Busy Day - Part 1
Given the weather forecast for the next few days, I needed to make the most of today.
I've grouped the work together, as the real time line was back & forth all over the place.
The underside of the floors got their second coat of paint.
I extended the mounting hole on the passenger side of the bulkhead.
When the bulkhead was re-fitted (see below) the bolt went into place with no problems.
I wanted to get some primer on the box section I'd welded to rear framework the other day.
But before I removed the frame from the chassis I started to drill the four mounting holes required in the chassis.
With the frame removed I was able to widen the holes so that they would take the fixing bolts.
But my step drill bit just wouldn't cut into the chassis, so I'll need to buy a new bit to match the crush tube.
There were two other small mods I needed to make to the rear frame work.
This front edge of the frame on the driver's side needed a "trim".
Before:
After:
Not much, but enough to improve the clearance to the chassis.
The cut out for the driver's side seat belt mount needed a bit of work too.
After sanding down the three new bits of box sections in the frame I could get some etch primer on.
I had to do this in stages so I could get paint on all four sides of the box.
I also did the underside of the mounting holes & cut outs.
End of Part 1...