Land Rover Restoration
Offside Front Rail Repairs (Day 5)
A change of pace initially, today. Instead of big lumps of plate, I had to patch a small curved area in the top of the steering relay tunnel. I cut a piece of 0.8mm sheet from an old offcut, cleaned it up, cut it to size and shaped it to fit the gap. Welding was tricky because I had trouble getting in to clean up the edges and because it’s an awkward shape so it’s quite rough and blobby. Even after a cleanup with a file, it’s not pretty but the relay fits through without obstruction so I’m happy enough with it.
Rather than cut a single plate for the top with a hole in the middle, I figured it’d be easier to do it in two halves so I cut the first one today and welded it in place. It fits pretty nicely and any gaps between the plate and the tunnel responded well to a quick hammering against the chamfer I cut in the plate. As a side note, I’m pretty pleased with the welds on this one too.
Posted on 21 April 2015
