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new bumper bracket welded into place

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:59 pm
by 1968911s
bought new brackets from Canada, these are now welded into place, and wing supports

further inner wing repairs

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:04 pm
by 1968911s
further rot is cut from the inner wing section..

inner wing repair pt 3...

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:10 pm
by 1968911s
so into the hole we weld a cut from a later car.. the section in question is common to 1989, with a little bit of back dating, principally around the petrol filler hole , extra 'ribs' are removed.

outer sill cut off , a-post repaired

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:14 pm
by 1968911s
rot again under the A post, cut back to good, repair, weld - repeat

inner and out kidney repairs

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:33 pm
by 1968911s
removal of out kidney reveals yet another hole... which needs to be cut back to good metal

rebuilding chassis in the kidney area

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:39 pm
by 1968911s
rebuilding the inner chassis around inner kidney , allows for more rot to be cut away

re-fabrication around b-post

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:43 pm
by 1968911s
re-fabrication if rear quarter section around the outer kidneys

clean up existing inner sill

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:46 pm
by 1968911s
welding on sills was very poor, so re-welded, and painted

set the gaps on the new outer sill, welded

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:49 pm
by 1968911s
offered up new outer sill, and welded sill and outer kidney in place

SWB 911 B-post / lock post backdate

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:55 pm
by 1968911s
the SWB B-post is no longer available. In the absence of a donor car I decided to have a new panel backdated.

b-post continued

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:01 pm
by 1968911s
I will post the dimensions that we worked to later,

rear quarter and lockpost bpost welded in

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:07 pm
by 1968911s
following a little fitting, rear quarter repair and lockpost are welded in.

Re: rear quarter and lockpost bpost welded in

Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 7:48 am
by Gary71
1968911s wrote:following a little fitting, rear quarter repair and lockpost are welded in.
"following a little fitting" I like that massive understatement of the hours you have put into this! :)

Good stuff :cheers:

Re: So it started with an MOT.... in 2012

Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:49 am
by 911hillclimber
Killa!
Great going on the worst places on the 911 shell

b post pictures

Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:18 pm
by 1968911s
measurements of b post