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[Tupers]

Another quite Sunday so I thought I'd go and fold up the centre section of the new tank box/boot floor.
After going over my scrawlings again I figured out I could make the tank a bit wider meaning it will be closer to 6.5 gallons.


This has got to be the most awkward thing I've folded so far.


It fit's like a glove, just need to make the other sections now.

[obiwan riley]

how are you folding it? good work bty

[davej]

That's some lovely metal work to get it to fit like a glove. Looks great.

[Tupers]

how are you folding it? good work bty

We've got a proper sheet metal folder at the work shop but it's still awkward doing something with as many angle changes and this.

That's some lovely metal work to get it to fit like a glove. Looks great.

Thanks Dave it's really nice making something completely different out of new steel. It's certainly more fun than cutting out rusty floors.

Here's a bit more progress from this afternoon.

I joggled the tail of the floor so it would slide under the step sill and put a load of self tappers in to keep everything in place.


The end plates were easy to knock up but I'll need to pull the floor out to get them connected up properly.








There's plenty of room for the exhaust with the new floor.


I started on the passenger side of the floor before I went home. This one was a bit simpler to fold.




It fits like a glove, just need to cut the profile of the wheel arch into it.

Edited by Tupers, 02 July 2012 - 10:06 PM.

[Tupers]

Back at it, I popped the floor out and screwed the sides on.


Then back to cutting the shape of the wheel arch into the floor. Fortunately we already had a template of an arch that I could use as a starting point.


It took forever to get it properly trimmed but it's 99.9% of the way there now.

[grahama]

That is lovely work. Great fit round the arch, but it is what we have come to expect from you !! Nice one.

Graham

Edited by grahama, 06 July 2012 - 08:06 AM.

[Tupers]

That is lovely work. Great fit round the arch, but it is what we have come to expect from you !! Nice one.

Thanks Graham.


The rest of the floor's in now. It just needs a few minor adjustments and then it can get get welded up.






The 50 1/8" Clecos I ordered arrived as well, these should help hold the floor in place when I weld it.

Edited by Tupers, 06 July 2012 - 10:31 PM.

[kcchan]

Great work, that floor is nice and tight against the arches.

[mini danny]

errrrrrrrrrrmmmmm the only word i can think of to say is WOW !!!!! you have some seriously amazing metal work skills. i just wish i had the time to work on my estate i haven't touched her for 6 months

[Tupers]

Great work, that floor is nice and tight against the arches.

Cheers, it was a bit arduous getting it all trimmed properly but having the templates as somewhere to start really sped things up. I still need to trim each one a little to slip the lip I've made to warp around the arch in but that's only a 10 minute job.

errrrrrrrrrrmmmmm the only word i can think of to say is WOW !!!!! you have some seriously amazing metal work skills. i just wish i had the time to work on my estate i haven't touched her for 6 months

Thanks Danny, I can't believe it's been that long since I saw an update on your build. This one will have been going for 3 years come the new year.

[Jossen]

This CE really is going to be stunning when it's finished! The attention to detail is really inspiring...

[mini danny]

i know ya been along time since i had an update and all i want to do.is work on here its just where she is there's no power and im trying to find her a new place with electric but my mum said she might get the front garden turned into a drive :) and then she will be coming home and ill.work on her though the night haha

[Tupers]

So the floor's not welded in yet due some other commitments but it's on it's way.

I cut an inspection hole into each of the side sections of the floor. These will allow me to get at the captive plates that the rear of the subframe bolt to.




I wanted to make sure the front of the floor stayed stiff so I knocked up a few gussets to be welded in underneath.




The new section of floor needed a lip adding to connect it to the wheel arch. I made this up out of three pieces using the shrinker stretcher.


All held together with lots of Clecos, this side should be welded in tomorrow morning.

[Roach]

I am really enjoying this rebuild thread.

Fantastic fabrication all around, really!

[grahama]

Great work, that shrinker has had some hammering now hasn't it !! Nice attention to detail with the inspection holes too.

Graham