Brilliant work Elin.. Even at this early stage there's a spot of light at the end of the tunnel, but fortunately not being caused by smouldering from underneath the car eh !
Howdy Elin! I hope the Chef isn't feeding you cabbage rolls. You are doing the Lord's work saving that GT6. You metal skills are first class and I remember watching you years ago as you were learning. My channel got hacked and I lost most of my video work but that's ok. I think Chris is no longer messing with his Spitfire? I still have my cars thank goodness. I'll be watching as you get this Rusty Beauty back on the road with better metal than comes from TRF or any other "aftermarket" place. I noticed the metal you're using is better. I rang the ALL bell so I'll be watching. Your Friend Bobby
Looks great. There's quicker ways to shrink those edges and avoid cutting and welding, but you managed well enough and that's all that matters. Keep it up 😉👍
nice going on the floor, make sure you have clearance for the wiring under the floor cross member if you don't have the vertical drain channel. i'm not sure which side of the body the wiring goes on the export cars.
Fascinating! I would have been scared to go straight to metal with a piece this size. Is there an argument for a cardboard aided design (CAD!) template first? It seems your skill in visualizing what you’re doing, overcomes the risk I would have of making it the wrong shape ten times! I would also have tried to make a pressing tool for those ribs, yet you just bang them in with a brake and hammer! Obviously, hundreds of hours of practice gives you confidence. I’m envious of that, and your skills. 🛠
LOL CAD :) There is no argument about cardboard templates.... when you need them. I use cardboard sometimes, but in the most cases I either have the old cutout piece, which serves the same purpose as a cardboard template or I am able to put the piece of metal more or lees where it is going to go and mark some reference points. Of course there are times when none of that is possible and then I use cardboard. This one was pretty straight forward one. Wait to see the a-post patches I am working on now :)
Hi Elin...the floor looks way better than what was there. Just have a question. As they say many ways to skin a cat....but rather than use a break. Could a bead roller work? Are there dies that can make valleys that wide? I would think that would be much easier. I guess again that would depend if you have a bead roller at your home.
Yes, a bead roller would do a great job there. I have one at work and I used it for the pressings in the 74 TR6. But I don’t have one at home yet, so I had to figure out a different way
Lap joints create a “pocket” and allow moisture to eat the metal from inside out. Of course there are sealants and stuff, but I try to avoid lap joints when possible. In some cases I prefer lap joints though. On this car for example I am planning to do lap joint on all the fender patches in order to avoid warping the metal from the heat
