Afternoon,
its been a long time since I have done anything with my 110, 6 years since we moved house and I took a wing off to fix the bulkhead a year before that.
Alas my precious who holds so many memories has now had some TLC over the last week. More over the last week than the last 7 years to be fair.
Mainly as the other classic is on the road, summer is nearly here and I have no intention of doing anything more taxing on it than a bulb change until winter.
As she was, one wing off, one foot of the bulkhead to weld on, the other was done 7+ years ago. I have since accepted as I have another bulkhead already may as well go the whole hog.
Wanting the path of the lazy man I wanted to remove as little as possible from the bulkhead and leave the windscreen and wheel etc attached.
Door off on the other side I couldnt release the sill, this was key as I was to find out later, I forgot there was some spot welds on the centre pillar which are hidden, with all the bolts out it wouldnt release.
Few pipes and electrics disconnected, hardly any
Now keep in mind the downside of this method is its a fair whack heavier and there was only me and my good lady...
So with an engine lift on one end and me on the other and my wife on checking and jack we began.
3 hours before this found out the floor repairs had welded the bulkhead to the transmission cover... doh !
Getting close although rapidly ran out of room on the far side to bring it but we squeezed it.
et voila..
Far easier tbh..... .managed to find out with the sill in the re-enforced ring on the bulkhead leg,
Is actually wedged under the sill so becomes a problem, I had to grind it off which is a pain as its a brand new leg but I don't need it now.
its been a long time since I have done anything with my 110, 6 years since we moved house and I took a wing off to fix the bulkhead a year before that.
Alas my precious who holds so many memories has now had some TLC over the last week. More over the last week than the last 7 years to be fair.
Mainly as the other classic is on the road, summer is nearly here and I have no intention of doing anything more taxing on it than a bulb change until winter.
As she was, one wing off, one foot of the bulkhead to weld on, the other was done 7+ years ago. I have since accepted as I have another bulkhead already may as well go the whole hog.
Wanting the path of the lazy man I wanted to remove as little as possible from the bulkhead and leave the windscreen and wheel etc attached.
Door off on the other side I couldnt release the sill, this was key as I was to find out later, I forgot there was some spot welds on the centre pillar which are hidden, with all the bolts out it wouldnt release.
Few pipes and electrics disconnected, hardly any
Now keep in mind the downside of this method is its a fair whack heavier and there was only me and my good lady...
So with an engine lift on one end and me on the other and my wife on checking and jack we began.
3 hours before this found out the floor repairs had welded the bulkhead to the transmission cover... doh !
Getting close although rapidly ran out of room on the far side to bring it but we squeezed it.
et voila..
Far easier tbh..... .managed to find out with the sill in the re-enforced ring on the bulkhead leg,
Is actually wedged under the sill so becomes a problem, I had to grind it off which is a pain as its a brand new leg but I don't need it now.
