I might have to use wedges or leave it till we (:))) weld it, as it needs to be in that position until welded and sill & Bulkhead fitted.
 
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?
 
dieseldog69 said:
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?
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erm :eek:

been wallpaper stripping and hospititilling
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
gotta make that stiffener too.
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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.
NS floor height adjustment.JPG
 
Minor hiccups this week....

Anyone ever seen this before......
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"Stress"?? cracking of NS Bulkhead body mount
 
@dieseldog69
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
A post vertical.jpg


B Post
B post vertical.jpg


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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I wonder if anyone has a big azz set of Stilsons with jaws +60mm?

Would be able to get a good purchase and if they were say 18" plus we'd get sensible leverage on it too :)
 
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
NS Bulkhead body mount 2.JPG


Stress crack opened up for welding
NS Bulkhead body mount 3.JPG


Holes drilled at ends to top crack propagation (RH one might be a bit low)
NS Bulkhead body mount 4.JPG


Body mount showing residue of inner wing
NS Bulkhead body mount 5.JPG


Body mount having inner wing residue removed and cleaned up.
NS Bulkhead body mount 6.JPG


Next stop shot blasting to remove rust and prep for welding/ painting
 

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Nice, looking good there MHM, I recon we'll be welding on Friday :)

Did you trim off a bit of that inner strengthening plate so I can fit a bigger piece to cover that crack and some?
 
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