Leonard]

gloucestershire, i work near stroud, but to be honest, i dont even want to weld mine!

[luvlygal]

Booger! No worries! I was being cheeky!

[cowboy]

i use 1mm plate and 0.6 welding wire with my mig welder, i wouldn't use anything thinner unless its an actual panel

[Leonard]

thanks cowboy. i found some 1.5mm plate at work, and ill do that tommorow. Im still digging and the hole is 6" by 2" so far!

[ginigwunkle]

i tried weldin mine but found the hole got bigger n bigger, like weldin tissue paper! lol

finally just got the whole replacing job done in the end, saves time in the long run!!!

[minidaves]

.6mmwire for sure and like tin plate 18 or 20 gauge to you, but the stuff you use is great for roll cage applications

dave

[Guess-Works.com]

I use various sections of repair panels I have lying around for patching...

[sqweaka]

make some sills from the 6mm stock you have at work and you'll not need to do them again for another 100 yrs. haha

Edited by sqweaka, 09 March 2007 - 09:53 AM.

[Guess-Works.com]

make some sills from the 6mm stock you have at work and you'll not need to do them again for another 100 yrs. haha

PML only slightly over engineered

[Leonard]

hi guys was tempted by the 6mm, but what with me and the brunel style sill on the same side, it might lean a bit.
jobs done now tho, used some 1.5mm plate. i also had to put a 4" x 3" patch on the inner sill, which i welded inside and out. ended up replacing about a 3rd of the sill with new plate. it took me 4 1/4 hours which i thought wasnt too bad, as ive never done any bodywork before. and never again!

thanks for the help