Hi, I've ended up with an engine access hatch (well the hole) in my quest to get a small deck cut, that I don't need. I'm planning to cut this up so I can get a couple I fuel sender hatches out of it and the engine hatch separately. I would be interested to know how much material is required around the engine hatch in order for it to be welded into another van? This photo shows what I cut out last night. There's probably an inch or so of the profiled deck clear of the support bars that go from side to side and I wonder if this is enough? I presume that the 1600 vans don't have support bars from one side to the other
Andy I've just fitted an inspection hatch in mine, i put the joint in the middle the the support bars if that makes sense, I thought doing it that way there would be no welds to see from underneath So i would think about inch beyond the support bars would be perfectly adequate for someone to use, all the support bars were in the same place on mine this is what i ended up using from my body cut and this is the hole i cut in the van i had to go a bit bigger in places due to some rot in my floor and tacked in Stu
I could do with a piece of floor if anyones got any going spare Ive a piece of bashed tin can pop rivited over mine and im dreading to think what they cut the hole with
I have!! Check my build thread, I can do a piece big enough to do the plate and the support for £15 posted. pm for details.
