This follows my posts about my range rover, but I cannot for some reason upload any photographs, so I started a new post.....
See https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic55392-75.html

To make it clear I have never done any body work, welding or fabrication before, one thing I am not is a panel beater, so please be kind when criticising

So a quick review of where I started




This was under the cill near the jacking point to the right.
The leading edge of the arch looks a little crusty...



So cut that all out



I then made these, ignore the bottom right as I remade that later.




Picture of the parts made for the inner wheel arch from the out side

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That's going to be a great help when I come to do mine in the spring. I think that I'm going to have a bigger hole though

New cavity access point ready to be welded



Welded and primed



Under cill panel welded in place

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Finally I have managed to get out onto my car. Its either been a cold, flu or freezing weather that's stopped work. Feels like I have been ill or cold since Christmas.

After lots of fettling of the repair panel I got to this

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Well done you its great when you achieve stuff like this

nice work well done you!
welding on car panels is hard to master and beating panels is harder still.
look forward to the end result. 2012 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - Current
2014 Navara V6 - Gone
2004 Vogue TD6 - Gone
Grand Cherokee - Gone
Discovery V8 (LPG) - Gone
Discovery TD5 - Gone

you have done a good job so far bigbo for someone like me that's welding on a weekly bases looking good . you have done the worst part shaping and welding now just take your time on finishing and grinding the welds and making good with the filler work etc. just make sure that the water outlets on the sill are free and can drain out any water in the future . well done to you  new vehicle purchase
2007 supercharged 4.2 java black .sand leather vogue se trim
previous cars .
range rover classic 200 tdi
discovery 1 200 tdi
freelander 2 2008 hse
discovery 1 300 tdi
p38 4.0 ltr man r380 ex royal support vehicle on v5c
discovery td5 man off roader

Thanks all for the comments. Much appreciated.

The welds that are covered by the cill cover and wheel arch liner wont be ground down, I dont see the point as long as they are fully protected with paint and cavity wax then I am happy.
All the cill drain slots are clear but will be checked again after the next injection of cavity wax.

The outer arch repair needs very little filler as I was very careful to align the panels as accurately as possible, but there is a slight depression right on the edge at the top of the repair panel. Filler at this point is likely to fail so I may apply some weld to top up.
Back in the old days this would have been done with lead, but that's a skill too far!

David Range Rover 4.2 Supercharged 2006
Ford Focus EcoBoost 1.5 2017
MG TF 2003

Previous Cars of note
Land Rover Discovery 2
Jaguar Mk2 3.8 - Company car
MG Midget 1974 - Concours

old saying what the eyes can't see the heart can't greave about. i am afraid no good for me could not sleep at night knowing I had a visible patch behind the sill covers. i do mine a bit differently so you would not know that anybody has been there. new vehicle purchase
2007 supercharged 4.2 java black .sand leather vogue se trim
previous cars .
range rover classic 200 tdi
discovery 1 200 tdi
freelander 2 2008 hse
discovery 1 300 tdi
p38 4.0 ltr man r380 ex royal support vehicle on v5c
discovery td5 man off roader

Oggy, yes I understand your position and in many ways I am the same.

But I need to get my car on the road as soon as I can, I miss driving it!

Had it been an area that's visible then I would have made the repairs invisible.

Maybe when I get round to doing the base coat/lacquer I will have a change of heart.

I now have to get it through its MOT so I need to get the handbrake working next, I can then take it off SORN and get back on the road.

David Range Rover 4.2 Supercharged 2006
Ford Focus EcoBoost 1.5 2017
MG TF 2003

Previous Cars of note
Land Rover Discovery 2
Jaguar Mk2 3.8 - Company car
MG Midget 1974 - Concours

you are doing a cracking job bigbo that's just me. just say I use a lot of the u-pol raptor coat its a 2k item and covers well and a good solid coating they use it for truck bed coatings but is good for the sills new vehicle purchase
2007 supercharged 4.2 java black .sand leather vogue se trim
previous cars .
range rover classic 200 tdi
discovery 1 200 tdi
freelander 2 2008 hse
discovery 1 300 tdi
p38 4.0 ltr man r380 ex royal support vehicle on v5c
discovery td5 man off roader

Thanks Oggy much appreciated.

Never looked at U-pol products other than those in Halfords and other stores. Had a look on the U-pol website and I have to say the safety sheet is a little scary, might kill you, might give you cancer etc think I might give it a miss, I only have diy protection.

David Range Rover 4.2 Supercharged 2006
Ford Focus EcoBoost 1.5 2017
MG TF 2003

Previous Cars of note
Land Rover Discovery 2
Jaguar Mk2 3.8 - Company car
MG Midget 1974 - Concours

Top job that