Bulkhead

The old bulkhead had been modified in the past. It looks like someone had welded into place an extra section above the original bulkhead in order to fully enclose the rear load space. Barndoors never had a full height metal bulkhead (yes, there was an optional accessory closing panel with a window in it, but not a metal panel).

Then, later in its life, this 'new' bulkhead had been cut back down to something like original height, but badly done. So, we cut the whole lot out when the cab came off and have fitted a new one:

Here the bulkhead is offered up into place to check alignment with the chassis cross-member, and front chassis rail frame liners.

The bulkhead is tacked into place on the return lip of the frame liner.

Here we have the 'B' post clamped into place too so we can check the position against the chassis, side panel, roof line and bulkhead

From the 'cargo' area of the van, the bulkhead is now in place

Original spot-weld spacings are reproduced so the panel looks factory fresh.