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DaiRees ****
Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 289 Location: Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales (God's Country!)
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 20:40 Post subject: Box Section Sills |
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I just realised I never did a write up on the box section sills mod / repair job I did last year , so here goes.....
OK, start by chopping out the rot, go at it with the angle grinder! Go on, don't be shy!
It was somewhat rotten under there...
Oh the body mounts at the rear of the tub were pretty knackered too
Old sill gone
New bit of box in and welded up....
...then boxed in at the back.
Repeat for the other side
repaired body mounts
Finish with copious amounts of seam sealer, some primer.....
.....a skim of filler and a few coats of shutz and Robert will be your father's brother.
(I have lots more pics, if anyone needs to see anything specific give me a shout ) _________________
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ian ross Newbie
Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Posts: 4 Location: arbroath,scotland
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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 22:59 Post subject: help |
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hi i am needing both my sills done on my n reg vitara any idea how much u reckon it will cost to get this done |
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Bam-zuki ***
Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 145 Location: West Midlands
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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 23:35 Post subject: |
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sills could do with a bit of work on my vit too ...........is this common with vits ? _________________ - Lovin' my Zuki |
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ideal_dog ****
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 307 Location: Daventry, Northampton
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:17 Post subject: |
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That's excellent DaiRees,
I've just bought a rotten old SJ and will be doing that exact job (and many other jobs!) within the next couple of weeks. It was nice to see your post covering what's involved so that I can know what to expect.
The finished job looks very nice and well worth the effort.
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DaiRees ****
Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 289 Location: Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales (God's Country!)
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 22:58 Post subject: |
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Cheers guys,
Sorry Ian for the delayed response, there's about £40 - £50 of steel there and it took me bloody ages , but I'm a bit of a fiddler and do like to take my time. I reckon if you got on with it you could do it in a day easily _________________
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Retro ***
Joined: 18 Jul 2009 Posts: 154 Location: South Lakes
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 21:38 Post subject: |
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DaiRees wrote: |
Cheers guys,
but I'm a bit of a fiddler and do like to take my time. |
Shows in the finished job, really impressed. _________________ There not canoes more of a snorkel and aero aid rolled into one |
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Andy_M Newbie
Joined: 31 May 2010 Posts: 2 Location: Kington, Herefordshire
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 19:56 Post subject: |
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Hi Just got a Sj and im having to do the sills. what size was the box? |
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DaiRees ****
Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 289 Location: Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales (God's Country!)
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 19:53 Post subject: |
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Hiya mate, it's 80 X 80 X 3mm box.
Drill some drainage holes right through the box before welding it in place _________________
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Andy_M Newbie
Joined: 31 May 2010 Posts: 2 Location: Kington, Herefordshire
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 16:59 Post subject: |
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Hi thanks for the tip.. |
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