- Thread starter Japtastic
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Bit of break for the Skyline to help a mate fit a new sill to his Supra. Went really well and one of my best welding jobs to date. He’s just getting the last of the spot welds off the existing sill in this pic. The welding will be in a visable area so was good practice for my 1/4 panel welding job that will need to be done sometime soon.
Had a chance to put in some more hours this week but wasted a lot of it by doing one particular job twice! Got the inner sill all cut and then a replacement piece of metal made and welded in. This went well but when I went to fit the outter sill, it wouldn’t fit.
I then broke the cardinal rule and reversed it. I measured once and cut twice! Disaster, as I somehow managed to cut 10mm more than I should have. I then wasted half a day trying to fix my cock up before realising how ridiculous it looked having a 10mm strip welded on to the bottom of a panel so I had to force myself to cut off all the work I had done as well as all the spot welds to make it right.
Next job is to fabricate the end bits which are going to be a real pain.
I then broke the cardinal rule and reversed it. I measured once and cut twice! Disaster, as I somehow managed to cut 10mm more than I should have. I then wasted half a day trying to fix my cock up before realising how ridiculous it looked having a 10mm strip welded on to the bottom of a panel so I had to force myself to cut off all the work I had done as well as all the spot welds to make it right.
Next job is to fabricate the end bits which are going to be a real pain.
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We all get 1 step forwards and 2 steps backwards some days
