Door post and sill repair.

[Marky Mark]

I have to replace the door post (drivers side, LHD) and both outer sills (rocker panels)and I was wondering what is the best way to do this. I have alredy bought the panels, and the door post panel is the complete panel, from bottom to top, as are the sills.

[Roland Kunz]

Hello

Removing the old panels, aligne the new panels and weld them in.

If you are a absolute beginner try to get a workshop manual and look for a colision repair facilty in your neighborhood.

The rockers sometimes are the begining from a long story. So better have a back up for the unexeptet.


Grüsse

[Marky Mark]

How are these panels welded in? Spot or seam welded? Also would I be best to do them in a specific order ie to tghe door post first then remove the sill or just to remove all the rotten panels and start from there?

[912_nut]

Are you talking about the door posts where the latches are, on the front part of the rear quarters, or the hinge panel at the front of the door? When I did mine I removed all of the old metal first, then proceded from there. I left the doors on, so that I could check, re-check, and check again the bottom alignment of the rocker to the door. It is important to maintain the proper gap. Also, the rockers I bought didn't fit 100%, I had to space them out a little at the top to achieve the proper alignment.

Spot welds were used at the factory, I believe. I MIG welded them in. I tried the plug weld method- drilling a 1/4" hole and then welding it in to simulate a spot weld. You usually have to turn the heat up more than normal to achieve good penetration. It worked ok, but I still ran some bead welds along the edges just to make sure.

Go to http://www.912registry.org in the restoration section under floorpans there are some good posts about this procedure.

[Roland Kunz]

Hello

Depending on the year and exact place they are mostly spot welded. Some seam get roll welds or additional hard soldering.

Grüsse