Help/Questions side skirt

[green]

So I've managed to jack my side skirt off.
What I don't get is why most of triangular blocks are not attached to the body work?

Any advise very much appreciated....and you can say I'm a c@@k!

 

[STEVE.M]

View attachment 540291 View attachment 540292 So I've managed to jack my side skirt off.
What I don't get is why most of triangular blocks are not attached to the body work?

Any advise very much appreciated....and you can say I'm a c@@k!

Because they need rotating 180 degrees & screwing onto the sill.

 

[JamesBryan]

They do, but you've ripped them off their rivets 🙈

Some are the wrong way as Steve says though.

 

[green]

Thanks @STEVE.M and @JamesBryan

This car is pretty new to me.. The jack took the head off the screw at the rear jacking point causing the whole skirt to drop as in the picture and the blocks were like that when it all happened?
I'm thinking the screw at the rear was holding the whole skirt up?

Would it be best to take the skirt right off and drill the rivets out and reattach/rivet the blocks back on to the body work?

Cheers Andy

 

[Louis]

Thanks @STEVE.M and @JamesBryan

This car is pretty new to me.. The jack took the head off the screw at the rear jacking point causing the whole skirt to drop as in the picture and the blocks were like that when it all happened?
I'm thinking the screw at the rear was holding the whole skirt up?

Would it be best to take the skirt right off and drill the rivets out and reattach/rivet the blocks back on to the body work?

Cheers Andy

Yeah, it's a good time to clean it all up properly too! Maybe apply waxoil with it being a ph1 I wonder if they've been off before for rust repairs?

 

[STEVE.M]

Thanks @STEVE.M and @JamesBryan

This car is pretty new to me.. The jack took the head off the screw at the rear jacking point causing the whole skirt to drop as in the picture and the blocks were like that when it all happened?
I'm thinking the screw at the rear was holding the whole skirt up?

Would it be best to take the skirt right off and drill the rivets out and reattach/rivet the blocks back on to the body work?

Cheers Andy

seems a plan.

 

[Darren S]

Yeah, it's a good time to clean it all up properly too! Maybe apply waxoil with it being a ph1 :smile: I wonder if they've been off before for rust repairs?

I bet you're right, there. The whole area (both the body and the inside of the strip) looks remarkably clean for a car of Y-reg vintage.