An Introduction: Chris Collins and Morris Tilly Project

[jack neville]

I completed another patch to go in the chasis where the battery had rusted a hole in the firewall. I cut out the damaged section and formed up a patch. It needs a curved rib formed in the centre so first I did two folds. I don't have a folder but I find you can do a lot with angle iron and G clamps.

[Ian Mastin]

Looking good Jack, one thing if you need to fold something up call pass you can use my folder .


Ian

[jack neville]

I needed a way of pressing in the curve and co-incidentally this arrived today. A small folding tool. Just the right size to put a piece of round bar in the V section. Just had to move it along and press it slowly. Once that was done I dressed the edges with a bolster and hammer.

[jack neville]

Folded the edges and then recessed the ends to slip under and level with the existing panel.

[jack neville]

Should come up OK.

[jack neville]

Finally got a few more pieces back together. Battery shelf patch welded in and filler added. Replacement pieces added to the side footwells. I first added small tags to help align them and give something to weld to and drilled some holes to plug weld.

[jack neville]

These went in quite well. My photo is a bit dull though.

[jack neville]

In the meantime Chris dissassembled his many windscreens until he had enough good condition frames, glass and various screws and brackets to put two good windscreens together.