Had a spare few hours

Finished Uni early today so had an extra hour or two in the garage. I gave the floor mounted pedals a coat of paint and then decided to start on the panels. Decided to do the drivers side floor panel. Clamped it up and marked along the chassis. Got out the aviation snips and cut about 1mm inside the line. Filed down the edges, put masking tape roughly where the chassis members were and marked the centre lines of the chassis members. I decided to put rivets every 2.5 inches on the panel and centre punched the marks. I put the panel back on the chassis then drilled and riveted the four corners to secure the panel a bit better than the clamps. Finished drilling the rest of the holes then took the panel off to de-bur the holes. Wiped down both surfaces and applied a fairly thin bead of sealant to either side of the holes on each chassis member. Put the panel back on and riveted it all up. I must add I purchased an air pop riveter from Ebay for £20, this is the best £20 I have ever spent. Worth every penny.

Heres some photos of the process.

Clamped up on the chassis

Cut and filed to shape

Marked the centre lines of the chassis members

Markerd the 2.5inch increments and centre punched

Drilled through

Riveted the corners first then placed the rivets in

(stupid idea because they fall out when close the rivets)

Finished panel

I'll use the same process for the rest of the panels and hopefully get a few more done by the weekend. Will post up some more photos when I'm done.