Quote Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe View Post
That stinks to see the damage, at least it wasn't worse. Nice repairs on it too!
We lucked out in that I was on the phone with the tenant discussing the "frozen pipes" issue they were having when the sink finally started working again. Then she indicated there was water coming out of the ceiling vent, so I was able to immediately direct them to the water main shutoff to limit the damage. I'd hate to see the mess if nobody was home..




Here's the fitment of the two seat panels together, all clamped up for welding..




















Test fit..





Once the welds by the tunnel relief were dressed, the sharp corners (inside and out) were removed to help prevent any cracks from starting..











Then on to fabbing up the other side..








Kyle using the tipping die, I was relegated to bead roller powered option...














The two short flanges were bent in the press brake.. Then on to shrinking the flanges in the Erco. You'll have to visualize this one as we didn't get pictures.


Comparing the two...





Test fit...





Seat cushion will need a widening kit..