Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

[pagan86]

Cheers mate, she slowly getting there, get the axle painted black tomorrow and put back in so I can jack up van and move blocks further back so can start repairing inner sills. Need them done so can weld arches and lower panels to them, shitting myself about doing body work, might try find someone to come give me a hand

[n8rbos]

Cracking job m8.

[pagan86]

Cheers mate

[pagan86]

Ronseal black hammered finish on the axle


Pulled bumpstrip off and half the van came with it,lol

[robbie.cee]

tis only a flesh wound compared to the graft you just put in!! bloody good show m8, van'll be mint once done!!

[pagan86]

Started on o/s inner sill tonight at the rear, using 2 mm plate, surely it will last and its easier to weld to than 1mm, I tied it into the front spring hanger I welded up last week. Had to cut quite alot out to get to clean metal and the higher you go up the sill it ain't flush so alot of hammering to get metal touching so it can be welded, not easy welding etc lying on your back

[Mr RVM]

2mm plate everywhere underneath is the way forward even if you left it bare it would last years, ive used it on the chassis and floor of my truck and it'll last longer than i will

[pagan86]

Thats what iv'e used everywhere mate, used 1 mm before on jobs an few year down the line its rotten again

[pagan86]

Inner sill nearly finished, cross member to repair still, 3 wee plates to make up for it

[Mr RVM]

Lookin good mate lookin good

[ake]

Nice work

[pagan86]

Floor pan spotted in, still a bit work to tie it into arches and sides

[robbie.cee]

great work m8, what welder are you using ?

[pagan86]

Just a mig mate, Lincoln, good welder! Not been at the transit since Sat, going to need to get back to it tomoz night, to a little

[pagan86]

Bottom of arches repaired, floor finished and painted with some white paint left over from tractor wheels


In the wheel arch where the floor was welded onto arch