Pillars

once striped all interior, checked pillars and found a cracks there and there.

driver side A pillar - exterior

inside

Passenger side A pillar exterior

 

Inside

 

Driver side B pillar

 

 

Passenger side B pillar

wire brush them and some weld, both inside and outside where needed

and make them flush

 

make some enforcement plates, 1mm steel plate actually cut from old fender

 for A pillar area, will weld outside

for B pillars

 

progress

 

windshield protection and start welding

sanding, primer, paint etc

cowl leak

 having a leak when raining, both driver and passenger side floorboard, front wall(?)

opened cowl, shoot photo

Floor repair

While having a rust in rocker area, decided to remove carpet and check rust under.

 

 

wire wheeled all of them and treated with Wurth rust converter

  

Primed

 

Brought 2mm steel plate, measured, cut, fold, and fit, btw will make 4 plate and bolt down them and weld here and there

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

time to go, silicone between floor and steel plate along the curve

 

tighten them all, hit and massage etc

 

 

add some silicone around the edge

Added more silicone around, primed and painted again