Wow - that is one rusty sill!

I had an FD1600 as my first car, then an FE1800 and FE2300 after university.
The original outer sill became so thin that I gouged a huge hole in it
against a rock in a car park, but the middle part of the sill was still
perfect - that would have been in 1987 (on a 'N' reg car).

The FE1800 had a good body, and the FE2300 a good engine so the way forward
was obvious! I loved the FE much more than the FD.




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On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 23:02:21 +0100, Tim wrote:

Wow - that is one rusty sill!

I had an FD1600 as my first car, then an FE1800 and FE2300 after university.
The original outer sill became so thin that I gouged a huge hole in it
against a rock in a car park, but the middle part of the sill was still
perfect - that would have been in 1987 (on a 'N' reg car).

The FE1800 had a good body, and the FE2300 a good engine so the way forward
was obvious! I loved the FE much more than the FD.




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Hi,
I too had an 'N' reg FE1800 in the 1980's, nice to hear some one else
who liked them.
The outer sill on my VX1800, was solid and original, but I knew the
middle sill was rusty, and cutting it away reavealed just how bad the
rust on the middle sill and rear end is.
I have started work on it, and have posted some new pictures to show
progress so far. http://www.vx1800.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
The vertical beads of weld are for added rigidity, not ideal, but I
suspect new middle sills are unavailable.

Shane