replacing sills

Post by **mogatron** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:30 am

Hi team,
I'm shortly going to replace the sill on one side (for now) on the mogatron and could do with some advice. I'm going to replace inner, outer, and boxing. Do you need a boxing extension on a 2 door,64 saloon? Also is it worth replacing the hole floor or just the edges? The previous owner had a plate welded across the length of the floor above the cross member and not very well. if so do i go for it in 1/4 peaces or 2 half's?

Cheers Ben

Post by **MarkyB** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 5:06 pm

Some pictures would help a lot.
If it's rotten over the cross member whole floors may be the answer.
What is the condition of the cross member?

Post by **Dean** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 5:53 pm

I agree some pictures will help for an assessment. Personally I would only replace what is weak and perforated with rust holes. If the steel is still strong I'd be inclined to leave it until it actually needs doing. But remember, that is just my opinion, yours and others will be different.

Post by **mogatron** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 6:56 pm

i think the cross member is alright, maybe the inner sill is salvageable . what do you think about the floor?<br>

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Post by **Dean** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:51 pm

The lower sill (the one inside the box section), looks like it needs replacing, you can buy this separately. I would look at just replacing the lower half of the boxing plate, the rest of the panel looks pretty good.

Get a wire brush on an angle grinder onto it all and find the really weak areas, the outer sill, may just be surface rust. Same with the floor, it looks like rust has penetrated, so get it all cleaned up. You may just get away with cutting out the patch and putting in new. It doesn't look like the whole floor needs replacing, but you won't know until you unleash the wire brush.. Check out inside the inner wing inside the wheel arch where the box section ends.. it may have penetrated here also.

It most certainly doesn't look terminal... but quite a common rust area I believe.

Post by **mogatron** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:15 am

Can you buy just the lower half of the box plate? there's not much left of the quarter panel between the door and rear wing too, is there likely to be much left underneath? a suppose have to wait and see. I have already done the other side and it wasn't to bad

Post by **DAVIDMCCULLOUGH** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:30 am

You can only buy the whole boxing plate. I have cut them down to fit on my car, you may even be able to fabricate just the bits you need. A good panel is available for the 1/4 panel, it also allows you to get at the hiddden part of the sill properly.

Post by **rustbucket** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:40 pm

mogatron
check out my project with this link to my photo bucket site http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx346/mr-rusty/
in my view if your going to get the angle grinder out, do it once.
i opted to take the bull by the horns ( no pun intended) and take out the whole floor and sills on both sides. expensive, yes, but worth it in the long run

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:49 pm

Welcome to the forum rusty!