{"id":44053,"date":"2014-01-02T00:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/?p=44053"},"modified":"2014-01-02T00:00:50","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T00:00:50","slug":"foot-well-body-mount-and-bolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/foot-well-body-mount-and-bolt\/","title":{"rendered":"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0894_resized_cropped-250x218-1.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"250\" height=\"218\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44075\" \/>Well &#8211; here is another bite of the elephant, and maybe the last thing I had to do before I can wrap up this side. This is the foot well body mount and bolt.  The photo below shows the template cut out of thin cardboard.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0895_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44054\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is it laid out on a piece of Austin Healey 3000 frame I had laying around.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0897_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44055\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some slight persuasion happening.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0898_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44056\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0899_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44057\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes things don\u2019t fit in the vise to bend when the sides are already bent, so I used a piece of flat stock to make the jaws wider.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0900_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44058\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rough shape.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0901_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44059\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And final fitting and welding.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0902_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44060\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To make a nice rounded fit I used an old steel washer welded to the bottom of the bracket.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0903_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44061\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Worked some more on the finishing the passenger side. Here\u2019s the need for the inner panel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0906_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44062\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the template for the inner panel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0907_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44063\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0908_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44064\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here I am bending the piece.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0910_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44065\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0912_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44066\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is how you get extra leverage with brake.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0913_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44067\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0914_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44068\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0919_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44069\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now to fit the big panel and create the flange. It\u2019s upside down in the photo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0921_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44070\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0922_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44071\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These are deep C clamps I use on the sheet metal break and are good for many things.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0923_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44072\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0924_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44073\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can see the good penetration by the heat discoloration on the panel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_0925_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44074\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well &#8211; here is another bite of the elephant, and maybe the last thing I<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-restoration-play-by-play"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}