Here is a bit more of the work on the b-post. Outer panel offered up: Side panel repair tacked on : Grafted on a new front edge: Then offered panel up again:
Next I repaired the gaping hole in the b-post above the wheelarch: Repair tacked in place: Lower closing panel attached: Welded up: Cleaned up: Finished:
Nice work, those photo's should be stickied* at the top of the board, as to why genuine arches are worth the extra! Then have a montage of pics from others resto's here (mine included) of Klookercrap arches being bent, hammered, cut, strapped, jacked, kicked, filled etc to make fit. Genuinely envious at how easy that arch looks to fit!
That's not fair! I did that same repair last year and my arch never fitted like that! Really great work there, looking forward to seeing the end result
They are easier to fit without a cab floor or wheel tub. Lovely neat work. Have you hung the door on yet?
I went ahead & fitted the arches without thinking about whether the doors would line up & I didn't try them on until after they were fitted. Luckily the doors seem to fit fine.
You might have noticed that the lower side panel repair that I fitted has gone & been replaced by a taller panel. This was because, as usual, I wasn't happy with the finish on the panel. I had to make this from a flat sheet: As it was: 1st repair cut out: The start of the new panel: Repeated this on the other edge, then formed the panel to the correct curve & attached the outer sill: Fitted:
