My 1981 242 DL

[adomz]

Cheers for the reply!

Well, the idea is to measure all and be careful to reinstate it all where it should be. We shall see where future takes us tho!

ADam

 

[adomz]

Hey all!

So, i finally managed to acquire the front offcuts to repair the corrosion/rust/acid damage to the rail segment under the battery tray. The new piece is absolutely great and clean from any rust. Now i'll have a go at cutting all the spot welds out and checking it all for damage/rust and repair it all prior to welding it up.

The biggest query i see here is aligning it all properly and measuring so it all lines up and is straight before i cut it all up and so on.

Any ideas?

Pictures and video will follow whenever i get a chance to go to the garage and do some work.

Adam

 

[3wagons]

Have fun with it. I left the heavy inner rail untouched and the bottom sheet metal layer of mine was in good shape. Take lots of measurements and mock up the front end before final welding since the core support and fender alignment relays on that apron section.

Also, be aware that if the apronnis off of a later car there are some slight differences. The end bolt for the slam panel was moved by a couple millimeters. Also, the area around the battery is changed, I guess to accommodate a larger battery maybe. Just be sure to factor that in.

 

[adomz]

Cheers.

The battery tray will be completely removed and dispatched to the bin as the battery is going to the boot, so i am bothered about it, so yeah, we'll see when we get there.

ADam

 

[adomz]

So yesterday i finally got round to start removing the rusty patches from the battery tray rail section. It's not that bad as i thought and hasn't gone very far into the rail. Should not take that much to replace it all and weld it up.

Video incoming soon!

But here's some pictures!

 

[sc0terdad]

absoluely rad

 

[3wagons]

Nice!

 

[adomz]

So... More stuff happened yesterday...

 

[adomz]

So after a few measurement failures and readjusting i am in the process of gluing it all back together. It's not pretty, but it's all good and straight!

Yes!

Adam

 

[adomz]

 

[adomz]