Repairing BKJ
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Repairing BKJ
Ok, now i have it tilted, I'm looking at what i need to patch/replace/sob over...
and this offside strut top is toast, right?
and this offside strut top is toast, right?
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Re: Assessing BKJ
Meanwhile, some sill repairs that Paul did several years ago are still hanging on...
unlike the bottom of the o/s/f wing
unlike the bottom of the o/s/f wing

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Re: Assessing BKJ
You can only really check the strut tops with the wheels hanging, but it does look past it's best.
The rust in the strut tower looks fairly advanced, check thoroughly.
The bottom of the wing is a normal area to be corroded.
The rust in the strut tower looks fairly advanced, check thoroughly.
The bottom of the wing is a normal area to be corroded.
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Re: Assessing BKJ
That was one hard job and was still not that good at welding think I had my old ones which wasn't as good as the current one..
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Re: Assessing BKJ
Julian i have partial inner wings front sections here from a French car more where the bumper mounts are forwards if they will help but I know where there is a pair of full inner and outer cills along with floor to the exhaust tunnel parts available also from a French car..
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Re: Assessing BKJ
Nothing to be ashamed of there, Paul! The arch return/forward part of the sill that you grafted from a green car is still very solid, all these years later. Remember it was James' daily for some time, and then to add insult to injury, i drove it to Edinburgh and back in heavy snow before parking it up...

The strut tower looks worse in the pic, but i need to be sure it's strong and not fizzing, so I'll be attending to it, whatever.
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These are the sills.
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Thanks!
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Re: Assessing BKJ
There's a really useful thread covering sill / floor repairs on the Dutch XM club forum:
https://xmclub.nl/forum/project-le-mouton-noir
It's well worth a look (in addition to the posts on here) - hopefully yours won't be quite so bad!
https://xmclub.nl/forum/project-le-mouton-noir
It's well worth a look (in addition to the posts on here) - hopefully yours won't be quite so bad!
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