Sill Panel Replacement

[ScottKE1X]

Hey all,

seeing i've finished uni and too lazy to get a job I'm fixing up my ke30. i got side swiped early last year and the passenger side sill panel is pretty bent up.

 

SO, i went to town on my ke55 wreck and stole the entire panel plus more so i can do a swap... (about 9 angle grinder disc's later)

 

Does anyone have any idea how i should go about it?? anyone don't this before?

 

I read somewhere that when the sill panel is removed the car can flex out of alignment??

 

scott.

[thomo]

if you don't do anything silly like drive the car or jack it up once to old sill is off the body wont twist any more than it has already with the damage

sills are a prick of a job, if you look under the car theres a lip that runs the length of the sill with little spot weld indents in it, you have to drill every one out with a flush face drill bit, (only through the sill panel NOT the rail its spotted to) same around every door jamb, behind the front guard, rear wheel arch, basicly everywhere the sills spoted to the body, then bash the bugger of with a hammer and cold chisel

then unpick all those spots on your new sill, don't use a hammer sit it in place and fire up the mig to attach it welding in all those holes you drilled

if the rail, floor, pillar, etc is damaged forget it and i wouldnt try it without profesional help