Monday, 21 April 2014

Driver + Passenger footwell panels plus back panel test

First time I have ever done this before...here goes.  Having not used a rivet gun for years and never worked with aluminium before I was a little too cautious, took much longer to fit the first panel as I was scared of bending it but once I got the trick it was easy.  Oh, need to remember not to press too hard and have a fully charged drill - snapped three of my four drill bits on the first panel alone!!  Hoping I can buy them cheap in bulk from e-bay as at nearly £5 for two they arent cheap.

 These clamps were the best, cheapo B&Q own brand but perfect for holding everything in place before drilling:



Once I was happy with the fit I took everything off and put a nice thick bead around the frame where it meets with the panel.  Not sure if its right or not but I used it pretty sparingly, enough to stick the panel fine with out too much mess.

Suprised at how easy the rivet gun was.  Maybe I have a different\better one than most but I had no problems at all, each rivet was easy to snap of.  Maybe the larger panels are harder but i cant see the advantage of an air gun yet:



Decided to run a bead round the inside to make sure its water tight.  I am guessing this isnt going to be visible\will be carpeted anyway but its neat enough:




Back panel clamped on.  I've drawn where I am going to put the rivets so I hit the chassis but dont have any time left to drill and glue it up so will be left like this for the next two weeks:


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