Finished preparing the rearward entrance pillar cladding.  Made a new lower section to match the curved profile of the lower side rod.  This can’t be fitted until the lower frame rail is in place for the first bay so I selected a suitable piece of new timber and soaked it in preservative.

I then removed the remains of the steel gusset brackets that connect the floor to the lower removable section of the side rods from the next pillar rearwards from the door to enable replacement of the lower section and fitting of the new lower frame rail. One of the bolts through the body bearer was seized in the steel insert in the bearer so had to be drilled out, I drilled a 7/64″ pilot hole with my Proxxon mini drill then proceeded to enlarge with a bigger drill and I managed to break two bits in the process.  However at this point I was able to punch the bolt out so all is ok.

Next I cleaned and primed the underneath of floor under the first bay back to the chassis frame so this can be painted silver before I fit the chassis rail.

Finally today I drilled the fixing holes in the new brackets for the lower side rod.  So once the floor is painted this can all be reassembled.