Mk1 crossmember removal.
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I’ve only got the centre section left to remove. It’s still attached at the end of the chassis rails and the sides of the closing panel as I can’t get a dril or grinder in there. I’ve also just removed the guts of it to get better look (and discover some butchered “repairs” to the ends of the chassis rails).
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I can see where you have the issues, but it is quite difficult to explain, have a look at these pics first which show what I started with and what I did, you may be able to get a better insight from them. BD Classics
You need to cut around the chassis legs first, and remove the bits left on them later as you will never get the whole center section off in one piece. You will have to cut off the rad brackets to get the thing back together, there is a separate closing panel at the back of the crossmember which you will have to replace too. There is usually a continuous weld at the top of the chassis legs on both sides, you do need to cut everything you can away and then remove the small bits.
You need to cut around the chassis legs first, and remove the bits left on them later as you will never get the whole center section off in one piece. You will have to cut off the rad brackets to get the thing back together, there is a separate closing panel at the back of the crossmember which you will have to replace too. There is usually a continuous weld at the top of the chassis legs on both sides, you do need to cut everything you can away and then remove the small bits.
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