Back of the garage
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Well it wasn't frosty but flippin heck it was cold so got all togged up and Bonnie got some attention
Some pics from the last few sessions
Wheel arch trimmed back to good metal
Old inner sill is no more
New section held in place with self tappers
Inner step in place
With the return on the bottom of the wheel arch going the right way this time:I
One for Paul, the inner step goes all the way back to here
Outer step held in place with nuts and bolts for final positioning before welding up
Just a wee bit of floor edge to replace
My camera died before I could get a pic after the welding but it looks the same only welded:I
This is the next bit requiring some fettling[xx(]
The jacking point is actually fine but the rest of the inner sill will need to come out. Next weeks job
Into The Light
Some pics from the last few sessions
Wheel arch trimmed back to good metal
Old inner sill is no more
New section held in place with self tappers
Inner step in place
With the return on the bottom of the wheel arch going the right way this time:I
One for Paul, the inner step goes all the way back to here
Outer step held in place with nuts and bolts for final positioning before welding up
Just a wee bit of floor edge to replace
My camera died before I could get a pic after the welding but it looks the same only welded:I
This is the next bit requiring some fettling[xx(]
The jacking point is actually fine but the rest of the inner sill will need to come out. Next weeks job
Into The Light
Great progress Panky [^]
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
i may have to tackle that after all then. dont look hard to make as long as i can work out where the curves and bends go lol. just got word my mig is waiting and dad evan kindly donated his old mask so im set to go for chrimbo. i wanna drive dolly next summer
Dolly Commer Is Here http://66.129.69.181/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6833
Dolly Commer Is Here http://66.129.69.181/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6833
I think I must have been dreaming:I
I use Martin's Detector van thread a lot for reference, there was so little left the bare bones were exposed and you can see how virtually everything goes together.
http://66.129.69.181/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=108&whichpage=1&SearchTerms=tv%2Cdetector
Into The Light
I use Martin's Detector van thread a lot for reference, there was so little left the bare bones were exposed and you can see how virtually everything goes together.
http://66.129.69.181/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=108&whichpage=1&SearchTerms=tv%2Cdetector
Into The Light
yh i have been reading through that as well lol. i dont think it will be to hard to make it up. bit of trial and error will see it done i think. im not intending on doing all the welding to quiuck as i dont want to rush it. im hoping i can do whats needed, get her throught an mot them carry on working on her. i just want her mot'd asap so that if we move i can drive her where she needs to go but i might get carried away n get it all done pronto lol
Dolly Commer Is Here http://66.129.69.181/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6833
but i might get carried away n get it all done pronto lol
Dolly Commer Is Here http://66.129.69.181/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6833
Nice work John keep it up
Gladys & Bernie
Gladys & Bernie
Had a good day on Bonnie today After a couple of weeks of rain and freezing weather it was actually quite mild so stuck in I got.
The last bit of inner cill behind the rear jacking point was an absolute pain to get out and I ended up having to chop part of the jacking point off to get to it[V] The new section of cill went in easily and fitted snugly up to the ends of the outriggers so welding it in went well and I actually did some decent runs
I had made the front wheel arch repair a little to short (I noticed what it was supposed to look like on the Commer factory sequence on the old Dunstable vid Thowman posted)so an extra bit was formed and fitted. Next I turned my attention to the end of the 'B' post, where it meets the step, I chopped the end off as it was full of holes but now nice new metal resides where rot once was[^]
Your going to kill me but I was that busy trying to get done before it got dark that I forgot to take any pics but if the weather holds up I'll be out there again tomorrow and the camera will be clicking frantically - soz[8)]
Into The Light
After a couple of weeks of rain and freezing weather it was actually quite mild so stuck in I got.The last bit of inner cill behind the rear jacking point was an absolute pain to get out and I ended up having to chop part of the jacking point off to get to it[V] The new section of cill went in easily and fitted snugly up to the ends of the outriggers so welding it in went well and I actually did some decent runs
I had made the front wheel arch repair a little to short (I noticed what it was supposed to look like on the Commer factory sequence on the old Dunstable vid Thowman posted)so an extra bit was formed and fitted. Next I turned my attention to the end of the 'B' post, where it meets the step, I chopped the end off as it was full of holes but now nice new metal resides where rot once was[^]
Your going to kill me but I was that busy trying to get done before it got dark that I forgot to take any pics but if the weather holds up I'll be out there again tomorrow and the camera will be clicking frantically - soz[8)]
Into The Light
Panky............................you,re fired [}]
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
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"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
I got a bit confused until I back tracked several pages...another Commer? You must be mad!
Has it really been two months since I did anything on Bonnie - sorry chuck:I
No excuses today, it was dry and sunny and I've almost got over a nasty chest bug so on with the overalls and fire up the angle grinder[}]
The front valance was the next job, plenty of bubbling and loose filler around[xx(]
Bonnie really has been off the road for too long, the wildlife is taking up residence:I
Once what was left of the valance was off the extent of repairs could be assessed. Drivers side - pretty good, plenty of surface rust but savable.
The other side was a lot worse and most of the inner panel will need fabbing.
The bottom of the door pillar needed re-building before the valance panels are fitted.
That's all for now folks
Summer's Coming
No excuses today, it was dry and sunny and I've almost got over a nasty chest bug so on with the overalls and fire up the angle grinder[}
]The front valance was the next job, plenty of bubbling and loose filler around[xx(]
Bonnie really has been off the road for too long, the wildlife is taking up residence:I
Once what was left of the valance was off the extent of repairs could be assessed. Drivers side - pretty good, plenty of surface rust but savable.
The other side was a lot worse and most of the inner panel will need fabbing.
The bottom of the door pillar needed re-building before the valance panels are fitted.
That's all for now folks
Summer's Coming
