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MG MG Y Type - Sill profile

My sills have been welded up years ago by a very poor panel shop.They are full of hole and the shape does not look right.A photo of a good one would help so I can cut out a correct looking sill. What gauge steel was the original car produced with.
R Wood

Hello
i make my own in the moment ;.-)
here you find some pictures what i do

https://www.mgexp.com/forum/t-series-and-prewar-forum.46/mg-ya-no-1675-from-1948.4022768.4030993/page-5#msg-4030993

today i try to cut them with a plasma cutter
never used the machin before, hope it will go

i have to make them new from the back 120/ 130 cm to the front

perhaps i will make a dxf file from it
if you have 2 or 3 weeks time you can see how good they will fit

FT Franz

I had a read of Let there be Y,s The chassis is made of 14 gauge. In the parts CD it shows the cross section of the sill with a vertical seam that is missing on most of my YT.
R Wood

Hi Bob,
I have two Y-Types here at the moment with no guards, floors or running boards fitted. Grab some thin cardboard from Officeworks and come and make some patterns/templates if you like of their sills.

Cheers

Tony
The Classic Workshop
Black Mountain
A L SLATTERY

Thankyou for your help yesterday, It was a great help in making my new sills,
R Wood

You are welcome Mr Wood - a very enjoyable morning in your company. Thanks for the "trick bits" too !.
A L SLATTERY

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