It’s taken nearly 6 months since removing the original floor pans which had seen better days, but today finally saw the first floor pan go in.

Step 1: Arse around for 20 minutes getting the thing to fit:

Step 2: Weld that sucker in:

And all finished. Middle sill on that side and rear wheel arch repairs next.

Some more chassis fun from over the last few weeks.

I decided to finish off the chassis work before the floor goes in and I’m glad I did. Annoyingly I had to remove the brake cable guide tube I’d welded in as access would’ve been awkward (it only takes a little while to unpick it anyway). So chop chop. You can see the rear of the repair I had to make to the other side, and the welds for the cone section.

I fabbed the easiest bit first.

I then realised the piece I’d made wasn’t following the curve of the chassis rail properly so ended up making this repair piece (made from a few separate pieces for simplicity):

There’s some nice looking welds on it too!

And trail fitted, looking a bit neater.

While the paint dried on this side, I started looking at the N/S chassis rail which also needs some work, but is no-where near as bad as the O/S.

I’ve managed to retain most of the cone section on this side (I replaced it entirely on the side I’ve just done). Left overnight in rust treatment.

I then epoxy’d the inside of the O/S:

And began fabricating the repairs for the N/S. I managed to get away with just two simple sections on this side. A piece here:

With flanges bent into it, and a cover piece to go on top of it.

Everything then got a coat of paint on the inside surface:

And all welded in:

The chassis section around the rear torsion beam is now solid again. I need to weld a small cone section on the N/S, I’ve made the piece so just need to fit it. Bring on the floor!