[Healeys] footwells in 57' 100-6

[Darin Graber]

Regarding the previous post, I am including some pics to help describe what I
am asking.  In the first pic, you can see the fine line indicating the
previous bend location and how I have moved it forward about 3/4 in.  In the
second pic, you can see that the fit between the inner sill, and the footwell
floor is really good with this new bend location.  Without this new bend, the
flanges would have large gaps between them and the inner sill and that is what
led me to rebend the piece.  You can also see the previous fine line in the
floor and how it terminates back to its original bend location.

The second
question involves the area above the sill where you see light in the second
pic...how does this corner close up?  I know the repair piece I have sitting
in there moves forward a bit more, but is there a flange or something that
should bend over the front of the floor section?  Third pic is a full view of
the footwell box for your reference.  Again any help would be appreciated.
 Thanks

Darin
On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:11 PM, Darin Graber
<dkgraber85 at yahoo.com> wrote:
 
Hello to the forum -

I have a two-part
question today and on this one - pics would be welcome.  I hope I can explain
this so you all understand what I am babbling about...

    My inner sills are
all put together and ready to be tacked in.  I want to tack these in because I
want to mostly finish the footwells while I have the engine out and have good
access to all sides of the 'box - but I don't want to permanently weld in the
inner sills until the engine is back in so I can put the frame under load and
account for any sag or movement.

    PART 1  - I am having trouble figuring
out how the bottom, outside corners are put together on the footwell boxes -
how the inner panel of the door hinge post that welds to the outside of the
inner sill works with the floor pan in that location.  The original corners
are gone from corrosion.  This is where pics might help.

    PART 2  - I
don't believe the floor pans themselves aren't fitting up right.  Up to this
point the panels (from AH Spares) have fit perfectly and look really good.  I
know Kilmartins are supposed to be the best, but these haven't been a problem
until now (I don't think).  The inner sills on the outriggers angle slightly
inboard towards the frame rails from back to front, however the footwell floor
pans I got from AH spares are square so there are gaps that won't close up
against the inner sill and the footwell floor.  By relocating the first 45
degree bend forward 3/4 inch on the inboard side and leaving the the outboard
bend location the same, I get a really good fit.  However this makes for an
odd angle in the floor with potential carpet-fitting issues later (?).  Pics I
have seen with restored frames and bulkheads look like this wasn't the case.
 Any insight would be much appreciate as this is where I am stuck and need to
fix before I
 can move on.  Many thanks in advance.


Darin
'57 100-6
BN4L-O-42288 

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