my first mk2

[13sport]

Had a good day yesterday, managed to remove all the old underseal from the bottom side of the car, unfortunately i did find a few grotty bits but they will all sort easy enough. Both chassis legs were poorly repaired in front of spring hanger

Looking much better, then started to cut all the rusty crap out and measured up to fold some reapir sections

Also found both front legs where they meet centre section look very poor but again shouldnt take to much to sort, its really easy on the spit and things dont take half as long. Got outer sill welded to inner and started to tidy up the tunnel and the bulkhead areas

Hopefully more done next week

[13sport]

Trying to decide if i should seam weld the front floor pan to the inner sill as you can see in the pics its Spot welded together, its strong enough so might just seam seal it yet

[HarrierTony]

Its one of those should I or shouldnt I questions, I reckon if your not sure, then do it, because its no good saying I wish I had done it once the paint is on and the car is finished.
What condition is the chassis in on the last pic just before it goes up into the engine bay ? Kermits are quite rotten there and will need attention once on the spit.

[13sport]

It's pretty good just after what you see in the pics to be honest but il probably just make a complete repair panel for each half of the leg then I know it's all fresh and solid. Got some 1.6mm thick steel it's really good strong stuff much better grade than mild steel my landlord uses it to make parts of the e type bonnet frames with. If I use that as chassis leg it will outlast the rest of the car

[HarrierTony]

Your car looks pretty solid underneath tbh. I bet you cant wait to get some paint on it

[13sport]

I can't wait to get it blasted and etch primed mate, it should look like I'm getting somewhere then!

[13sport]

Started to fold some repair sections up for the rear chassis legs tonight, made 2 over sized slightly so they fit tight over each part of the chassis leg, also made some repair sections up to sit inside both parts of the chassis leg as an extra strengthener




Plan was to weld the two in place then drill some holes and plug weld everything together so its super strong.

[SHIFTY]

looking good

[13sport]

Well today i decided that last nights work was a waste of time as i wouldnt have been happy with the repair being sat on top of the chassis leg so after work tonight i set to and made some more pieces

This time they are the same size as the chassis so although its not as factory it will look better IMO and less chance of damp/dirt ingress as the chassis will be a continuous piece rather than the usual factory join that is prone to rotting. Started by drilling some extra holes in the chassis at either end and put the extra strengthener inside

Then cut some slots in the outer repair section so that it had a nice steady curve on it, then drilled lots of holes in it to attach to floor pan and the inner strengthener and welded it all up, will spin the shell on the spit and weld the other side rather than try to weld it upside down. Its very strong now and should clean up nice and hopefully not look to out of place done this way.


Shouldnt be too noticeable once the spring skids are on. Im quite happy with it much better thasn the tin that was clagged over the crusty bits. This could sound crazy but im actually looking forward to repairing the front chassis legs as il feel like ive cracked it totally then and they look pretty easy to make.

[13sport]

Had another mad hour tonight, finished the rear leg repair


Im very happy with it i think it looks much tidier than my initial idea. Then turned the car over and welded the other side ready to clean up now

Then decided to trim the tunnel up and weld where i cut the old floor pan off the tunnel

Just about out of mig wire so thats how i left it, hoping machine mart will have some 0.6mm wire tommorow afternoon, it will be 5kg roll number 3 and hopefully the last on this car for a long time fingers crossed

[mk1GTstu]

looking good! nice fabrication work there, keep the pics coming!

[gazza66]

Excellent, love it

[13sport]

Excellent, love it

How's your Mex coming on?

[treemans]

Really nice repair, I did something similar recently but nowhere near the standard of your work. I hope you dont mind me making a comment but dont forget the drain holes, its the lowest point of the chassis rails so any water is likely to sit there.I put two in just to make sure.

[13sport]

Cheers for that mate I no there supposed to have drain holes in there and I'm also planning on blanking the hole off inside the rear shock mount area as any wet and dirt can go straight down the chassis leg from that area.