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rotten sills

Post by kevin9044 » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:59 pm

I have now discovered my sills are totally rotten. Is it easiest to cut out the rot and replace with box section and if so what size? thanks.
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Re: rotten sills

Post by ROBBIE » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:05 pm

I used 100x100 mm box, but not the easiest to weld thick box to bodywork
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Re: rotten sills

Post by ROBBIE » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:10 pm

Get the tyres size you want then do sills as once it's on it's a pig to cut
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Re: rotten sills

Post by kevin9044 » Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:12 pm

Thanks Robbie. I didnt even think about tyre size! Im very new to all this..its my 1st build/renovation.
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Re: rotten sills

Post by Jordi » Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:53 pm

Made a set.

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Re: rotten sills

Post by kevin9044 » Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:46 am

Looking good Jordi....shame you dont live nearer! :-)
Hope i can get it something like that...think i need some patience and practise.
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Re: rotten sills

Post by ScottieJ » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:39 am

If you decide to go with box section sills I wouldn't go for anything thicker than 3mm ideally. I just used 90x90x3.6 I think for Johns.
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Personally I prefer to rebuild the sills out of 1.2mm sheet on mine, welding on box section sills isn't the nicest of jobs.
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Re: rotten sills

Post by kevin9044 » Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:34 pm

They look good scottiej. Im a bit overwelmed with it all. Im trying to do one bit at a time but i keep seeing everything else!! Definitely prefer the box section but it does seem to be a lot of agro!!
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Re: rotten sills

Post by twiss » Mon Sep 29, 2014 4:18 pm

People have done some pretty tidy tube sills in the past as well
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Re: rotten sills

Post by ferris » Mon Sep 29, 2014 5:54 pm

Box section sill are relatively straight forward as body work go's. When i did mine it was the first time i had welded anything ever! I used 90x90 box section.

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