mini roof chop p2

With the B pillar not in correctly my first job was to remove the couple of tack welds holding it in place and to jig it back into the correct place using magnets and clamps, with the pillar in place I set down and applied a couple of small tack welds.
With the B pillar in place I decided that to hold the car together while I worked on it small strips of steel would be used. This is simply tacked into place to ensure I get the lines and positions correct, once everything is in place they will be removed and rebuilt correctly and structurally.



With the B pillar in a place that matched and suited the lines of the car the next thing was to chop the C pillar down. The C pillar is the most involved on the whole of the car, the sheet metal is the thinnest here and also very flexible, not to mention is not as simple as cutting and welding it back into place. A lot of the material here will have to be removed and rebuilt to ensure that the strength is not lost.
Knowing it is going to be hard my aim is to chop the roof down and tack it into place to ensure that everything fits back together in the new position.



With the C pillar in place, I bridged the gap between the B pillar and the C pillar with another section of tacked steel plate.



With everything tacked together its on to the other side of the car to repeat what has already been done.