Today I removed the nearside door and tried to remove the kick-plate but it was welded in place by an old repair. The floor pan is badly rotten where it meets the doorframe, and someone in the past has welded a steel plate on the underside to hide the rot from the M.O.T man. When they welded the repair panel, they also welded it to the kick-plate, and the door finisher (the rail that runs below the doors) which made it a bit of a pain in the arse to get off.
I removed the door finisher with a bit of grinding, which gave me better access to the welded edge of the kick-plate. More grinding and a bit of wacking with a mallet, finally got the kick-plate off...
It's hard to tell from this photo, but the condition of the box section isnt bad.
A tiny bit of corrosion towards the front, but its hardly anything. The door finisher removed is lying on the floor. 
View from underside of the floor. The welded repair is the more rust coloured panel along the edge of the floor underside.
The nearside rear sill isn't too bad, considering the state of the kickplate that was covering it.
Still, could be easy to repair - if its worth it.
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