Sunday, 11 January 2026

DHC repairs #23: Left hand rear floor & bulkhead

It’s been some time since my last update on this car. But there has been steady progress on the repairs of body shell. Though, as those who have been following these posts will know, the rusty bits were significantly worse than first thought! And this meant a lot more small repair sections had to be made from sheet steel and with the help of card board aided design. Starting with the lower edge of the rear bulk head:




The left hand rear jacking point:



The adjacent floor section plus bracket. Here again the large round hole close to the rear suspension mounting points was welded shut to give a little bit of extra strength:




And with this area finished work could shift to the front of the car. More on that hopefully soon!