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Right, now that the majority of the donor parts have been refurbished it
was time to dive in and start the build. Having had a look on
other sites, and read the build manual, the first job was to rivet the
floor panels on. Selecting which bits of metal are the floor
panels is easy, perhaps what is not quite as obvious is that they are
not the same size - mainly due to the fact that the car is not symmetrical.
The driver's side is larger that the passenger's side. So check
which panel goes where.
Tiger pre-cut the panel to nearly the correct size but they do need a little work to trim down to the right size. Use of a good pair of aviation snips, a file and wet and dry paper is advisable. My panels where not the same length - the passenger side was not quite long enough to cover completely the front and read chassis members. I had decided that I would therefore cut both panels to the same length and I would cut out a section where the rear suspension members bolt to the chassis so that the nut/bolt/washer combination would be directly against the chassis rather than onto soft alloy. |
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I took my time to get the panel to a size I was content with and also made
sure the panel edges were smooth and rounded. All to try and ensure
a good build quality. I then took quite a bit of time to mark-out
the rivet placements.
To provide a weather seal and to again improve build quality, I used sealant between the chassis and floor panels.
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Simply a case of starting at one end and drilling/riveting.
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At this stage I have not riveted the outer edge. Manual advises
that this is completed when you place sides on car.
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