bugsntinas 29 Posted October 29, 2018 did the passenger footwell earlier in the year and knew the drivers was bad but not as bad as it is.going to have to rebuild floor,replace "a" pillar panel and the inner wing rail area is so rusty and pitted that's going to be replaced and the slampanel corner the hinge panel is rot,the end of the bulkhead panel has rotand i can see rot at the base of the scuttle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) . Edited October 29, 2018 by bugsntinas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) been working on the area under the o/s seat.here the outer sill,inner sill,wheel arch area and floor are all rotten or missing Edited October 29, 2018 by bugsntinas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted October 29, 2018 outer sill looking to chassis thru inner sill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted October 29, 2018 got the floor welded in just needs a bit more welding and tidying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano66 254 Posted October 29, 2018 A lot of work to do mate,have a look at my pics,i've done most of the offside,now i'm on the nearside. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1292444841245&type=1&l=1e2cd46e99 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted October 29, 2018 A lot of work to do mate,have a look at my pics,i've done most of the offside,now i'm on the nearside. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1292444841245&type=1&l=1e2cd46e99 yeah more work than i thought but then that's classics for you and also don't help with previous bodge jobs. been looking at your thread on here and your photobucket pics and they are very helpful and inspirational. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FKLGLS 44 Posted October 30, 2018 Good progress there. Well done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted October 30, 2018 cheers fk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano66 254 Posted October 30, 2018 Yeah,classic cars & bodges,not good news,hope my pics help you,just show my way of doing things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted November 1, 2018 well got the floor and the inner sill in.almost forgot to repair the crossmember.not perfect but i'm hoping in a few years i'll be able to buy proper sills and do it properly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted November 4, 2018 found some more horrible unexpected rust along the bottom of the bulkhead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) found some more horrible unexpected rust along the bottom of the bulkhead.it goes all the way from the inner wing to half way between the servo brackets Edited November 4, 2018 by bugsntinas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano66 254 Posted November 4, 2018 That's not good John, you will have to strip both sides of the bulkhead to get to that & repair it properly,a big job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugsntinas 29 Posted November 4, 2018 That's not good John, you will have to strip both sides of the bulkhead to get to that & repair it properly,a big job. yeah i had a horrible feeling it wasn't going to be straight forward as i noticed on the bottom bit there is a big overlap from the upright panel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
