Cut to the chase…

[simon.williams]

Can’t put it off any longer, got to start cutting now. Shame because the outer sill isn’t too bad (but the inner sill and at least one jacking point, as well as where the sill meets the wheel arches is gone or going.

Still not sure where I should make the first cut. At the top outside « lip » of the outer sill? Or could I try a bit lower, as the metal seems good, and still be able to get to the inner?

[johnnydog]

Don't forget that the 3 part sill structure on the Triumph 2000 range is an integral part of the vehicles body strength. Not having had the need to do myself, but I would leave as much good metal as you can to allow access to the areas you want to replace, but more importantly, it is strongly recommended to brace the shell on the side you are working if cutting away the majority of the sills, usually between the A/B/C pillars, or else you may find that the doors do not fit correctly as they did previously due to slight twisting of the body without any of the metal work in the sill to keep it something like rigid. You don't want to weld the new metalwork into the body if it has moved slightly, otherwise you would be making it rigid in its 'deformed' shape! l I appreciate corrosion will have reduced the strength in the sills somewhat, but I wouldn't personally take the chance without bracing the body.