Floors/Inner Sill (Ford Capri) Advice

[Retro Rust]

way way back i said you need a clean shiny edge to work to ,,, I will repeat that .
you need to practice on the bench until you know what happens when you pull the trigger and learning on the car will only depress you , the repairs will be poor and in two weeks time you will be cutting them out again .....
basically you need to spend a day helping someone who does this a fair bit , and from there you will leap forwards , the way your trying to do it is very very hard . offer your time in exchange for experience ,,, buy lunch , take beer and or buns , sweep the floor ,,,, there will be someone local who can show you ... if you were local to me , I would give you a day .

I might pay the guy who worked on my Escort to spend some time with me and show me what he would do when the Inner Sill turns up.

I know its been mentioned about cleaning back So I did that within the area I'd cut out which seemed solid and clean. I'm thinking at this point heres what were heading for...

I was taking inspiration from this guy (same youtube name as mine here) , it seemed more manageable than doing a whole floor.

Also the same as this bloke here. Maybe this car isnt as bad as mine though.

 

[qwakers]

looking at that i would seriously consider replacing the entire floor.

edit:

especially considering the cost

2 Half Floorpan Mk1/2/3 Ford Capri Car

2 Half Floorpan Mk1/2/3 from Capri Gear spares repairs for Ford Capri cars

caprigear.co.uk

 

[tom2207]

I might pay the guy who worked on my Escort to spend some time with me and show me what he would do when the Inner Sill turns up.

I know its been mentioned about cleaning back So I did that within the area I'd cut out which seemed solid and clean. I'm thinking at this point heres what were heading for...

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I was taking inspiration from this guy (same youtube name as mine here) , it seemed more manageable than doing a whole floor.

Also the same as this bloke here. Maybe this car isnt as bad as mine though.

I will say this only once [ for the third time , in best Allo Allo French .......] clean up the area first ,,, get a clean silver line to work to ,,, your repairing a floor and not making a patchwork quilt.

Im not being hard or whatever ,,, this is sound advise based on fifty years of doing this sort of work , you have to have an edge to work to.

 

[Morris]

^^^^^This

 

[Porkypine]

looking at that i would seriously consider replacing the entire floor.

edit:

especially considering the cost

2 Half Floorpan Mk1/2/3 Ford Capri Car

2 Half Floorpan Mk1/2/3 from Capri Gear spares repairs for Ford Capri cars

caprigear.co.uk

Totally, sometimes it's easier to just get a nice new complete panel, buzz it in, and you're sorted. they're often not to expensive either.

 

[tom2207]

Totally, sometimes it's easier to just get a nice new complete panel, buzz it in, and you're sorted. they're often not to expensive either.

its not only easier ,,, it makes for a better job. Buy one or make one , but a patchwork approach is poor practice and yields poor results ,,,, and thats the polite version.