Jack Brackets Replacement

[gvillayandre]

Hello,

I am now facing the jack brackets replacement.

Can anybody give me advice of how is the best way of attempting this task?

Thanks in advance

[stickandrudderman]

Easy. Take it to a body shop and say, "can you fit these please?".
If you're going to do it yourself you need to be a pretty competent fabricator/welder. I'm guessing you're not because if you were you wouldn't be asking the question.
I'm not trying to be rude, just trying to let you know that doing that job properly requires some major surgery.

[gvillayandre]

Thank you stick,

But still want to do it by myself.

I have just finished replacing the trunk floor. Successfully.
Also replaced the front crossmember, really a pain!! No room to weld no room to angle grinder.
I had to fabricate some pieces and becoming more expert on mig weld.

Seriously want to achieve this by my self.

I guess I have to remove rocker panel and then there is the upper rail section.
I also guess that if I remove it I could reach the brackets that are inside the rail section.
I also have a rust hole on the rail section near by the foot panel.

Any advice or pictures will be apreciated.

If everything is sent to the workshop we're is the fun of restoration?

Thanks in advance from Spain!

[stickandrudderman]

In that case, just cut an access panel around the jack point at the outer sill about 15cm either side of the jack point, grind/cut off the old jack point, ensure that the inner sill panel is in good condition, rose weld the new jack point to the inner sill where the old one was, fabricate a repair panel for the hole you cut in the outer sill.
Use Branox on all the exposed metal areas, then prime & paint. leave a small (10mm) hole through which you can inject waxoil when finished and the insert a rubber bung in that hole to prevent water ingress and voila!

Enjoy!

[gvillayandre]

Hi stick!!

Good idea!!
I was going to do something much more complicated.
The 10mm hole is a clever idea, not only for waxoil, also for future inspections if necessary.

I will have a look  and plan and let you know.

Thank you so much!