Just assuming: RRC Restoration of Sills

Ok.. Assuming I get to keep Alfie and can be motivated to do the work.

How do the plastic rivet type fixings get removed which hold the Plastic
trim rinning the length of the sills? And more importamntly incase a kiss
with the angle grinder is the order of the day. Can they be purchased to
refit and how are they refitted?

Sill replacement.. whats the best way to go about it? I've done quite a bit
of work on Series motors... see www.lrproject.com , I assume the same
principles apply but from any one who has been there and done it any words
of wisdom would be appreciated.


Also and cunning advice re door alignment bearing in mind the sill
replacement and also I would guess door pillar may need repair.

All this is post RTC with the usual ravages of time a 1990 Rangie suffers.

Lee D

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Lee_D wrote:
> Ok.. Assuming I get to keep Alfie and can be motivated to do the work.
>
> How do the plastic rivet type fixings get removed which hold the Plastic
> trim rinning the length of the sills? And more importamntly incase a kiss
> with the angle grinder is the order of the day. Can they be purchased to
> refit and how are they refitted?
>
> Sill replacement.. whats the best way to go about it? I've done quite a bit
> of work on Series motors... see www.lrproject.com , I assume the same
> principles apply but from any one who has been there and done it any words
> of wisdom would be appreciated.
>
>
> Also and cunning advice re door alignment bearing in mind the sill
> replacement and also I would guess door pillar may need repair.
>
> All this is post RTC with the usual ravages of time a 1990 Rangie suffers.
>
> Lee D
>


When I had the sills done on my previous rusting wreck (a 1983 RRC IIRC)
the plastic trim was held on with expanding plastic plugs - push plug
through trim into hole in sill, then push centre pin through to expand
tip of plug to grip sill. I drilled them all out and replaced them. If
I can find my parts book, I can let you have the number. Whether they
are still available tho' . . . .

As to the best way to do it. I didn't but my magician with a MIG welded
RA section along the inside and bottom of each sill from front to back
and flat plate on the outside down to meet the RA section - effectively
boxing the sills in. He also welded plates all along the bottom of
the rear frame (in situ) where it had rotted, rebuilt the wing rails and
both driver and front passenger footwells. I spent an AWFUL lot of
money on welding for that particular RRC. But none on door pillar repair.

HTH

Richard




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"Richard Savage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> If
> I can find my parts book, I can let you have the number. Whether they
> are still available tho' . . . .

Would appreciate that.


Again assuming it's in order I have the following shopping list.

Front wing
Wing strip set (whats this all about then?)
Footwell
Door pillar repair
Outer sill
Inner sill.
New rubbers x2
New nuts and bolts x2 sill to the rubbers.

Does the rear wheel arch visible when the back door is opened weld to the
sill? I guess it does in which case I need one of these too.
Can this
http://www.paddockspares.com/shop/pages/rangeroverto85/info/rr337l.htm

be trimmed to fit a 4 door? if not can I get a 4 door one?

anyone?

Lee D

In message <[email protected]>, Richard Savage <[email protected]>
writes
>When I had the sills done on my previous rusting wreck (a 1983 RRC
>IIRC) the plastic trim was held on with expanding plastic plugs - push
>plug through trim into hole in sill, then push centre pin through to
>expand tip of plug to grip sill. I drilled them all out and replaced
>them. If I can find my parts book, I can let you have the number.
>Whether they are still available tho' . . . .

Just punch all the centre pins through with a punch or nail and pull the
trims off ... drills are for wimps, use an 'ammer!

