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Rear sill and floor pan repair

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 3:33 pm
by ian65
A bit of what's involved to do a repair on the floor pan next to the rear lower trailer arm mount and rear sill inc strengthener below the B post..... a very common corrosion point on 1st gen RX7's

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Re: Rear sill and floor pan repair

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:04 pm
by mpk490p
Geeee that looked quite scary but a great job in the end W(p

Re: Rear sill and floor pan repair

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:44 am
by m swann
Thanks Ian, A great guide for the job I need to do on my 84 this winter.

Re: Rear sill and floor pan repair

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:08 pm
by DeanRX7
Ian excellence....less words more photos...my dumb brain appreciates these posts. Thanks.

Re: Rear sill and floor pan repair

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:46 pm
by ian65
DeanRX7 wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:08 pm Ian excellence....less words more photos...my dumb brain appreciates these posts. Thanks.
I wish I could take the credit for the welding Dean.... it was a mate who welded my car... proper craftmanship, the photos show the work that went into it... top job

Re: Rear sill and floor pan repair

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:13 am
by rotarypower
ian65 wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:46 pm
DeanRX7 wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:08 pm Ian excellence....less words more photos...my dumb brain appreciates these posts. Thanks.
I wish I could take the credit for the welding Dean.... it was a mate who welded my car... proper craftmanship, the photos show the work that went into it... top job
In particular some of the pieces of steel that have been hammered into shape are really excellent, you don't often see craftmanship like that now, people tend to make them in multiple parts & stich them together.

Re: Rear sill and floor pan repair

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 8:15 pm
by danny
Some welding to do? :lol: Image
Image Had to peel of all the exterior sheet, weld in new steel on the inner plate and make a new outer skin.

Re: Rear sill and floor pan repair

Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:36 pm
by rip7
very nice work