Now all the old floor pan is out, start with the rails Now make up anew fram rail. Still needs the welds finishing, but start the repair at the back where the beam fits but run out of wire and its new years day and every were is shut ....
Wow, takes some balls to tackle something that rotten. Must be nice to work on something thats not got patches after patches of steel welded over rot though.
Hi MorkC68 yes i have don a few, but i like making my own sheet metal work. Thanks for watching. But always learning.
cool - it looks like you know your stuff!! Keep posting on progress, its great watching the resto's evolve
Looking good Question? With you chopping most of your van away first- could there be a chance that it may distort without putting in some box section holding it all in position When i did mine i did the chassis first then the cills, and then the body and only cut off the bits as i worked in that area - hoping it kept its alignment Having said that it will only go 70 mph so it may not be an issue. But i may be wrong Any how i found the welding and making bits the best bit of the resto Marc
Hi Marc if you look in the pictures the stands that it sits on are level and the chassis is solid. But the sils are still there and the front is braced and I keep a check on things before I weld. I had a look at your resto on the 78 looks great, nice detailing I like a van that's as good on the bottom as the top nice work I will be watching yours.
holy crap batman ;D ....that is a bit krusty I think anything is restorable ....I hate the idea of anything being sent to the crusher .....so well done for saving it the work you've done so far looks good .....hope you got a few years spare ;D keep up the good work, I'll be following your progress K+ for a new resto thread and having the balls to save it
Excellent resto fella, looks like you have quite a bit of work on your hands, The work you have done looks fantastic, keep it up mate
Just got all this welded up, just need to clean all the welds now but as normal it's got dark so had to stop. Start on the next side.
Using a zinc rich paint thats also got phosphoric acid in it, brillant stops rust and protects till top coated. Thats one side done now start all over again
