I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I think it's a train. I am getting close to wrapping up metal work on Alice, but it's going to be a long last mile...
In what has become a familiar refrain, I knew there was something bad under the driver's side dogleg and sill. I was hoping for the best -- but of course, I got the worst. When I removed the flashing (yes, from a house) that covered both of them, I found...
That doesn't look too bad, right? But wait for it...
Yummy.
Fine. So, I started by cleaning things up and cutting out all the rot.
I sprayed everything with a rust converter to try and stop the spread, but you'll see that later.
I discovered I needed the closing panel at the back of the dogleg. I had one - but it was for the passenger's side. Fortunately, I have a vise and a hammer. Now I had a closing panel for the driver's side.
To start, I made a panel to replace the rotted section of the inner sill. It's a flat rectangle, so it wasn't all that hard. I welded it in place, and then welded in my closing panel. After a little cleanup, I have a sound inner sill once more. Well, mostly. I have a small spot I have to close up.
That's all I had time for this week, so stay tuned for our next episode!
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