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Internal Sill repair

This is the section to see what is hidding behind those panels, and how to get rid of the tin worm, cutting out and welding in fresh metal, protection and paint.
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Internal Sill repair

Postby The-mx5-restorer » Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:13 pm

These pictures will give you a good idea of what the internal structure of the Sill is on the Mk1 MX5, the MX2 is very similar, they will also show you how a correct repair should be carried out

This car didn't actually look that bad before we cut it open, and even with our experience we didn't expect to find this inside

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now the best way to tackle any rust repair is not to look at the rusty holes wondering how you are going to deal with them, its best to simply cut it all out things always look more simple and easier to deal with then

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see how that looks much less scary now

now you can concentrate on making bits of metal to repair the holes left

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When things are this bad we then use a rear section of sill

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and there it is, a full internal sill repair, after this the outer panel can go on, I forgot to take pictures of this one with the outer panel on, but you get the idea from these pictures of another car we did recently

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Re: Internal Sill repair

Postby Mazda Mender » Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:21 pm

Mmmmmm crunchy bits, :text-goodpost: :text-coolphotos: :bow-yellow: :handgestures-thumbup: :coffee:
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Re: Internal Sill repair

Postby mk1divemaster » Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:29 pm

Not so easy for a layman !! Lol
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Re: Internal Sill repair

Postby cjgreaves41 » Sat Jan 07, 2017 9:24 pm

I know I'm bringing this back from the dead but excellent pictures! Helping no end with what I'm trying to do. Does anyone have any picture of the sill/ wing once the new wing has been fitted? How was it originally fixed to the putter sill? Cheera
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Re: Internal Sill repair

Postby John&Luke » Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:01 pm

cjgreaves41 wrote:I know I'm bringing this back from the dead but excellent pictures! Helping no end with what I'm trying to do. Does anyone have any picture of the sill/ wing once the new wing has been fitted? How was it originally fixed to the putter sill? Cheera


Hi I'm no expert having only so far replaced one of my rear wings but this may help.

So I noticed that the new wing I purchased just ended without a 'return' flange which didn't seem right to me. I therefore decided that the wing needed a 'return flange' so that I could spot weld it to inner sill return flange. I've trying to draw this on in the next picture and also shown the additional section.
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I've shown the inner sill return flange below.
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So I added a new section to the bottom of wing so that I could then spot the wing to the inner return flange as shown below. I also added a drainage weep vent so that any water that collects behind the wing can drain. I've drawn a cross section on this set up on the photo to try to explain a bit further.
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Hope this helps.
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Re: Internal Sill repair

Postby John&Luke » Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:16 pm

Hi,

Just an update to make my last post a bit clearer. Photo of the bottom of a new rear wing with 'MY' bottom return flange solution fitted.

Nice finished job in my opinion. :-D
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Re: Internal Sill repair

Postby Brgdane » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:17 am

Nice and clean solution


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Re: Internal Sill repair

Postby cjgreaves41 » Wed Apr 12, 2017 9:54 am

John&Luke Really useful post! I'm half way through doing one side of mine! Scar but getting there! Picture are helpful!

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Re: Internal Sill repair

Postby John&Luke » Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:45 pm

cjgreaves41 wrote:John&Luke Really useful post! I'm half way through doing one side of mine! Scar but getting there! Picture are helpful!

Cheers


Couple more photos of the process I followed.
Old outer wing cut awat and inner wing repaired and painted with weld through primer.
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Trial fit of replacement wing.
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Tacked into position
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Fully welded
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Filler applied, rubbed down with 80 and then 120 grit, then guide coated before primer
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Primed and flatted back with 320 grit
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Re: Internal Sill repair

Postby drumtochty » Tue Apr 25, 2017 12:27 pm

Good work that man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Internal Sill repair

Postby storm » Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:23 pm

The-mx5-restorer wrote:These pictures will give you a good idea of what the internal structure of the Sill is on the Mk1 MX5, the MX2 is very similar, they will also show you how a correct repair should be carried out

This car didn't actually look that bad before we cut it open, and even with our experience we didn't expect to find this inside

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Re: Internal Sill repair

Postby SmokeJaguar » Sat May 05, 2018 12:57 pm

Hmm would like to follow this thread but no pictures are showing
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Re: Internal Sill repair

Postby drumtochty » Sat May 05, 2018 3:31 pm

Nothing new here, the photo issue started in summer 2017 when the photo hosting site Photobucket tried to hold users to Ransom.

If you use either Google Chrome or Firefox as a browser search for the photobucket fix that gets over this.

Not sure what other browsers have the fix available.
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Re: Internal Sill repair

Postby Mazda Mender » Sun May 06, 2018 9:00 am

It took months (and there are still some ?) to down load all the pics i did and re add them...lucking for us we can drag and drop or attach pics from any device straight to the board which means we do not need a third party to host them ...they self size and once locked in are in for good on our back ups...clicking on lockied in images on here expands them for better veiwing ,un fortunately we cannot do anything about other members post with them missing unless they re add them for the greater good or send them to us to re add...
Eddy...
If you can see them can you save them and send them direct to me buddy as you find any and i'll re add them were needed..
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Mk 1 Eunos 93 black V.S II 1.8 ,
Mk 2 .1/4 Roadster 99 black & gold V.S 1.8 .
Mk 1 Eunos 90 1.6 soul red ..f/ build
MK 2.1/4 Blue V.S Roadster 1.8 99 ..
MK1 1.8 ,white import.. (Ashleighs)
MK1 1.6 yellow J ltd import.f/build
MK 1 1.8 black Tokyo Ltd..f/build


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Re: Internal Sill repair (Photobucket Issue)

Postby SmokeJaguar » Sun May 06, 2018 7:45 pm

Ahh my apologies i was ignorant of this issue, yep using Chrome the photos show up.
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