SteveRK Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Quick update for owners wondering what goes on underneath the floorboards So far not toooo bad. I have removed the 'intermediate' floor support cross member as from new it is only 'just' welded at each end to the outer side floor panels and had rotted away in this area. The intermediate support (shown removed) and front cross supports sit onto rubber insulators riveted to support brackets attached to the main chassis. A lot of the ledges that supported the floor have either rotted away or too far gone to be cleaned up so i have ground them off - gently as the undershield applied to the underside is a bugger for catching alight if you are not careful. A previous owner had replaced the original steel fuel return and feed pipes with poor quality rubber hose so these have been replaced. Originally each end of the steel pipes were fitted with flexible hoses where they connect to the pump and filter etc. In the pictures the hoses are temporarily routed. Once i have gone round the exposed edges to clean up i will then have no excuses but to tackle the rear crossmember Phase_1a.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyrangie Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 HI, while you've got the floor out it's worth checking the triangular supports on the big round chassis crossmember. There's a nice little rust trap on the RH one where the brake pipe clip is fixed (alongside your fuel filter) If they're rotten you'll need to cut a flap in the sloped floor to get at them for welding. Easy job once you've done that. Then just weld the flap back. It's under the carpet so no-one will ever know. Good luck, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveRK Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Thanks Bob I will have a good look at this area as it is hidden from general view. Lets hope its o.k. I got enough to be gettin' on wiv for the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisV8 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 When I did that job on daughters RR I had to do extensive plating on the sides of the chassis hidden by the fuel tank, if you are doing the rear x member it has to come out anyway, hope yours isn't as bad as hers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveRK Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 thanks Chris - i will ad that to the Search & Rescue list for this Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 When I did that job on daughters RR I had to do extensive plating on the sides of the chassis hidden by the fuel tank, if you are doing the rear x member it has to come out anyway, hope yours isn't as bad as hers ! Are you sure?? We didn't touch the fuel tank when we did mine...... Other than to give it a clean before putting it all back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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