Saturday, 7 April 2012

Front panel 'V' repair

The Barndoor front clip we used was in amazing condition for a 60 year old panel (some of the warm, dry states of America to thank for that!!), but there had been a tiny amount of welding that had been badly done to the bottom of the 'V' section, so we cut it out and Carl fabricated a completely new piece from a flat piece of metal:

First, Carl took detailed measurements :

A panel was fabricated from flat metal:

The new panel is offered up into place to check its fit and alignment:

 and finally welded into place and the welds ground-back


Some minor finishing will be required prior to a quick skim with primer.

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