The plugs were available a few months ago from my local 'bits place' ...
if not places like RS stock them

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AndyG

When in doubt
self tapping screw
but when without
resort to glue


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes

"Richard Savage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> Lee_D wrote:
>
>
> When I had the sills done on my previous rusting wreck (a 1983 RRC IIRC)
> the plastic trim was held on with expanding plastic plugs - push plug
> through trim into hole in sill, then push centre pin through to expand
> tip of plug to grip sill. I drilled them all out and replaced them. If
> I can find my parts book, I can let you have the number. Whether they
> are still available tho' . . . .
>
> As to the best way to do it. I didn't but my magician with a MIG welded
> RA section along the inside and bottom of each sill from front to back
> and flat plate on the outside down to meet the RA section - effectively
> boxing the sills in. He also welded plates all along the bottom of
> the rear frame (in situ) where it had rotted, rebuilt the wing rails and
> both driver and front passenger footwells. I spent an AWFUL lot of
> money on welding for that particular RRC. But none on door pillar repair.
>
> HTH
>
> Richard
>
>
>
>
> --
>
>
> Reply to RJSavage at Bigfoot dot com
>

A parts catalog is invaluable is it not, you can point to the number for the
gizmo and then wait to hear that they are no longer available

Some noisome bit that stops the wing rattling on my series is now not
available, so I had to use fibreglass yet again., probably last longer than
a replacement anyway.


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þT

L'autisme c'est moi

"Space folds, and folded space bends, and bent folded space contracts and
expands unevenly in every way unconcievable except to someone who does not
believe in the laws of mathematics"



"Richard Savage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> Lee_D wrote:
> >
>
>
> When I had the sills done on my previous rusting wreck (a 1983 RRC IIRC)
> the plastic trim was held on with expanding plastic plugs - push plug
> through trim into hole in sill, then push centre pin through to expand
> tip of plug to grip sill. I drilled them all out and replaced them. If
> I can find my parts book, I can let you have the number. Whether they
> are still available tho' . . . .
>
> As to the best way to do it. I didn't but my magician with a MIG welded
> RA section along the inside and bottom of each sill from front to back
> and flat plate on the outside down to meet the RA section - effectively
> boxing the sills in. He also welded plates all along the bottom of
> the rear frame (in situ) where it had rotted, rebuilt the wing rails and
> both driver and front passenger footwells. I spent an AWFUL lot of
> money on welding for that particular RRC. But none on door pillar repair.
>
> HTH
>
> Richard
>
>
>
>
> --
>
>
> Reply to RJSavage at Bigfoot dot com
>

Lee_D wrote:
> "Richard Savage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>
> Would appreciate that.
>
>
> Again assuming it's in order I have the following shopping list.
>
> Front wing
> Wing strip set (whats this all about then?)
> Footwell
> Door pillar repair
> Outer sill
> Inner sill.
> New rubbers x2
> New nuts and bolts x2 sill to the rubbers.
>
> Does the rear wheel arch visible when the back door is opened weld to the
> sill? I guess it does in which case I need one of these too.
> Can this
> http://www.paddockspares.com/shop/pages/rangeroverto85/info/rr337l.htm
>
> be trimmed to fit a 4 door? if not can I get a 4 door one?
>
> anyone?
>
> Lee D
>
>
>

Lee, not ignoring you. Just can't find my parts book, which is anoying
as I now need to identify a part. grrr

Is finding all the above numbers time critical for you? (The number
for my little bit of bent plate is not).

Cheers Richard




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"Richard Savage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> >
>
> Lee, not ignoring you. Just can't find my parts book, which is anoying
> as I now need to identify a part. grrr
>
> Is finding all the above numbers time critical for you? (The number
> for my little bit of bent plate is not).
>
> Cheers Richard

No problem... I think I'm going to be intimate with the parts book too
shortly. I've agreeded a settlement and begun the easy bit... pull it all
apart.

Photos to follow shortly :-(


Lee D

Lee_D wrote:
> "Richard Savage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>
> No problem... I think I'm going to be intimate with the parts book too
> shortly. I've agreeded a settlement and begun the easy bit... pull it all
> apart.
>
> Photos to follow shortly :-(
>
>
> Lee D
>
>

Still can't find the blasted book. Even better, while faffing about
replacing the springs I noticed a rust spilt in the sill under the B
pillar on the driver's side! I guess I'll be flexing my welding skills
(which have improved since my previous RRC). The joys of RRC ownership.
<sigh>

Richard

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