one spring hanger in and one inner wing finished!

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one spring hanger in and one inner wing finished!

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Welded in the rear spring hanger today, got it in with less than a mm of error, thanks to the little jig i made (in the pictures below). I had to make some nee pieces of floor though as when i started to weld i just kept blowing through!
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Ive also fitted the rear door again, and it does shut and stay shut, but ive not got all the bolts done up tight as im not sure how to correctly adjust the doors yet, can someone enlighten me. Also i think the c pillar comes a bit too far out at the bottom, what do you guys think? http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u118 ... t07002.jpg
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I spent about an hour modifying the C pillar today, its now more like it should be.
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And the award for ingenius use of a broom handle goes to...
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Actually it was cunningly persuaded to fit with a large hammer and angle grinder. But hey, i used a broom handle to lever the boxing plate out so it was level!
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Post by chickenjohn »

Nice work youngun! Good to see progress on the 4-door. I'll be referring to these pics when I do my 4-door!
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Ive now got all the inner sill plates in and the A pillar is repaired. Next job is the outer under sill, which like everything else is going to need some persuasion!
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Post by wanderinstar »

Broom handle? I thought it was a piece of 3/4" copper pipe. Good job all the same. Does the sill finisher go over the bottom of C post or butt up to it?
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Cant remember now, ill check on monday.....Till then im off to the Great dorset steam fair!

Oh, anyone from here off to Beaulieu next weekend for the Autojumble?
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Post by youngun »

Ian,
The Sill finisher goes alongside the C post and butts up against the end, ill wack my old one on a take a pic of how it goes.

Oh and incidently, i repaired the lower part of the A post yesterday, when i cut the old rusty part away, the outer edge had a Square hoop of sheet protruding from it.......i havent made a new one on my repaired pillar...does this loop perform any critical function?
Ill take a pic of the opposite side to show what im on about.

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Post by bigginger »

It's there so the wing can be adjusted to match the door better. Which reminds me, must PM you :D
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Post by chickenjohn »

Yes, when I did the drivers door pillar on the Traveller, I didn't know this at the time and left off the little bit of metal, consequently the wing on that side dips in at the bottom a little.
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Springhanger

Post by stag36587 »

Your jig was very helpful - I've put exactly the same onto my moggy. What did you use to hold the springhanger plate in place while you welded?
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