‘63 11 window

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The roof is on! 8)

Really happy with the fit of this new roof. I used a combination of 3M panel bond, spot welds and plugs welds to make it secure.

In place with clamps holding areas that were glued and spot welded...






Plug welding completed...





Panel bond after full cure and all welding finished off...

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A little bit more progress...

Cargo floor starting to come out. There was steel plate welded over the floor that needed to be removed first so that I could see what I was working with...

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More work on the cargo floor. Original plan was to try save as much as possible but the i beams, top hats and cross members had been cracked and butchered from work completed many years ago. There was also a step welded to them underneath and the welds had blown holes in the i beams and the decision was made to make a fresh start.




Previous repairer used bog and fly wire mesh to cover a rust hole...


Back to the chassis rails...

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First chassis repair ticked off. This inner section was very thin and needed replacing. Inside the chassis rail was sandblasted, treated, primed and painted for future protection.

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More chassis work. Sandblasted, primed and paint inside for protection.

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Onto the left side chassis rail. Blasted, primed and paint inside before closing it back up.

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Final chassis repair, didn't get a photo of it ground back and primed but you get the idea...

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Spent a few nights after work stripping the paint off the back side of the bulkhead. Strip discs, wire wheels etc. The edge of the left B pillar will get stripped properly when it gets repaired.







Repair section welded in the bottom of the bulkhead and ground back. Still a little bit of welding to go but this will be completed along side the B pillar repairs...

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Long side coming off piece by piece...





I beams, top hats, shift tube and handbrake cable tubes clamped in for a trail fit. Shift rod tube is the OG sandblasted and primed. Handbrake cable tubes were rusted so I made new ones to spec. including the flared end on the front...

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Been spending some time sandblasting and stripping rust and old paint on the long side framework and wheel well.

I will strip the paint and surface rust from the chassis when I roll it on the rotisserie.

Primed and ready to assess the areas needing work...

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Taking some measurements for the tail light before removing the rest of the rear corner...



Rear corner and battery tray removed



After a lot of sandblasting and stripping paint and surface rust. Forgot to take more photos during this process...


Primed and looking fresh. I have only done the right half at this stage. I will come back to the left hand side when I repair the left rear corner.

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Long side vertical supports repaired and inner sill clamped in for trial fit. Also front section of wheel arch cut out and repair section clamped in place...



Front right side outrigger prepared and welded in...




The right rear outrigger prep'd and welded in...




Front of wheel arch welded in and ground back. Also inner sill welded in place. Forgot to take more pics of this...

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Now on to the B pillar. Got the rusted out section cut out and cut this KF panel to suit. Very nice fit.



Welded in after a quick alignment check with the long side..



Welds ground back and ready to repair the bulkhead edge...



Bulkhead repair. Still more grinding to be done (welds on outrigger etc.) but getting there...

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Painted behind the rear corner in areas which will be difficult to spray once it is install. Weld through primer inside the pillar for protection.




With the long panel trial fitted and clamped on, it was time to weld the rear corner on. The rear edge of the long panel was clamped to ensure correct fitment...




OG taillight section was used to trace on before cutting the new hole. Used all of the dimensions that I took before cutting off the rear corner.




Welds ground back and ready for a quick spray of primer...