Due to the compex shape of the door bottom repair panel and the difficulty joggling such a shape I decided to try my hand at a butt-weld......hmmm!
Butt-welding sounds so mucky!
We found quite a lot of rot, but that will get cut away when we do the inner wheel-well.
Nice tight fit for the butt-weld!........fzzshst! sqhumph!, fnarr! fnarr!
We did joggle the vertical side though, plenty of metal for a lap joint!
Inner wheel-well repair, a fair-sized bit needed to come out.
Matt cleaning the area for welding - notice the graffiti, don't know who could've done that!
Repair panel in place and sweet
Nice day's work that....This week we resumed work on the bottom corner.
Even managed to fold the edge of the door post repair panel over to form the raised door seam.
Damn, we're getting good at this shit!
Yet another repair needed up the door seam, well well......
Another butt-weld..........butt-welds are so cool
Off to the chippy as Man-John's guts were rumbling.
Chips, Curry and Cod Goujons apiece all washed down with cloudy lemonade - classy!
After din-dins we started the bulkhead repair.
Bit of a head-scratcher as to the best way to proceed so a few smokes were in order while we discussed the matter.
The main bulkhead was in good fettle except for the very bottom on the outside, the bit over the Napoleon's hat section, so we decided to make a repair panel from sheet and just repair the bottom strip.
Matt dressing the repair area - likes the grinder that lad!
Another nice repair, we'll cap the front of the heater channels next time and maybe even get the other door post bottom repaired.......
Won't be long now Matty!
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