Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi List

A little bit of help. Please. The metal panel in forward of the rear wheel arch. Is it possible to remove this from the timber work, I can see an awful lot of screws holding the panel in, but, then the bottom of that panel is hidden, are there any screws that I cannot see? Also, how does one remove the wooden step rail in front of this panel. The reason for all this is. I am having some welding done just behind this foot rail, and the welder has said if the foot rail is not removed it will get burnt when he welds that particular bit of the chassis.

Any thoughts much appreciated

Regards

RTB

Yes, there are some hidden screws. It's not possible to take that panel out without removing the whole wooden side from the body shell (I found this out the hard way). Not sure about the step but I suspect it will be another complete side-off job.

The foot rail has a strip of wood along the back of it that holds the aluminium panel in, this is not accessible while on the car. Unfortunately the side has to come off to get to it, also the foot rail is held to the wheel ach and front pillar by some decent size screws that again need the side removed to get to them.
I can post some pictures if it will help.
Mark

pegasus wrote:The foot rail has a strip of wood along the back of it that holds the aluminium panel in, this is not accessible while on the car. Unfortunately the side has to come off to get to it, also the foot rail is held to the wheel ach and front pillar by some decent size screws that again need the side removed to get to them.
I can post some pictures if it will help.
Mark

Hi to you both
Thank you for the advice and the time that I will save in to trying to take the panel of the frame.

Yes, I would certainley appreciate a photo of how to take to foot rail, as that is a deff, it has to come out.

Regards

RTB

You may get away with it - if he welds in short bursts only - with MIG of course. And let's it all cool right down before returning to that area.

I hope these pictures are of some help to you.
This picture shows the stip accross the back of the foot rail, this is held in by 3 screws. The aluminium panel goes between this strip and the foot rail.<br><br>
This next picture shows where the front pillar is screwed to the foot rail, 2 screws from the back and 1 from the side. (This would be between the B post and the wooden post).<br><br>
The last picture shows the foot rail to wheel arch fixings, again 2 from the rear and one from the wing side.<br><br>
The wooden strip and the rear screws are all hidden when the wood is fitted to the car and is impossible to get to.
I agree with what bmcecosse says weld in short bursts letting it cool down inbetween and you might get away with it, and keep a spray bottle of water handy just in case.

Hi Pegasus

Thank you so much for the pics, I can now see where it all is. I started this morning stripping out the interior, so far so good. But, the foot rails look as though I will have to cut them out, the side screws are welded in place with rust so have started to drill them with out too much success. Would have been good to save the oriignals, it look as though new ones will have to be used and put in as best as possible.

Thank you again for all the help and advice

RTB