As you can see, much of the front panel was rotten,
covered by chickenwire and filler, drivers wing was
brazed on!
covered by chickenwire and filler, drivers wing was
brazed on!
Inner sill and jacking point were rotted out, both were
covered over with an old aluminium number plate.
I found this out when i tryed to jack up the car.
covered over with an old aluminium number plate.
I found this out when i tryed to jack up the car.
supports underneith, this was all cut out and replaced,after measurement were taken from an original car i made a
brace up and worked from the centreline of the car to
ensure the struts sat exactly right with the correct
amount of castor and camber.
and new sill welded into place.
of the box and floor sections, at the same time the driver's
side sill was cut off and replaced,it's the best time to do it
as it's under no strees when the car is on it's side
the floor of the sparewheel well and the inner arch were
cut out and replaced.
The front panel was removed and replaced with a new
panel,
when it was clamped up, the bonnet was sitting 1/4 of an
inch out of alignment,after carefull measurements
were
taken i realised the driverside chassis rail was bent,
this was
soon straightened by bolting the car to the floor and
attaching a
block and tackle to the rail and garage wall and
pulling
it where i needed it.
