Defender footwells - are they all double skinned?

julianf said:

Ive got a bulkhead here that im sorting out, as a replacement for the one on my 110.

Its footwells are double skinned on the lower section. The inner skin is flat, whilst the outer is profiled, i assume, for strength.

Looking at this image from a google search -

That one is profiled.

But then i find this image -

which shows the same profile on the inside.

Mine is flat on the inside, but ridged on the outside - so two skins.

And its not because someone has plated it - you can tell its factory.


So, whats the deal with them?

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Flossie said:

The second hand but excellent bulkhead I got for my restoration 14 yrs ago was double skinned .
After blasting I could see minor pin holes in the skin which was spot welded over the footwells so drilled out all the spots to investigate further.
It was rotted to paper thin underneath!!!
I got some thick sheet steel and made new single skin footwells so no water traps for me, before getting it galved
Replacement footwells were not available when I did mine and series ones are all wrong.
I couldn't fold the steel I used so made them up out of flat pieces and seam welded them up.
One thing I do recall is how flimsy the LR footwells are when that ribbed skin is removed.
Terrible rust trap they are.

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