mega sill in the making - 100x60x3.6mm box !

will chop out the whole sill remains and replace with this box

drainage/waxing holes pre-drilled

never knowingly under-engineered...

mega sill now welded in, lower door pillars rebuilt, rear inner arch repaired and a couple of floor holes patched...

holes drilled for sill covers

new chassis mounts added at either end

painted in chassis black and then covered in black waxoyl

still need to inject the inside of the sill with waxoyl (and do the rest of the vehicle underside....)

now to start the other side...

central section looks better, but gone at either end again

Extensive repairs on this side all welded up and primered

the second sill fitted along with new mountings, repaired outriggers, door pillars, mudshields, footwells, etc....

ready for topcoats then wax.

and after a bit of waxoyle and a couple of months of use

and the MOT tester was impressed with the sills...

engine time again... Too much pressure in crankcase and low cylinder pressures

blackish, but ok so far

tappets flat or concave - should be convex

decide engine out this time!

emerging

up and out

and down

managed to leave the exhaust headers in situ

torque converter off

on stand

hmmm - head gaskets been leaking oil by the looks of it

head looked ok at least, but cant have been sealing correctly - those new later stretch headbolts?