shane

this is a pain in the arse question! Im restoring my s2 and the chassis rails are dead,basically iam considering a re-shell but thats not what i set out todo,i set out to restore my beloved RS im sure u guys understand!

my mate aint got time to do everything so i said id remove the old rails..im car literate but i usualy leave bodywork alone im just lookin for advice on how to remove the old rear chassis rails,ready for him to weld the new ones in!

im really desperate to keep the project movin as i want it done b4 d summer is over!

zvhturbo

Hello mate,

Its actually a very easy job.

Jack the car up as high as possible and support on axle stands.

Clean the chassis rails up with a wire brush on a grinder. You should now be able to see all the original spot welds.

Buy yourself a spot weld drill bit and simple drill out all the spot welds and the old rail will drop off (sometimes with a little help if you don't get all the weld)

Then weld the new rails on.

Simple as, and can be done in a weekend.

shane

ive already cleaned most of the car up,down to bare metal and the rest sounds pretty straight forward!

ZVHTURBO ur a star cheers buddy!

Tony Rs

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if your only replacing the corroded section mate you can just cut the old bit out measure it up with the new piece and weld only that bit on too i done this on my old red s2 and it looked great took two days to do it too its easier than fitting the complete chassis rail

shane

i was just gonna replace the whole section while i was at it

sum1 has just told me that when i cut the old ones out the body will sag(or sumats) and the only way to replace them is with the car in a jig,any thoughts?

Moondust_crust

never heard of a car body sagging mate, sounds like someones pulling your plonka, make sure u get a good spot weld drill and make sure you drill right in the middle of the spot weld, i would put whole new ones on cus its easier, hth
cheers mark.

shane

thanks matey,thats re-assured me.its up in the air with nothin on it anyways so theres no weight on the rear end!the guy said it would twist when i removed the old ones!

Moondust_crust

get some pics up matey, or start a resto thread, be nice to see the project.
cheers mark.