Lots of activity over the last week or so. Had another delivery from Andy (APS):
I’ve now got everything I need to complete the metal work repairs and mods, with the exception of making up mounting points for the roll cage.
Meanwhile, floorpan progress:
For anyone that is unfamiliar with clecos, they are a type of temporary fastener that can be used to hold sheet metal together. Very useful in this situation;
Being spring loaded they are pretty good at keeping things nice and tight while getting things snugged up and tacks in place.
Still crappy at plug welds. They come out perfect on test pieces but as soon as the uneven surfaces and old metal of the car are involved, it’s gets sloppy! Still managed to get there.
On the tunnel side, I left an overlap underneath the new pan and used the clecos to hold things together. I then used an air panel saw to cut along the edge section by section while butt welding along behind.
Some tidy-up done.
I’ll need to do some extra welding on the underside of the seam, and tack on the support rail. I’ll do the passenger side pan next, then flip the car on a rotisserie to sort those underside bits. Plus do all the other seam sealing and painting and stuff that can be done to the back half of the car more easily spun over.
After that, back on stands, remove the right front frame rail, chop and swap the bulkhead to finish the RHD conversion, and replace the inner wing battery area. New rail on with everything straightened up.