Sunday, January 12, 2014

Passenger side "A" pillar base attached to inner rocker


















The base of the passenger side "A" pillar with rusted parts removed.


































Note wavy inner rocker without additional support.






















After first using along section of steel to straighten and stiffen the inner rocker. 


















 another shot of the supported inner rocker

















The first part of "A" pillar replacement

 
















No "in progress" photo's - part welded before grinding.

After grinding (ok not really necessary but still wanted to check penetration and weld quality)  Not pretty but it will never going to be seen once the outer rocker is installed.  Nice to have support for the inner panel.  I know "A" panel support ahead of the inner rocker should not have tab folded up (really down) against the bottom of the inner rocker but I wanted to ensure the support is strong.  I should have folded the support to the inside and drilled out holes for plug welding but I went the easy way - not likely to have someone crawl under and inspect the number of layers of steel.

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