November, 2016 - Ray Ley Restorations

N/S C Pillar – Prep

I’ve made a good start on the C pilar prep, starting with cutting the outer arch off; I need to repair the bottom of the sliding door seal channel and need to trial fit the new outer arch to make sure it fits properly.

The inner arch isn’t in too bad condition, with the majority of the lip looking to be usable, I’ll just need to repair the ends of it:

The rear corner however has an impressive amount of filler and fibreglass in it!

I spent a good few hours trimming the new outer arch to the correct size to get a really good fit (the channel needs more work though):

Lines up with the door pretty well:

And looks bang on to me:

I’ve started fabricating repairs for the inner part of the C pillar:

And the strengthening plate that covers the C pillar (the new one, template and old one):

I’m aiming to get the C pillar finished this week.

November 27, 2016/by Jim Ley

N/S B Pillar – Finished

Iris-Camper

I finished the B pillar over the last couple of nights. Before I welded it in I wanted to check the fit of the front arch against it, so it needed to come off.

Cut:

Grind:

Done. The wheel tub is in ok condition so I’m just going to repair that when I get round to it.

The A pillar has seen better days though and will need some work when I get onto the front end:

With the outer B pillar clamped in place I tested the fit of the arch and outer sill, all looks good to me:

And all welded in. I just need to dress the plug welds at the bottom and it’s done:

Next up the C pillar on the N/S. Thus far I’ve chopped out the strengthening plate to get access to the back of the C pillar, I’ll fabricate a new strengthener tomorrow night and crack on with the rest of it: