Sill panel at last – Part 2

So with the inner sill all fixed and shaped the previous day, the Sunday was all about fitting the panel.

First test fit:

tr7-rear-sill-panel-ready-to-weld

And after welding in place:

tr7-rear-sill-panel-welded

tr7-rear-sill-panel-welded-inner

Note the neat, professional quality spot welds. 🙂
In spite of the mess, they’re strong as anything, that panel isn’t going anywhere.

A bit of grinding and filling later:

tr7-rear-sill-panel-welded-and-cut-to-shape

A spot of primer:

tr7-rear-sill-panel-completed

And I’m happy with that. It’s not perfect yet, but it’s close. Just needs a couple of spots filled, then the inner side and the wheelarch bit to do (which, bizarrely, I don’t have any photos of).

In the time between waiting for filler and primer to dry, I kept busy with a couple of other bits:-

The wheelarch (now finished, yay!):

tr7-rear-wheelarch-repair-completed

The cap for the top of the N/S damper mount:

tr7-suspension-strut-cap-before-cleaning

tr7-suspension-strut-cap-underside

tr7-suspension-strut-cap-stripped

tr7-suspension-strut-cap-painted

I like these little side jobs, they’re good for when the filling and grinding gets too much, but you don’t feel like you’re just sitting around doing nothing.

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