Builds Rebuilding a 40 but no longer in a 1 car garage.

[billmc]

Hi Michael, do you use hot or cold-rolled sheet metal in your repairs? I'm assuming hot but wanted to hear it from you.

Thanks,
Bill

 

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The sheet I use is mostly cold rolled, this Is what is sold standard here.

 

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More test fitting, now with the bonnet on.

 

[billmc]

The sheet I use is mostly cold rolled, this Is what is sold standard here.

Thanks Michael

 

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More test fitting.

 

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The down side of after market panels, they don’t fit. These came from the same manufacturer but.....
Clamped the front and fenders together on the tabel.

Its hard to see in the pictures but fitment needs some work.

 

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After some shaping and masaging this side looks a lot better.

The other side is almost there too.

 

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Lost some more weight.
DS outside rocker panel gone.

Test fit for the new.

Inside is worse than the other side was, but the brackets are savable.

And the hole in the front floor.

 

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Cutting out the bad parts of the DS. First create some space.

Then remove more affected steel.

 

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Some repair work needed here too.

and here.

 

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Making new steel to fit the openings.

The front of the floor needs to come down, up in the picture, a bit.

 

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Opened up the rear, it needs to be replaced and gives me space to clamp a copper bar on the inside.

made the patch fit and started welding it in.

welded in

 

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Fixed the ends of the crass beam.

And done.

 

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New tool coming, These are accessories for it.

Take a guess.

 

[Kerby J]

New tool coming, These are accessories for it.
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Take a guess.

Spot welder?

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

Blow up Mini?

 

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Spot welder?

Spot on.

 

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Blow up Mini?

Nah, not enough space for a blow-up.

 

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Little update, roughly made the patch for the rear of the rockers.

And cleared the brackets from what was left of the old inner rocker.

 

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400v, that should do the job.