Oliver also gets 'First in the Car' as well
car flipped for the two floor panels
The Car
Sunday 23 February 2014
Side panels with dad's little helper
side panels next - even managed to get Oliver away from the computer to help.
Oliver also gets 'First in the Car' as well
car flipped for the two floor panels
Oliver also gets 'First in the Car' as well
car flipped for the two floor panels
Sunday 16 February 2014
Saturday 1 February 2014
It all starts with......
Panel No. 1 (tunnel panel) - the same way 100's of other other Westfield's have.
I trial fitted this last weekend and found it required a little trimming around the two rear corners and the cut out for the cross beam (approximately half way down the panel). The trim was to allow the panel to sit far enough back to expose the pre-welded points (lower seat belt mountings I think) which are slightly proud of the chassis member they are welded to. Both tunnel panels have pre-cut holes that line up with these points.
Once trimmed I clamped the panel in place and drilled out the fifty or so rivet holes into the chassis members. The pneumatic drill made short work of this and appeared small enough to access all of the points although the four within the rear tunnel (in front of the diff cage) were drilled at a slight angle. I then removed the panel and de-burred the holes with a larger drill bit.
Then after an application of tiger seal, I re-fitted the panel and pushed all the rivets in creating the classic porcupine effect.
The air-riveter made short work of pulling on the rivets - although when I'd finished I'd spent two and a half hours to fit just one panel!
I trial fitted this last weekend and found it required a little trimming around the two rear corners and the cut out for the cross beam (approximately half way down the panel). The trim was to allow the panel to sit far enough back to expose the pre-welded points (lower seat belt mountings I think) which are slightly proud of the chassis member they are welded to. Both tunnel panels have pre-cut holes that line up with these points.
Once trimmed I clamped the panel in place and drilled out the fifty or so rivet holes into the chassis members. The pneumatic drill made short work of this and appeared small enough to access all of the points although the four within the rear tunnel (in front of the diff cage) were drilled at a slight angle. I then removed the panel and de-burred the holes with a larger drill bit.
Then after an application of tiger seal, I re-fitted the panel and pushed all the rivets in creating the classic porcupine effect.
The air-riveter made short work of pulling on the rivets - although when I'd finished I'd spent two and a half hours to fit just one panel!
The second drivers side panel was quicker but still took two hours.
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