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Cutting Is Coming To An End
Created on 2008-03-31 13:44:07
Saturday was a great day to be out in the garage, the sun was out and it was nice and warm. The three pieces of the sill are all gone from the body and the rear fender is gone aside from a small piece at the top of the B-post. Half of the rear inner fender is gone and I have a couple old patches at the rear to cut out, and new patches to make.
I suppose I need to re-hang the door to make sure the fit is okay before I start putting new metal on at the back. I noticed that I didn't quite get the lower A-post panel into the proper place at the front, down about a 1/4" at the front corner, but looking at it from the front end it looks okay. I've come to realize that these panels are not perfect. When I install the lower A-post panel I jack the upper part of the panel up to the body and lift the panel and body to a height that I measured before I started to cut and then use a second jack to list the bottom edge to the floor. I think I had my second jack back too far, which allowed the front edge to be down a bit. Of course I didn't notice until after I had welded half the panel to the floor (for the second time). Like I said I need to put the door on and see how everything lines up. This will mean that I need to put a jack under the floor to provide support the floor, which will move with the weight of the door and no sill.
There is still lots to do but I've turned the corner.
I suppose I need to re-hang the door to make sure the fit is okay before I start putting new metal on at the back. I noticed that I didn't quite get the lower A-post panel into the proper place at the front, down about a 1/4" at the front corner, but looking at it from the front end it looks okay. I've come to realize that these panels are not perfect. When I install the lower A-post panel I jack the upper part of the panel up to the body and lift the panel and body to a height that I measured before I started to cut and then use a second jack to list the bottom edge to the floor. I think I had my second jack back too far, which allowed the front edge to be down a bit. Of course I didn't notice until after I had welded half the panel to the floor (for the second time). Like I said I need to put the door on and see how everything lines up. This will mean that I need to put a jack under the floor to provide support the floor, which will move with the weight of the door and no sill.
There is still lots to do but I've turned the corner.
Summary of Previous Journal Entries
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| Parts Keep Coming Off | 2006-01-11 | It started out as an engine rebuild. I then figured I might as well paint the engine compartment while the engine was out. About a week ago the grill came out becau... | ||
| Engine At Machine Shop - Finally | 2005-12-20 | Yesterday I finally got around to dropping of the block, head and crank shaft to my machinist and today I dropped off the valves, pistons and rods. He's going to ins... | ||
| Strip Down Completed | 2005-11-12 | I just finished stripping down the engine. I only found copper showing on two bearings. If I'm luck on the main journals will need to be ground down. I also found the cylinder wall... | ||
| Engine Numbers | 2005-11-07 | The B-series engine in my car isn't from a B; I believe it is actually out of a Marina. The engine number is 18V658M-L17025. Also, the "clock", or engine block casting date, locate... | ||
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| Transmission Crossmember | 2005-10-28 | 1 | Since buying my MGBGT in 1998 I've heard many, many time people talk about how difficult it is to remove and refit the transmission cross member. Some people resort to cutting hole... |
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