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Finally had a day welding etc! ITS BEEN PAINTED!!!!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 15:32
by jamesc76
After a week or so since i ripped the interior out the van finaly got a day on it (tho did rain towards the end!)
Not finished in any way just yet, still to weld it up behind the cover panel, flap the welds down, skim it with filler but least i was able to get something done today!
p.s window is in my general for sale thread!
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 15:52
by Titus A Duxass
James,
Looks good.
I need to do this with mine, what thickness did you use for the blank?
Cheers
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 15:56
by jamesc76
Cut a full panel out of another van, so its same thickness and the slight curve is in it, if you did it in sheet steel it would look wrong!
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 16:00
by pocolow
Nice job mate,but why are you welding windows up ..it's usually the other way
..Mark
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 16:04
by matt
So Myra can hide her hangover, and to stop Onion peeping thru the curtains
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 16:05
by quagmire
Nice job mate
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 16:07
by pocolow
matt wrote:So Myra can hide her hangover, and to stop Onion peeping thru the curtains
Ahh...Personally I,d of welded up the Heffalump with Mark in it ..then we'd all be safe...
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 16:22
by jamesc76
pocolow wrote:Nice job mate,but why are you welding windows up ..it's usually the other way
..Mark
What bit of the window that was left inside the van (had a cupboard half way) we never used and had a bit of silver screen allways on it so with the rust round the edges thought balls to it and took the window out !
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 17:17
by jed the spread
I like them with no rear window
jed
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 17:39
by Hacksawbob
leave a silver screen on! oh well too late now!
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 18:05
by T'Onion
I don't peep , everyone knows that , i just open the door and get in ...
Looking good Jimbob
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 18:10
by jamesc76
Hacksawbob wrote:leave a silver screen on! oh well too late now!
The rust would have needed sorting all along the bottom of the window apature, and some of the trim panel clips were rusted out too so lot easier to replace the lot!
T'Onion wrote:I don't peep , everyone knows that , i just open the door and get in ...
Looking good Jimbob
cheers nowt better than ya ugly mug to greet ya when you just got up
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 20:26
by Nicola&Tony
Like it!
Probably easier than trying to weld in new steel to fix a rotten aperture, and then getting the window back in?
Tony
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010, 22:00
by jamesc76
Exactly that tho the others have all to come out for welding!!!! Luckily done loads of those types of windows on army stuff!!
Re: Finally had a day welding on the van! More pics!
Posted: 30 Jan 2010, 15:21
by jamesc76
Done some more today, no actual welding but lots of cutting out !!
All cut out now and all most ready for some repair panels and then the new outer sill to go on!!