... just a litttle hole, this was at one time the n/s inner wing and chassis outrigger
and when its finished it should look something like this (bearing in mind this is the rear arch of course)
... and yes that plate really is what you think it is
... should be good for about another 30 years !
nearside rear arch from the outside, all nice and water tight again
patched on either side, the o/s got stainless steel plates as there was not so much bending involved, the lower panel(sill) end that you can just see was made from scratch out of some nice thick galv ... just about got the hang of making those now (had to make all 4)
Nice new door, where once there was none
... the marks you see one the floor are weld lines from the 2 extra chassis outriggers that i made up and welded in
only small snag was a lack of the correct panel to fit between the two door posts, so i made it up out of some 1.5 mm galv
and added the 3mm boxes around the hinge mounts to allow me access and add a little more strength
thats just a small selection of bits i am either working on or just finished, with the exception of the sideloading door, i had pretty much the same repairs to do on the other side (already done)
the biggest pain in the neck with the side door conversion was the lower panels, that lower section is made originally of 3 panels, but due to hadrain panels being cheap a$$ ba*st*rds that one is made up from 4 .... one lower section, one mid section which includes the lower part of the box, one back plate, and then the upper section/step which is where the weather seal seats to ... and the bit i had to make from scratch
, so i made it from 18 gauge galv
and added vertical supports below it inside the box section.