Ford Transit Forum

by **intransit89** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:12 pm

Luke wrote:
intransit89 wrote:dont know what to replace it with

ie
1mm
or
2mm

you know you can get steel inbetween 1 and 2 mm dont you

but if its just the sheets you have 1mm is to thin for a remade spring hanger do it from 2mm

i got 1mm and 2mm

the 2mm steel i been useing to make the chassis sections :!:

might even use 2mm for the inner quotor then

by **dachre** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:19 pm

Hey Rob, that rear lower inner quarter can be done in 1mm no worries....

i dont think there was any strengtheners inside that section that i can remember. Anyway, once you cut that section out you can see what work is needed. I think a flat section piece of 1mm is fine...

I bent a small fold on mine so i had something to overlap and weld onto when i made up the inner wheel arch.

Looking good..... Catch u later Rob.

by **intransit89** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:21 pm

dachre wrote:Hey Rob, that rear lower inner quarter can be done in 1mm no worries....

i dont think there was any strengtheners inside that section that i can remember. Anyway, once you cut that section out you can see what work is needed. I think a flat section piece of 1mm is fine...

I bent a small fold on mine so i had something to overlap and weld onto when i made up the inner wheel arch.

Looking good..... Catch u later Rob.

ok thanks mate i will have a other look at then pics you sent to me

by **transit killer** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:21 pm

agreed 1mm is fine for the inner quarter, its not load bearing.

by **intransit89** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:24 pm

transit killer wrote:agreed 1mm is fine for the inner quarter, its not load bearing.

so its more of a cover then for the chassis bit that goes to it from the main chassis to just keep that back quotor stright?
is it the middle of that new section i made thats for load bearing with the spring hanger as its between the crossmember and that chassis section that goes a cross :idea:

by **transit killer** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:33 pm

do you mean the outrigger, if so and you need to replace one then use 2mm, but as far as the inner quarter goes its just a closing panel or have I totally lost the plot with this somewhere?

by **intransit89** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:46 pm

transit killer wrote:do you mean the outrigger, if so and you need to replace one then use 2mm, but as far as the inner quarter goes its just a closing panel or have I totally lost the plot with this somewhere?

well my left side was a bit roten but not much so i just welded a new panel over the top using 1mm its solid maybe just a cover like you say :wink:

by **dachre** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:32 am

intransit89 wrote:
transit killer wrote:agreed 1mm is fine for the inner quarter, its not load bearing.

so its more of a cover then for the chassis bit that goes to it from the main chassis to just keep that back quotor stright?
is it the middle of that new section i made thats for load bearing with the spring hanger as its between the crossmember and that chassis section that goes a cross

Yea, thats right rob. it just holds the main chassis bit up.

..

The spring hanger section that you made is load bearing, but you've made a good job of that as 2mm is v good.

..

The other section that goes between the cross member and that chassis section is also load bearing because it is chassis.... And all chassis is load bearing on the van.. :!:

.....

So everything that you are thinking is right...

.....

Weather might not be so good tomorrow... never mind.......

catch u later ....

by **intransit89** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:44 am

dachre wrote:
intransit89 wrote:
transit killer wrote:agreed 1mm is fine for the inner quarter, its not load bearing.

so its more of a cover then for the chassis bit that goes to it from the main chassis to just keep that back quotor stright?
is it the middle of that new section i made thats for load bearing with the spring hanger as its between the crossmember and that chassis section that goes a cross

Yea, thats right rob. it just holds the main chassis bit up. ..

The spring hanger section that you made is load bearing, but you've made a good job of that as 2mm is v good. ..

The other section that goes between the cross member and that chassis section is also load bearing because it is chassis.... And all chassis is load bearing on the van.. .....

So everything that you are thinking is right... .....

Weather might not be so good tomorrow... never mind.......

catch u later ....

maybe just mig up that chassis section i made as its still in 3 bits :wink:

and get some cardboard to make a template for the inner quotor ready to get welding in

then i will chop after the spring hanger and the one in front going to the inner quotor of so i got more room to weld in that new inner quotor panel.

then the shackle bolts lose then jack the van up so the leaf spring is just siting there so i can take the shackle of and chop the old spring hanger of and the middle chassis bit and repair the crossmember with a new pice of 1mm steel from the corner where the crossmember ends to the main chassis rail.

then put a strip of 2mm on top where the spring hanger would be welded and same on that 1mm inner quotor then weld some 2mm on the main chassis rail ready to weld the chassis bit going a cross to the inner quotor then make the holes in the spring hanger rounder so the crush tube goes in better then seam weld around that in side out.

then weld it in place then push the rubbers in after some wd40 sprayed in for then to push back in better then get the shackle and bolt it back up then let the van back down and weld the floor back up.
and finsh the crossmember

thats my plan to so it :wink:

about 4 good days to do it on and of :wink:

then start the wheel arch and in front of that and the back outer quotor then weld on the new wings then its sort the body out for respray

by **dachre** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:02 am

by **intransit89** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:40 pm

some more today

maded the inner quotor out of 2mm

and spot welded my chassis section for going from main chassis rail to the inner quotor

and some good news as i was doing so welding a old chap come down yard to ask about welding up his bedford rascal

anyway walks down to see and i seen a m reg swb at side of his house and he said its got no mot or tax and its on this yard its got elsectic windows to anyway the owner lives in skeggy and the house its on is empty and might need it shifting he has a vw transporter to

but the transit i liked its a swb in white mk5 the body not to bad chassis is mint

so hoping to get it for free or pay 150.00 max

the old chap is gona try and get in touch with the owner as he knows him

anyway some pics of my welding i done to day

just hope i can get that van for cheap as chips like luke does :lol:

by **MrMPuk** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:42 pm

Where are you getting your metal from? Looks like you are putting rust back in!

by **intransit89** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:43 pm

MrMPuk wrote:Where are you getting your metal from? Looks like you are putting rust back in!

its not rust it where i droped it in some watter to cool of :shock:

was rosting :wink:

by **MrMPuk** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:46 pm

intransit89 wrote:
MrMPuk wrote:Where are you getting your metal from? Looks like you are putting rust back in!

its not rust it where i droped it in some watter to cool of

was rosting

That'll be rust then!