Next job,
Dr Manta chassis leg (with reinforcings).
Heres a few pictures of the general condition of the original leg:
I did a rough cut out of an old patch repair on the floor to reveal this:
Cut at the front end of the leg:
I picked up this kit from Dr Manta on my drive home from Germany earlier this year. It seems very well made but I had to trim the reinforcing to get a perfect fit.
Inner half of the leg ready for welding:
And outer half welded:
Rear portion of the leg fitted:
Setting up the jacking point:
Plug welds smoothed off , seam stitch welded and jig finally removed: