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Back to it post-appendicectomy (done by a robot!)

Further prep for sill cover plates



Vacuum cleaned in the sill, wire brushed through the drillings for the puddle welding.


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I have just put the T25/3 electric mirrors on after getting them sprayed to match the van. It was the one thing that messed with my OCD. I’d even developed the habit of nudging the driver side every few mins with my thumb to keep it pointing where I needed when doing anything over 50mph…. ( Legend ...

Last pieces of welding on the outside of the driver’s side https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260724/76db8bdcfff1a9cc5b5c60d56d62a743.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260724/84b8dc4ca0f4e2f6750d5b3b9c6d91a5.jpg Et voila! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260724/afebc247a54282cf79b6105390c4e34...

Found my pic too!



Replacement…



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Could someone please post up a picture of the rear bracket for the sliding rail cover? The one that secures the rear bottom edge? Lost the photo of mine…

Funkyoid wrote:You always amaze me with your talents.


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I think my greatest talent is perseverance


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Funkyoid wrote: ↑16 Jul 2026, 19:11 Did you buy the gutter / roof pieces or did you fab them?


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Bought from Schofields
 

Welded in the side panel at last! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260716/d70d0b1b46bcbd473a009dce291b5668.jpg No warping, happy boy. This mismatch… https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260716/b5b63e2e8ae273c3e2bc124de94b3e50.jpg … caused by inept fabrication earlier in the job. Not really bothered ...

Worked out that I can’t weld the side panel in unless I have the welder in the van - the cable just isn’t long enough. So spent some time doing wee bits and pieces that would be difficult with the welder trapped in the van. Patch on the inner rear arch (abysmal welding so no pics [emoji21]), then th...

Positioning the waistline fillet (using masking tape as there’s no clearance for cleco pins) https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260628/72c2151ae7cd374eec49382a599a9818.jpg Added a positioning fillet with tacks https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260628/777cfd003a6ed1814365bfd3114a4a08.jpg Removed the...

You should also check the solenoid trigger wire, frequently found to be corroded and therefore high resistance

Made up the rest of the floor closures, drilled for MIGing, joddled and shaped, painted the underside. Drilled the side panel and outer sill for MIGing, then noticed I hadn’t completed the waistline fillet (see 19 May ‘26) so trimmed it a bit, joddled the edge, took it home for finishing and primer…...

There was a good blopgpost about the different oil pressure switches with the description of the warning system on the Brickwerks page, cannot find it now, it seems like Simon removed it. There’s this on the web archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090214230734/http://brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpeci...

Finally figured out I need to fettle the outer sill into position first, then get the fridge panel into shape where it fits reasonably second. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260617/595f67e6999830d580f541f9d446fce3.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260617/64838874a6f5bfaf340505b0189dd42f.jpg...