The drivers side peices come together

Well, on Sunday I got nearly a whole day in the old garage which gave me a chance to finish off the fitting of the new panels on the drivers side of the van after the fitting of the sills and outriggers.

I drilled the outer sill panel so it could be butt welded on but after drilling I did a test fit and found that the inner sill is not as long as the old one and does not reach down to the holes that I have drilled... Oops. Two options, new panel £8 or bend the panel up to a point that it can be welded... will decide when the other panels have been fitted.

Next up I trimmed and clamped the b'post repair panel into place and made sure the profile was okay, I followed this by cutting a shutting plate for the sill end to finish that area off ready for the wheel arch to go back in.

With that in place I set about getting the wheel arch in place so I have had to temporarily refit the door... that is fun on your own but not too hard with the aid of a friendly stool for support.

Well I have trimmed the B-post end a bit to fit around the repairs and it all goes together nicely and will close up to the door with a little force applied but the step has a 1 cm gap around the A'post bottom.