Ek A pillar/sill

makntracks · Post by **makntracks** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 12:00 am

Hi all,

New to the forum, have just taken delivery of my not so showroom condition ek.
First things is i'm wondering if any one has any pictures and info of how they have repaired the lower A pillar where the bolt goes through to the sub frame. mine is almost fully eaten away on the passenger side so i will be remaking it. i cannot seem to get hold of any doner parts as i'm in the Northern Territory and finding any thing up here is difficult. I was wondering if any one has made it before and has pics of it or even a drawing of the patch section.

I will get some pics tomorrow and post them up. I will no doubt need some more help shortly as i keep finding little hidden surprises under its skin. I've put in an order for most of the patch panels at rares spares so hopefully i can get into it soon.

Any help appreciated
Cheers
Mick

Post by **Blacky** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 1:13 am

G'day Mick , welcome to the forum mate. Shame you didn't join a few weeks earlier , I have been to Darwin a couple of times in the last month - I could have swung past and had a squizz

makntracks · Post by **makntracks** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 11:16 am

Spewing blacky could of used some guidance.
Oh well, Here are some pics of the section im talking about..

Post by **Blacky** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 6:27 pm

Man that's ugly

BIGREVNEV · Post by **BIGREVNEV** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 7:09 pm

these sort of repairs are much more easily done if you are single or if you have a part time missus

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 7:43 pm

Basically buy some similar gauge steel and start shaping it to look like the other side (provided it to isn't rusty). It's pretty much how we did mine. If I can find the pics I'll put them up.

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:52 am

Bottom of the A's definitely one of the more tricky areas. We had to do both sides of my EK...one side at a time. Make sure it is braced before you cut it out. I got some half decent sections from another EK. Devilrod's suggestion about making some sections up is also an option. As mentioned on your other thread we did all the pans and underside bracing first before tacking the bottom of the A's so the floor body was structurally sound.

Check out this thread http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtop ... f=11&t=576 Rust repairs start at Page 5...

Stewart

makntracks · Post by **makntracks** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 8:34 pm

Thanks for the replys,

Cheers
Devilrod, I think that will be the way to go as i cant find any doner cars up this way like parisian62 had.. Devilrod if you could find any pics of yours i would really appreciate it.
Thanks.

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:10 pm

Before...

After welding but prior to grinding. You can see we frankenstiened it.

Don't seem to have any of the final outcome.

wot179 · Post by **wot179** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:16 pm

Looks like you had a grind-o-licious arvo ahead of you there, DR.

makntracks · Post by **makntracks** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:54 pm

Perfect, thanks devilrod for the pics.
Appreciate it.

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 8:01 am

Hahaha yup Wot, but it was just one of many.

Hope it helps a bit Makntracks.

BIGREVNEV · Post by **BIGREVNEV** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:09 am

i got lucky no rust

Post by **Blacky** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:57 pm

BIGREVNEV wrote:i got lucky no rust

Bloody show off

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