Complete sill replacement.
 

Hi all,

Just been trying to find a post I read last week about sill replacement.

Remember seeing a picture of the back end and the jacking point being cut out and replaced, something I need to address in the near future. Reading through the thread there was a reply from a member stating they wished 'there was a complete sill replacement available'.

Have come across the following; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-75-...e61q#vi-ilComp


Obviously I have not seen these at this point, and not able to comment on the quality, but having had dealings with things Polish, I would hazard a guess that these would be ok.

Have an 'old skool' mechanic who now looks after the Zed and is more than competent in doing the job. Am tempted to order a pair, rather than just cut out and repair the back section.

Hope this may be of use to someone else out here.

Regards,

Dave. :}

The link isn't working for me but I presume these are the galvanised sill panels? If so I wouldn't recommend anyone welding them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_fume_fever

Just reset the link, should work now!!

Working now, and no mention of galvanised steel :}

Seem to be the same Polish ones we've seen before, and while perhaps a starting point these panels still require a lot of metal bashing before being put to use. What you think is the flat underside is not at all flat - have a look at these panels from a craftsman https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=300238

And if indeed they are the same galvanised panels, in my opinion they are more trouble than they're worth: cough, cough.

Regards

I seem to remember someone trying to fit them and there’s not a recess for the chrome/coloured strip so will involve a massive amount of work to get them to fit properly

You can buy the whole side of the car (sills and door frames etc. ) from Rimmers for about £120. Expensive way to get a genuine sill but an option perhaps?

The ones Rimmers were selling were genuine panels so did have the recess. Someone on ebay was selling the front 3/4 of these, I bought the last one and will make it a full sill by adding one of Tom's panels.

However fitting to the body - I am thinking cutting along the line of holes where the chrome trim strip is. That way the weld will for most of the length be hidden. Any thoughts?
Also need a front jacking point, so if anyone has a breaker where the jacking point and steel around it is sound, can it be cut from the shell before it goes scrap? Please get in touch.

Unless the rust has worked its way that high I would suggest don't - remove the minimum of original sill to ensure a rust-free repair. Any good repair should be nigh-on invisible and the further down the less obvious.

Regards

You can only buy the right side of a tourer for that, the other side is £640