Yesterday and today I have been manufacturing a new timber corner section for the rear RH corner. This is a slow process as it consists of a number of pieces of wood that need to be glued together initially before machining to the correct shape. Hopefully the final piece will be in place tomorrow then I can complete installation the day after. I will probably put a steel reinforcing plate underneath just to make sure it all stays together.
Tag Archives: body frame
27/3/2020
First job today was to make an infill piece to the left of the RH boot door hinge pillar. Next, I intended to repair the RH corner perimeter rail. This didn’t look to bad on first glance but once I started poking it I discovered extensive rot in the rail and the filler piece that supports the boot floor. This was all removed and I started to make up the first section needed to rebuild the corner. The pictures below shows what is missing, after and before.
RH rear corner with rotten timber removed
Right-hand boot door frame timbers, before removal of rotten wood, plywood boot lining and before repairs to door hinge pillar and frame pillar.
26/3/2020
Still haven’t fitted the wood screws through the reinforcing plates on the outer pillar, must do that tomorrow!
I fitted up the inner pillar today, this really took all day as I had to make several trial fittings with the boot doors in place, This necessitated drilling the hinge mounting holes clear for 2BA temporary screws, then rehanging the doors. Hopefully a good fit will be the final result.
I made up a couple of blocks of Iroko as distance pieces and to repair a missing piece of the perimeter rail before screwing and gluing the pillar into place. I need to make up another distance piece tomorrow but otherwise the next step is to make the small pieces of wood that the door abuts on the pillar.
Inner pillar fixed and ready for finishing