Citroën AK400 Van

The diary of the restoration
of SEE 881T

Rear Door Pillar Lower Repair Panel

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Remember that the van body is on its righthand side.

As there was a rusty hole in the Rear Door Pillar I decided to buy a replacement panel.

Unfortunately there were some problems with it.

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The raised rectangular areas were correct as was one of the holes for the lights. But it was too long and too narrow. 2.jpg (6113 bytes)
The bolts for the door hinge were in the wrong place. It wasn't a Citroen-made part but a copy! The supplier agreed it was crap. 3.jpg (13324 bytes)
So I modified it to match the other side.

I borrowed a spot welder to fix in position. This was much better than trying to MIG weld it.

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I cut off part of the old panel from around the light and welded it on the new panel in the correct position. 5.jpg (15149 bytes)
You can't see very well here as I have sprayed it with primer but there is a strip of metal behind the but joint. 6.jpg (7427 bytes)

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