Floor repair and inner sill replacement
Posted: 14 Nov 2017, 22:17
Hi all
Well it doesnt rain but it pours. I have started cutting out the rot on the drivers side of my van after completing all the bodywork repairs on the passenger side. My plan was to cut out rear arch panel, fix the rust behind/around that area before making good with a new tall rear arch panel. I will then move onto replacing the centre side panel as it is very rusty along the seams and at the bottom of the window. For all the messing around I decided to cut it out and fit a new panel. The rust was quite bad at the bottom near the sill so I was expecting the worst and was confronted with this...
Side centre panel removal by Mark Shaw, on Flickr
Side centre panel removal by Mark Shaw, on Flickr
As can be seen the floor which attaches to the inner centre side panel has completely rusted away so I need some advice on how to tackle repairing this?? Also, whilst I have all this cut out I may as well replace the inner sill as it has seen better days. Are there any tricks / things I need to look out for/be aware of when doing the inner sill?
Thanks everyone
Well it doesnt rain but it pours. I have started cutting out the rot on the drivers side of my van after completing all the bodywork repairs on the passenger side. My plan was to cut out rear arch panel, fix the rust behind/around that area before making good with a new tall rear arch panel. I will then move onto replacing the centre side panel as it is very rusty along the seams and at the bottom of the window. For all the messing around I decided to cut it out and fit a new panel. The rust was quite bad at the bottom near the sill so I was expecting the worst and was confronted with this...
Side centre panel removal by Mark Shaw, on Flickr
Side centre panel removal by Mark Shaw, on Flickr
As can be seen the floor which attaches to the inner centre side panel has completely rusted away so I need some advice on how to tackle repairing this?? Also, whilst I have all this cut out I may as well replace the inner sill as it has seen better days. Are there any tricks / things I need to look out for/be aware of when doing the inner sill?
Thanks everyone