Aye, I suppose it is mate.Originally Posted by mygasser
this is the 'easy' side Tim, i know where to cut what and how it all fits together now._smiley:
neil.
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Aye, I suppose it is mate.this is the 'easy' side Tim, i know where to cut what and how it all fits together now.
neil.
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today we finished trimming off the remnants of the old n/s sill panels along with the 'kick' panel/floor area and removal of a now rusted through previous bad repair. then confirming placement using the o/s the new inner sill was welded on. the centre membrane is mocked up to check for any trimming required but this side is fine as we had to cut out more rot this side, lol.
neil.
Getting there Neil
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yes mate, one bit at a time.
neil.
today we welded the membrane panel on and flatted the welds ready for the outer sill. this is now clamped in place with the doors rehung to sort the gaps. the sill will next come off for the holes to be punched along the top and bottom ready to be welded in place. then the floor and kick panel areas will be done before moving on to the arch. it's getting there.
neil.
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the outer sill is now welded on and a start's made on the floor by the 'a' post. not much worthy of pics as it's much like the o/s but worse, lol. the n/s front door is a good 3/16" deeper than the rear door so it's marked as a reminder to make the new bottom repair panel slightly shorter. it lines up from the top down through all the body lines but extends further at the bottom for some reason. maybe it's been done before but wrong, who knows?
neil.
Last edited by mygasser; 07-04-23 at 09:36 PM.
That sounds familiar, different sizes on different sides Neil.
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the n/s sill, 'a' post and floor areas are done now. next is the hole in the rear footwell, the wheelarch and the lower 1/4 panel. there's no repair panel for the 1/4 this side so it'll have to be made from sheet.
neil.
Good day in the office Neil.
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the rest of the outer arch is now removed and we've been mocking up the new one after extending it to match the other one. much measuring and marking later of both the o/s 1/4 and wheel arch as well as the o/s/r door we'd cut for clearance it became apparent this car's different side to side by 1/4". setting the new arch at the same height down from the swage line it was lower over the wheel/tyre. measurement then moved to jag axle location on the shell and luckily this appears to be ok. good old 60's fords ......
so we moved the arch up to give the same wheel/tyre/arch 'look' and it seems that's where it'll end up. a different wheel to arch 'gappage' would show more than the arch to swage line measurement being 1/4" less so that's decided then.
neil.
Yeah, they knew how to make them unique in the 60s Neilnice work mate it's looking great.
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they sure did Tim, but we like a challenge.
i'm really pleased with the look of the vw arches though, better than i imagined.
neil.
So you should be Neil, it looks wikid mate
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with expressed panels looking at sometime mid may for the n/s lower 1/4 panel it's blue peter time, lol. so out with the cardboard, pens, scissors, sticky tape and tape measure and mark the new o/s panel and attach ribs to it with cross pieces slotted to them to hold it all together. once it was taped rigid we carefully cut it from the car, took it all apart and reassembled it 'inside out' as it were. now we have a skeletal mould to fit the shaped metal to that'll be pretty close to the stamped part on the other side, that's the plan anyway.
neil.
ps excuse mu helpers, they thought it was all most educational
Last edited by mygasser; 17-04-23 at 09:17 PM.
Nice going Neil, helps help mate in any form
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they always make me smile mateNice going Neil, helps help mate in any form
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neil.
making the lower 1/4 panel went well but not as expected. the sheet steel we're using is too thick to practically 'wheel' into shape, unless we wanted to spend a week making this panel. however it's made and cleco'd in place (all 3 parts of it) ready to be tacked together. we dished a lump of 4x2 and worked the tighter curves mostly with that, leaving the larger section with gentler curves to the english wheel. we'll remove it once tacked together and add a lip to the inner panel before stripping any paint, filler etc ready for final fitment which'll include joddling the panel for a flush fit as per the other side.
neil.
ps ignore the temporary 'tabs' cleco'd at the bottom, they just hold the 3 parts in the right place 'til they're tacked together.
Last edited by mygasser; 18-04-23 at 08:23 PM.
Looking good so far Neil, never an easy job mate.
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cheers Tim.
and there it was done, well the 1/4 anyway. we folded, shaped and welded some angle to the bottom of the inner 1/4 to provide a lip to weld the new outer 1/4 to along the bottom. we also trimmed and tacked the inner arch to the outer skin to keep the skin in place when the arch's welded on. just need to add some more curve to the back end of the arch to match the new 1/4, just like we did the other side. this side is very close to completion now, then it's just the back panel and door bottoms to complete the welding. he now wants a steering rack conversion before it goes back but that shouldn't take too long.
neil.
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