The resurrection of Tufftee - Part Deux :o

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I think it'll need jacked up at that floor cross member to weld the floor sections and then the A&B posts jacked up to weld in the box section sill, if we can relieve the pressure off the sill and floor then hopefully it will all weld in square.

How did you get on with the blasting and de-rusting of the floor section?
 
I think it'll need jacked up at that floor cross member to weld the floor sections and then the A&B posts jacked up to weld in the box section sill, if we can relieve the pressure off the sill and floor then hopefully it will all weld in square.

How did you get on with the blasting and de-rusting of the floor section?
erm :eek:

been wallpaper stripping and hospititilling
 
gotta make that stiffener too.

I assume all suggestions are welcome?

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NS Floor stiffener in place... It can be seen that, because the stiffener was not in place before this panel was welded in, there are an assortment of non-uniform gaps between the floor and stiffener :(
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and the floor height adjustment :). by packing the top of the chassis under the bolt with a 1/2" steel spacer, I can raise and lower the floor by adjusting the screw.
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I think it is obvious what the problem is with the NS sill alignment......

Following pics show that the A & B posts are vertical, but the Sill is cocked in at the bottom, as we thought......

A post
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B Post
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A post showing (badly) misalignment of sill
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B post showing (badly) misalignment of sill
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Close up of B post misalignment
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it appears to be about 7 degrees out from vertical :eek:
 
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A few pics of the work done today on the NS Bulkhead body mount.....

Stress crack as found
NS Bulkhead body mount 1.jpg


Stress crack cleaned up and ends marked
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Stress crack opened up for welding
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Holes drilled at ends to top crack propagation (RH one might be a bit low)
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Body mount showing residue of inner wing
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Body mount having inner wing residue removed and cleaned up.
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Next stop shot blasting to remove rust and prep for welding/ painting
 

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