86C, doing a wonderful job there, looking good, don't lose heart.
Talking of sills is there any problem in cutting out the welded-on drain-like attacments under the sill, where rust needs to be removed? Car isn't here just now but IIRC there are two per side at each end. about 3 or 4" long and have a bung recessed in the centre - any clues?
It's begun...'87 635 (Now With Pics!)
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Juzza,
these things are (I think from your description) the infamous jacking points. If your 6er is like other UK ones these items should under no circumstances be used for jacking the car.
When they are new there is a steel tube pillar inside the sill that transfers the load across the many layers inside the sill. By the time the rot appears on the outside most or all of the pillar has generally rotted away.
Many owners resign themselves to a cosmetic repair here, and carry a different jack or load spreader so that a wheel can be changed. If you decide to do a proper repair here you will need to make a big hole in the sill if you want to weld at the top of the load tube.
86C- keep it up, I still have the jacking points to come and I'm working mostly outside!!!!
hth
cheers
these things are (I think from your description) the infamous jacking points. If your 6er is like other UK ones these items should under no circumstances be used for jacking the car.
When they are new there is a steel tube pillar inside the sill that transfers the load across the many layers inside the sill. By the time the rot appears on the outside most or all of the pillar has generally rotted away.
Many owners resign themselves to a cosmetic repair here, and carry a different jack or load spreader so that a wheel can be changed. If you decide to do a proper repair here you will need to make a big hole in the sill if you want to weld at the top of the load tube.
86C- keep it up, I still have the jacking points to come and I'm working mostly outside!!!!
hth
cheers
~~~~~~~~~~~~Brucey~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Just a small update on this...
The car has gone to pastures new as I have too many projects and not enough hours in the day to complete them. A friend of mine has bought it and had the welding on the other sill completed. He's also a painter by trade so he'll carry out the repaint. Hoping to be back on the road in the new year.
I'll get pics when he's done
The car has gone to pastures new as I have too many projects and not enough hours in the day to complete them. A friend of mine has bought it and had the welding on the other sill completed. He's also a painter by trade so he'll carry out the repaint. Hoping to be back on the road in the new year.
I'll get pics when he's done
Re: It's begun...'87 635 (Now With Pics!)
Looks like it's just changed hands again, eBay item no 253201229008
Anyone on here bought it?
Anyone on here bought it?
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