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I found a little rot which then became bigger
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The bottoms of the tubes were rotten and the chassis rail had suffered too so I cut it out and made some plates to refit. the "Tubes I got from an Exhaust specialist who let me into their scrap Bends of exhausts until I found the correct contour these were then spli down the centre and made to fit.
These are taped then tacked into position
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the rear of the cars chassis was damaged from using it as a jacking point without thought of the consequences, so I cut out the old bent metal and fitted the new plates in the pics
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Rockky has made his inside curved plates like the originals, I didn't have the skills to do that and I hope mine without the holes are good enough to do the job just as well. its good to see Rockys pics, we can then learn from each other.
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I must add that I had help from Mike drew with always sound advice on what holes to drill and what holes to fill! a local sheet metal shop "Bent" the plates and tubes for me, and a pal who is a coded welder did the final proper welding, cost about $265 so far.