1. I naively start here, thinking it will only be a few welds. |
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2. Here is the outside of the same panel. |
3. Here is the same spot on the other side. |
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4. This is the starting point with the paint removed. You can clearly see some of the spot welds. |
5. Same thing on the outside. |
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6. A clearer shot. |
7. Clearer shot, outside. |
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8. One more of the inside. |
9. All four welds neatly drilled out. |
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10. The drilled out holes from the wheel well side. |
11. Inside the wheel well all cleaned up. I can see that I have a lot of drilling ahead of me |
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12. Slightly different angle. |
13. This is the area that will have the extra rail removed. |
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14. A bunch of the holes drilled out along the rail. |
15. More along the rail. |
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16. A lot of holes drilled out from the inside of the wheel well. |
17. This is the area up near the front by where the rubber bumper spring brackets mounted. |
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18. I cut this part out with a hammer and chisel. |
19. This is being cut away from the passenger side wheel well. |
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20. It looks like I've made a lot of progress, but I have to do the same along the bottom side of the rail. |
21. Inside the wheel well, with a lot of the holes drilled. |
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22. Same up front. You can see some of the holes are getting messy. |
23. Here it is with a good part of the rail having been removed. |
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24. Same more up front. That tan color is the original primer the car got in England. |
25. I'm trying to decide whether or not to keep the original spring bracket mount areas. |
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26. Taking out eh reinforcement without damaging frame supports that will be staying. |
27. Close up. All that dust is metal shavings from cutting. |
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28. It looks a little messy, but the holes will weld up nicely. |
29. This is the top of the triangular support attached to the footwell. It's going to be trouble since there it little clearance for a grinder. |
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30. A shot of the inside of the reinforcement at the corner of the passenger footwell. |
