Afternoon
I've got the door off, got the panel (which I ordered 3 months ago from AH Schofield) and I think there is a problem. The image below has one edge of the panel flush with the corresponding edge of the door. To my uneducated eyes its approx 4mm shy of being a good fit:
Am I missing anything or is it just a bad panel? I will clarify, this is my first time auto welding...
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Once you cut off the old panel you will gain a couple of mm either end
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Cheers, having spent another 10 minutes jiggling it I think it’ll be ok.davidoft1 wrote:Once you cut off the old panel you will gain a couple of mm either end
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Looking for some advice / hand holding
I’ve cut out the inner old panel and have a dilemma...
My plan is / was to trim the new panel and then butt weld in the new steel - I’m almost at the point of doing it...
However I’m thinking life may be easier just to use the entire new panel. Any advice / thoughts?
I initially didn’t want to use the entire panel as, only part of the door bottom is rotten and I don’t want to mess with the integrity / curve too much...
Any pro tips gladly taken
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Looking for some advice / hand holding
I’ve cut out the inner old panel and have a dilemma...
My plan is / was to trim the new panel and then butt weld in the new steel - I’m almost at the point of doing it...
However I’m thinking life may be easier just to use the entire new panel. Any advice / thoughts?
I initially didn’t want to use the entire panel as, only part of the door bottom is rotten and I don’t want to mess with the integrity / curve too much...
Any pro tips gladly taken
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Trim the new inner to suit what you’ve cut out of your door, the inner structure looks pretty good and it’s thicker/ stronger than the repair panel, leave the outer on if you can to line up the inner, fit the inner, remove the outer then fit the new outer
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That's what I've done and that was my thinking all along, its good to know I was heading in the right direction, cheers.
I think it needs to be butt welded but getting the 2 to line up will be a bugger. Would a lap weld be sensible, I appreciate it will be more work...
I've watched that video (and his second one) a couple of times. Cheers anyway!
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I wouldn't know unfortunately I'm no welder, I would assume a lap weld would give a bit more strength but you'd need to make sure you have enough good material to do that, plus I assume putting a lap weld on the outer skin means you'd have to work the metal to make it flush. This is a job I need to tackle on my van at somepoint over the coming months. I've always found his videos very helpful.
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Merrsh1 wrote: ↑17 Nov 2020, 09:43That's what I've done and that was my thinking all along, its good to know I was heading in the right direction, cheers.
I think it needs to be butt welded but getting the 2 to line up will be a bugger. Would a lap weld be sensible, I appreciate it will be more work...
I've watched that video (and his second one) a couple of times. Cheers anyway!
Lap weld on the inner, it’s fine to do it like that , the outer needs joggling and lap welding