An Introduction: Chris Collins and Morris Tilly Project

[jack neville]

Because the end plate position is integral to the two halves of the windscreen joining together properly I did not want to disturb that part on either side. So to effect the repair I cut a small section out, fabricated a repair piece and wleded that in. The next piece was removed and replaced and so on, working my way around the damaged area one small piece at a time.

[jack neville]

Then next bit.

[jack neville]

I should have added, that before each patch was welded in, I had to cut out the next pice or part cut it out as each new patch prevented grinder or tin snip access.

[jack neville]

The patches were shaped by hand using whatever I had that worked.

[jack neville]

The first side took about four hours and I was pretty happy with it. Will need some filler to tidy it up but it trial fitted perfectly and has got solid metal. The other pillar will be almost the same repair.

[Ian Mastin]

Fantastic work Jack

Ian

[jack neville]

Both pillars are now done and a trial fit found them slightly misaligned which I did expect. They bolted down neatly so I heated both to relieve any stress that would have lead to cracking.