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Author Topic: Chopping out & boxing XJ sills  (Read 1193 times)

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scrw

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Chopping out & boxing XJ sills
« on: August 06, 2011, 11:39:01 AM »

Anyone done it (Daggie??) How easy, what used, pictures etc etc etc.

may have a plan
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Re: Chopping out & boxing XJ sills
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2011, 12:03:15 PM »

 :003: you called  :003:
basically, I cut a 50mm slot out of the sills, then measured the depth + how much you want as a tree slider off the top of me head 180mm x 50mm with 5mm wall box section.
seam welded top and bottom and plug weled from the inner sill
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Re: Chopping out & boxing XJ sills
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2011, 12:13:26 PM »

lard and i cut the whole thing back to the false chassis seem and fitted 100 x 100 box in to the whole the top was cut from the top left the flat area of the door closure and we sliced from the drop point
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Re: Chopping out & boxing XJ sills
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2011, 12:15:19 PM »

Cheers for that. Something for my fabricator to look at.
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Re: Chopping out & boxing XJ sills
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2011, 12:18:42 PM »

100x100 works a treat. we did Mr Jones's and teds both worked very well.
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