Moving Along Nicely

September 8, 2008

During the time between the last update and this one, I had done some work to the passenger side. The rocker panels here went together in a far more contiguous manner. the fit was also better when mounting them to the vehicle (I am learning!). Since the B-pillar actually existed on this side, I was able to simply weld it back onto the rockers. this is probably stronger than the other side, which i had to rebuild completely.

After welding the rockers together a while back, I left them unpainted. This was a bit of a mistake, as the rust crept over the surface like lichen on a rock. a few minutes spent with a wire cup brush on the angle grinder fixed this, and i slapped some primer on them to keep away the rust.

Everything about the passenger side was better. there was more floor left, more pillar, andstronger mouning brackets. The other side had sufferred a great deal more rust (which, as of december 2009, i havent completely fixed). The seam between the floor and the rear wheel arch had started popping apart , and rusting away so that rejoining it would be difficult. I should have fixed it when i had the gas tank out, since i don't particularly relish welding above the tank while it's there.. full of petrol.