[Fot] Splitting a TR4 body in half when replacing sills and floors

[Glenn Franco]

Tyler
I have done many of these.
I don't recommend splitting the body in half.
Do one side at a time. Use a brace between the A and B Posts and Cross 
brace.
I pull the body with a chain fall or hoist and sit it on its side.
I can send you photo's of the latest I'm restoring for a club member.
It's a TR250 that received floors inner and outer rockers a full top 
deck including trunk surround, battery tray and and R&R the left front 
corner.
I had to make repair panels to tie in the new parts.
Take LOTS of Measurements. Measure before you weld.
Glenn

On 10/29/2012 2:52 PM, Tylerpthompson at yahoo.com wrote:
> I am working on a TR4 street car. It needs the front floor pans and inner
> sills replaced.  In reading a restoration guide, it talked about splitting the
> car in half (front and back half)  putting the new floors and sills together
> on the refurbished frame, and then putting the two halves back together on the
> new frame.
>
> Here is the link.  See page 75/76
>
> http://books.google.com/books?id=wzKwPkJMUM8C&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=sill+replac
> ement+rotted+tr4&source=bl&ots=cZGCqluUgQ&sig=dj8utxsFSHgR0GakR0Wi-qxI5Sk&hl=
> en&sa=X&ei=mOCNUNqFDqfbyQGAioDADg#v=onepage&q=sill%20replacement%20rotted%20t
> r4&f=false
>
> Any opinions on this versus cutting and replacing sections one at a time?
>
> Thx
>
> Ty
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
> (Please excuse any errors or typos)
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