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That's pretty much the floor tub done next on the list is the sill.
now I searched hi and low for sills, doner cars would  more than likely end up in a similar condition so that only left me one option, Mazda.
so I had the guy at my local mazda dealer fax me an exploded diagram of the sill arrangement and it didn't look like a full sill to me but to hell with it.
I waited four weeks for it to finally turn up and its no bigger than my two year old and at £150 I was a little gob smacked.
but again my pal (who does the sheet steelwork at a jaguar e type restoration company) took the sill and formed four copies from the original. sweet! so back to it. well the second pic shows the old sill and then the two welded together sections that will be my new sill.

i Just want to say I've read the whole thread and wow fair play you have brought back this awesome fc to high standards. 

Just one question regarding the sills, can you still get access to them please buddy? as i may be looking for some in the near future so any help will be really appreciated.

Many thanks,

Kind regards,

Drew.

Sorry mate I wish I could help, my pal who did the sheet metal work on the sills no longer has access to the equipment required.
I’m sure you could do the same as me though and purchase one from Mazda then source a company to roll/shape some longer versions.

Thanks. It's getting there now I've just got to strip the engine and start on that next bit I will keep you guys updated anyway.

Oh and does anyone know if I can purchase a set of bonnet struts as I welded up the holes to bolt the support rod back on lol 

Well I have been doing stuff in my absence. A house move being the biggest thing but I can now move out of the unit and back to my new double garage 
I've spent most of the weekend flatting ready for a polish up and will be getting on with that over the next few days. But anyways here's some pics

Got a few updates to come just uploading a few pics. We've had a house move so been a little all over the place but getting sorted now.

All is well so far, it's the same shape and fits in the hole I'm yet to fit it to the mechanism but the studs on both sunroofs line up. The only thing that could be an issue is the hight when the mechanism is in the car and the panel on the mechanism.
But time will tell.

Well the shell is in the first coat of primer and guid coat just need to block it all back, last coat of primer then on with the black



You guys might be aware I've been trying to source a sunroof panel as mine is well past saving so it's been ages dozens of phone calls and people never getting back to you. Just a pain in the rear to be honest. Why I never thought of it earlier baffles me as it's normally the first thing we do.
But I gave my issue a Google and it came up with a guy from the states who had found an FC and an mx3 in the same scrap yard and fitted the sunroof mechanism from the mx3 to the FC.
So I had a look on eBay and found an mx3 for breaking and managed to swindle one for £50 worth taking the hit on considering my position,
So it arrived yesterday morning as I was planing on getting the bonnet and tailgate stripped so I took it with me and gave it a trial fit and so far so good as long as the panel sits the same height in the FC mechanism it will be a perfect fit.

Well I have done some searching and found a guy had test fitted a sunroof from an mx3
So I have found one of those with no rust for £50 posted. Which will be a result of it fits nice.
At £50 it's worth a punt. Might help a few people along the way also.

Hi guys I was wondering if the sunroof panel from an Fb or fd will fit an FC as I'm really struggling to find a replacement for my heavily rusted
One.
I could buy brand new from Mazda but they are exspensive and don't really fancy it.

Things are moving in the right direction and pretty quick at the minute. Got all the panel work in etch and starting with the filler in a few areas
I messed it up by sticking it on over the etch and without keying it up. So it's got to come off but I only did a small amount so no great loss.

So I'm thinking ahead a little bit as I'm a long long way off doing anything with my engine but worth an ask reguardless.
Right I would like to custom build an inlet manifold and have it mounted to a single butterflied throttle body (you know the type I'm sure)
The reasons behind all this is to tidy up the bay and keep it all really simple and stripped back to tie in with the shaved engine bay.
I'm going to be running stand alone management and all the pas,abs is all going. Is there anything I need to look out for or hidden issues I'll cause in doing this? I'll do the same with the exhaust but there are a few more people that have done this so more than enough to threads to look through on that issue.

thanks for the kind words guys. I really am just winging it a little to be honest.
It's all a bit slow process at the minute as I'm working my way round the car a few hours at a time when ever I have it free,
Managed to get the other side done and the door all stripped back ready for The DA,
I have the weekend off so I can see some real progress happening over the coming days.

Well had a few hours this afternoon so I buzzed off the paint and got the roof, quarter, sill and boot in etch primer.
Will carry on bit at a time and then it's on with the filler and smoothing the whole thing over. Can't wait if I'm honest never been a fan of sanding but I'm looking forward to it. Ask me that 30 mins in to the first panel lol the answer might be different. Anyway some pics. Not looking bad.

Thanks guys any input is massively welcome
Just about to start getting it back to bare metal and some etch primer back on it.

Wow, you really cutted that car to peaces  But really nice job, looking good allready!

Thanks mate. I'm no good with filler so full panels are much better to work with