Been spotting with rain today, on and off so not a great deal done.
Took all the footwell out and whilst I had the grinder to hand cleaned up the outrigger in pre-prep for welding plates to it. Gonna treat it with fertan later today, especially on the inside, let it dry etc before welding it. Also gonna do the chassis in the same way, fertan, dry it off, red oxide primer, matt black paint, Tetroseal underseal. The front of the chassis that hasnt been exposed at all looks brand new .. the bits where the underseal has been scraped off or fallen off have a coating of rust, so it needs something doing. I know of one hole in the chassis so theres likely to be more, but they cant be seen from here .. I suspect that when I (eventually) remove the roof and tub Ill find ****e!!
So, most of the lower footwell cut out, it looks somewhat bare.
The front chassis looks new, the rest doesnt, but its only surface rust .. the hammer makes it ring ..
Now all the parts, except the top bulkhead plate, offered up with a ratchet stuck in to hold them together loosely.
It all looks a bit lop-sided, but thats cos nothings holding it together. Ive gone for a new bulkhead foot as well as the pillar and glad I did. Whilst the old foot was OK, the spacers and bolts in it were rotten and the new foot comes as a one piece part so to my mind is a little stronger.
Not gonna weld anything yet till the chassis is cleaned and done, no point, so whilst I wait for a couple of things Im gonna make a start on the passenger door. Most of its fine, its only really the bottom edge and hinges that are rotten, so as I already have new hinges Im gonna chop out the crap on the bottom rail and see what I can do ..
Ive never done this before so Id be grateful for a little help or input ..
The door skin, does it literally just bend up to slide the frame out?
How else, if it doesnt, do I remove the frame?
If it does, do I then simply bend the skin back around the frame when Ive replaced it?
The door doesnt seem too bad other than the lower steel frame really .. the window bar higher up looks rusty but it isnt half as bad as it looks ..
Now to start with the Fertan ..