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Bad rust

Started by _Toranabuild_ , Mar 16 2006 12:57 PM

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#1 _Toranabuild_

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Posted 16 March 2006 - 12:57 PM

i have some bad rust in the door sills.
is this easily fixed
bog or surgery
it has eaten through in a couple of places
i am thinking of putting in stainless sills anyway (do these go over the existing panel work or do they replace the existing sills)
thanks
Azza

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#2 tinkers

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Posted 16 March 2006 - 01:50 PM

Bit hard to say with out pics

But anything can be fixed with enough knowledge and cashage.

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#3 _Toranabuild_

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Posted 16 March 2006 - 08:17 PM

ok
will post some pics over the weekend for one and all to see

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#4 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 17 March 2006 - 06:37 PM

not terrably hard to fix sills, easyest way is to cut old one out and take it to a local metal fab shop and get them to roll you up a new one. take it home, cut it to fit and weld it in. if you have a bit of skill with a mig and a bit more skill with bog then it's no wakkas. i have done this on a few cars.

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#5 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 17 March 2006 - 08:05 PM

That would have to be cheaper than the ~$90 Rare Spares wants for new LH - UC sills.

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#6 _Toranabuild_

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Posted 17 March 2006 - 09:50 PM

yeah i had seen the repo skins they have. had not thought of gettin new ones rolled. it would work out around the same price between the repo skins and getting some rolled wouldn't it.

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#7 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 17 March 2006 - 10:49 PM

last ones i got done were $40 a side...but i know the blokes.

but yeah, about $10 worth of steel each side and the rest in labor. go the slightly thicker 1.5mm black iron instead of the 1mm stuff they usualy use for pannels, lasts longer and is easyer to work with /weld ect.