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Old 01-26-2020 | 10:21 PM
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Second: fixing the bottoms of both sills, where they were pushed up, probably by jacking the car.

Here's the right sill.


And the left sill.

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Old 01-26-2020 | 10:25 PM
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I made some adapters that can screw onto my slide hammer, and welded these to the sill seam at the center of each "dent".




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Old 01-26-2020 | 10:27 PM
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My big slide hammer attached. It took a good number of hits on each side to get the sill close to straight.


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Final results after cutting off the studs and grinding away the welds.



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Third: patching the hole in the front right inner sill. Here's the hole after cutting out the small rust-through spot, and the patch (made from a spare piece of 914 fender).
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Ready to weld, welded in, and after grinding. I was a bit less aggressive in grinding, since the metal is kinda thin.


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4th: Patching the floor front corners. Here's the patch for the left side.






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5th: rust treatment and paint inside the lower firewall.


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Old 01-30-2020 | 10:34 PM
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Back to 4th: I decided to reform the corner patches so they better duplicate the original channel shapes. I think these are ready.




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Wish I had your skills, and patience! Tried my hand at welding when I tried to patch the battery box on my 356C Cab many years ago.... found out quickly I was NOT a good welder! Left it to the pros!
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Originally Posted by skl
Wish I had your skills, and patience! Tried my hand at welding when I tried to patch the battery box on my 356C Cab many years ago.... found out quickly I was NOT a good welder! Left it to the pros!
My welding skills are adequate--on a good day. Most of what I posted so far had welding done by my son. I need to get the boy to visit again.
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Old 01-31-2020 | 10:33 PM
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Here's the left side patch welded in, and a quick grinding. A few spots to re-weld tomorrow and then final grinding.


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Left side done.




View from inside

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Right side fitted, welded, and grinding done.



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Given that these floor corners support the front jacking points, I decided to make some reinforcing plates for the inside.




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