| I wanted to put the body outside and work on the
chassis in the garage. I thought of getting four strong people to lift it off and carry it
outside. Then I realised if I moved the whole thing outside, then removed the chassis the
body would be where I wanted it. |
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| With the steering wheel back in position I moved
the lot to a hard standing area that I had prepared. I then jacked up the body and
supported it. |
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| I didn't want to jack the body up in the air so
I had a cunning plan. I removed the rear wheels and supported the back end of the chassis
on a trolley jack. |
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| I then rolled the chassis out. I had planned to
put the wheels back on and take the chassis back in the garage. But the bump stops where
on the body? |
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| I used a sack trolley to move the rear of the
chassis. |
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| The two part successfully split! |
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| The top of the chassis is what I wanted to have
a look at. I suspected that there would more rust here. (And there was.) |
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| There was signes of another bodge. A steel shet
had been brazed to the top of the chassis and later cut away. (Ready for the next bodge?) |
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| I got the angle grinder out and removed the
bodged and rusty panel. On the left looking forward there was some rust at the bottom. |
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| Similarly on the right side. |
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| On the outside of the chassis on the left side
there was a rust hole. |
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| Similarly on the right side. Underneath there
are two sheets welded on to the chassis. I can't get a photo of them, yet. |
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| The rest of the chassis looks sound. |
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| I am very pleased to have got this far. |
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