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Chris does seem to make a nice job of what he does, mind you I am no expert

How do you then protect the inside from corrosion after cutting and welding has removed the coating the electrolytic dipping of the shell applied during manufacture?
IIRC cills rot from the inside out due to condensation and mud/water ingress. Jules

Drill a small hole then punp it full of Waxoyl ! 2013 FL2 XS.
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Yes, that's what you and I would do, but do repair shops bother ? Jules

jules wrote:

@ Nodge

Cill repairs are fairly common, are they not?
In your work have you ever come across of the structural failure of the monoque that wasnt picked up by a MOT inspection ?

Gosh.

I'm gald I took all my plastic cill covers and arch proctors off and sprayed waxoyl in those hidden places. Tried to spray inside the sub frames too - but not that easy. Jules

Here's the structural members inside a Freelander 1 sill (they are called sills, like window sill ), you'll notice just how much of the structure has gone, yet the outer sill was likely just covered in mild corrosion.


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i Have just had my NS rear sill and jacking point repaired by a chap named Tom Hobbs, his work is excellent he makes the panels himself.

Maybe worth dropping him a call or an email and asking will he take on your car, or could he make up some sill's panels for you?

https://www.tjhobbs.com/

My rear sill before and after.
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https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/sho...stcount=17


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Hopefully it's allowed to show this work

That looks a smart job to me. I imagine it’s hard to find people who will repair and not replace nowadays

indeed, thats a beautiful piece of work Jules

I've found the section in the repair manual for sill (rocker panel in USA) for the Freelander 2.
The sill is replaced as a full section, although I can't see why a salvage part from another vehicle can't be grafted in, as long as it's cut off and welded on as per the manual instructions.

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