What order welding???

[jimbo]

Hi folks.......Well summers been and gone so I'm thinking 'bout project work on my 4-door Mk2 escort already.

 

My car needs some welding attention (see list of panels below), but I need some guidance as to what order to put em in.....Bear in mind that I'll be using a combo of spot-welder and MIG, and that I intend to do the work over a two or three weekends with driving in the middle (the perils of only having a daily drive )

 

Right, the panels are:

 

OS and NS Outer Sill

OS and NS Rear Arch (outer only)

OS and NS Wings

Front Panel

 

The car looks reasonably solid elsewhere, so at most I envisage a couple of small patches if anything.

 

Your suggestions are greatly appreciated

 

Cheers,

Jim

[Guest MK1gaz]

Get the gaps correct first on the front wings and front panel , then weld them on . Then do one side rear arch and sill , then do the other

[jimbo]

Cheers Gaz. That was my first thought, but doesn't the front end of the outer sill run behind the wing?

 

I admit I'm guessing until I have the panels in hand......

[Savvi]

Allow plenty of time for the wings as the inner wings nearly always want some sort of attention and it the easiest way to do them when the wings are removed.

 

 

Ideally i would remove wings, fit sill, then wing, then arch ?

 

 

Im sure everyone does it differantly.