Complete sill replacement.

[daveb57]

Hi all,

Just been trying to find a post I read last week about sill replacement.

Remember seeing a picture of the back end and the jacking point being cut out and replaced, something I need to address in the near future. Reading through the thread there was a reply from a member stating they wished 'there was a complete sill replacement available'.

Have come across the following; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-75-...e61q#vi-ilComp


Obviously I have not seen these at this point, and not able to comment on the quality, but having had dealings with things Polish, I would hazard a guess that these would be ok.

Have an 'old skool' mechanic who now looks after the Zed and is more than competent in doing the job. Am tempted to order a pair, rather than just cut out and repair the back section.

Hope this may be of use to someone else out here.

Regards,

Dave.

[trikey]

The link isn't working for me but I presume these are the galvanised sill panels? If so I wouldn't recommend anyone welding them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_fume_fever

[daveb57]

Just reset the link, should work now!!

[trikey]

Originally Posted by daveb57

Just reset the link, should work now!!

Working now, and no mention of galvanised steel

[vitesse]

Seem to be the same Polish ones we've seen before, and while perhaps a starting point these panels still require a lot of metal bashing before being put to use. What you think is the flat underside is not at all flat - have a look at these panels from a craftsman https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=300238

And if indeed they are the same galvanised panels, in my opinion they are more trouble than they're worth: cough, cough.

Regards

[Les4048]

I seem to remember someone trying to fit them and there’s not a recess for the chrome/coloured strip so will involve a massive amount of work to get them to fit properly

[vacuman]

You can buy the whole side of the car (sills and door frames etc. ) from Rimmers for about £120. Expensive way to get a genuine sill but an option perhaps?

[p2roverman]

Originally Posted by Les4048

I seem to remember someone trying to fit them and there’s not a recess for the chrome/coloured strip so will involve a massive amount of work to get them to fit properly

The ones Rimmers were selling were genuine panels so did have the recess. Someone on ebay was selling the front 3/4 of these, I bought the last one and will make it a full sill by adding one of Tom's panels.

However fitting to the body - I am thinking cutting along the line of holes where the chrome trim strip is. That way the weld will for most of the length be hidden. Any thoughts?
Also need a front jacking point, so if anyone has a breaker where the jacking point and steel around it is sound, can it be cut from the shell before it goes scrap? Please get in touch.

[vitesse]

Unless the rust has worked its way that high I would suggest don't - remove the minimum of original sill to ensure a rust-free repair. Any good repair should be nigh-on invisible and the further down the less obvious.

Regards

[Jeff Turbo]

Originally Posted by vacuman

You can buy the whole side of the car (sills and door frames etc. ) from Rimmers for about £120. Expensive way to get a genuine sill but an option perhaps?

You can only buy the right side of a tourer for that, the other side is £640