Lake_M
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Probably been asked before but I can't find anything from searches etc.
I've started a repair on the bottom section of the passenger door on my 2001 90 CSW. It should be a relatively straight-forward job...take off door card, prise the door skin away, cut out rotten section, weld in new, job done. But the issue I have is that the rot extends over one of the hinge bolt holes on the vertical section so I now have to cut that out and 'create' a new bolt hole from the piece of repair box section which I ordered from EBay. On closer inspection the bolted vertical section has a strengthener bar on which the box section sits on top of (to give the hinge some support). And the box section also has a support tube running through it where the hinge bolt goes through. The repair section that came has a flat bottom, the OEM has a profiled bottom which allows it to sit on the strengthener bar. So I'm in a bit of a pickle as to how I'm going to tackle this. Anyone done this before or has any tips?? BTW I've got some metal tubing of the correct size to make up a bolt guide. Probably easier to explain from the photos attached.
Andy
I've started a repair on the bottom section of the passenger door on my 2001 90 CSW. It should be a relatively straight-forward job...take off door card, prise the door skin away, cut out rotten section, weld in new, job done. But the issue I have is that the rot extends over one of the hinge bolt holes on the vertical section so I now have to cut that out and 'create' a new bolt hole from the piece of repair box section which I ordered from EBay. On closer inspection the bolted vertical section has a strengthener bar on which the box section sits on top of (to give the hinge some support). And the box section also has a support tube running through it where the hinge bolt goes through. The repair section that came has a flat bottom, the OEM has a profiled bottom which allows it to sit on the strengthener bar. So I'm in a bit of a pickle as to how I'm going to tackle this. Anyone done this before or has any tips?? BTW I've got some metal tubing of the correct size to make up a bolt guide. Probably easier to explain from the photos attached.
Andy