The bulkhead Part 2

Due to the way the old series Land rovers were made, alot of condensation used to build up behind the dash which created electrical problems in the short term and bulkhead rot in the long term. Heres how we refabricated the inside of the bulkhead behind the dash and also the footwell.

We started off by cutting all the rot out which due to its condition didnt take that long. Then measurements were taken and Francis used some 3 mil plate to do the job. After the shape was cut out, the two of us went over to the sheet bending machine and put it into shape. Thankfully theres a mig welder in the themetalbenders workshop so the plate was easily put to the bulkhead without anything being burnt through.

The result was this . . . it looks almost new doesnt it?

We decided we wanted to keep the footwell looking original so, after we had our measurements taken and our steel cut for our new piece of the footwell, we placed the sheet over an open gap the size of some round bar, on the vice.Then we hammered the round bar into the steel until the steel started to go through the gap in the vice. This gave us the groove in our new piece of the footwell which left it looking original!