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Offline bobtailed disco

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sill advice needed asap please
« on: October 23, 2008, 19:57:58 »
Right my bobtail sills have got to the stage they really need replacing so i thought about doing it with box section.
Any one done it b4??
Any pics and advice would be gr8
Thanks
Rob
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Re: sill advice needed asap please
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2008, 20:05:10 »
its has been done before there is a thread on here about it  :D
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Re: sill advice needed asap please
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2008, 20:07:49 »
Quote from: eugene on October 23, 2008, 20:05:10
its has been done before there is a thread on here about it  :D

I thought there was but i cant find it  :'(
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Re: sill advice needed asap please
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2008, 20:12:43 »
ive seen ones done with box and they look good and alot stronger and last longer than replacment one il have a look back to see if i can find
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Re: sill advice needed asap please
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2008, 20:35:49 »
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Re: sill advice needed asap please
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2008, 22:54:54 »
I did mine with 60 by 60 3mm box section I just cut down both sides with a cutting disc about 25mm up from the bottom of the sill then slotted the box in and seam welded along both sides.

Took about an hour a side using two jacks to hold it up  :dance:
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Re: sill advice needed asap please
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2008, 10:32:53 »
You will need:

1400x60x120 box sextion, around 3mm is fine. Chop out the side of the sill and the bottom, then using a jack, lift the box section into place, it will be a perfect fit.

It's best to slope the ends of the boxes and seal them with a plate. Now seamweld all the way round and done!

Very easy, it takes about 3 hours per side to do. Taking the doors off makes things easier.
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