Failed mot

[jims-terrano]

Well she's failed

Track Rod End
Brake Pipe
Headlamp Aim

Both Sills Inner and Outers.

Dunno what to do now, half tempted to call it end of the road. Fetching it back from garage later this afternoon.

[Fez_uk]

is that all? Easy to fix.

[arcascomp]

That's not too much to get through Jim, just need to find someone handy with a welder to patch up the sills, everything else is normal wear and tear.

Don't despair, your T2 will love you for the fix up!

[exosteve]

I think you should scrap it.
Ill buy it

[jims-terrano]

Well here's pretty much what it says on the fail sheet for the welding. I'm worried that there wont be much to weld to if you see what I mean. A friend of mine has said he'll do welding for me and he has done in the past and a cracking job he's done too. Does anyone know how close brake and fuel lines are to the inner sill on the os? I'm still struggling at the moment so can't even get under to have a look and see for my self.

NS Inner Body Sill Seatbelt Anchorage prescribed area
OS Front Inner Sill vehicle structure has excessive Corrosion within 30cm of body mountings
NS as above
Advisory for OS Inner Body Sill Seat Belt Anchorage prescribed area

[ste68blue]

Sorry to hear about the MOT, i agree dont despair, what you have described is an easy fix.

The brake and fuel lines run down the off side and are secured to the chassis rail and not the sills.

I repaired/ replaced my inner and outer sills last year and my recommendation would be dont just patch a little bit up as it will rot somewhere else, i removed and re-plated from the rear wheel arch to half way down the door, so about half the sill, its as easy to do that as it is to stick little patches on and much stronger and longer lasting.

Good luck with the repair

[puddle hoppers inc.]

sorry to hear, may be advertise on here for a mobile welder? good luck.

[rustic]

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

Dunno what to do now, half tempted to call it end of the road. Fetching it back from garage later this afternoon.

Hi Jim, sorry to hear the bad news.
Well it seems the concensus of opinion is that it is easily repairable.
Once you find a decent local welder.
As these areas are well known rust areas, then you shouldn't feel too disappointed.

If you can say get it fixed for £365 then it would only be a pound a day.
Pro rata for higher fixing price.

So when you look at it that way, it is cheap motoring.

I did consider spending that much recently on a new fuel tank, but my tightness prevailed and I found a good one for £30

It is when things start costing money time after time, and it is knowing when to quit is the problem.

But if the rest of the motor is sound then go for it.
I use the principle, that I would gladly drive a journey of 500 miles round trip at the drop of a hat without fear of issues of reliability, if you feel the same then it is worth sorting.

If you fear doing a 100 mile round trip, then the time to scrap it must be near.

best of luck,
Richard
(Rustic)

[larson]

im welding it saturday and it will not cost him anything.. only issue is i need it all done saturday as i have had to move something to fit it in and im not going to have more time for 5 weeks when i get 10 days off work.. my other problem is if anything is in need of stripping back jim cant do it so it will eat up in to my 1 day

but at least he can be the fire warden

[briggie]

looks like its gonna be sorted mate

[jims-terrano]

Yeah she's gonna get fixed up and passed the MOT. Hopefully I should be in a better place a little later this year and all recovered. It's just come at a bad time but when is a good time. Cheers Larson I owe you big time dude

I think the fail sheet makes it sound worse than it actually is. Hardest bit will be inner sills, I'll get my young un to help me get carpet lifted.

Cheers Guys

[briggie]

get him to paint the underside in hammerite too jim

[trophymick]

Originally Posted by larson

im welding it saturday and it will not cost him anything.. only issue is i need it all done saturday as i have had to move something to fit it in and im not going to have more time for 5 weeks when i get 10 days off work.. my other problem is if anything is in need of stripping back jim cant do it so it will eat up in to my 1 day

but at least he can be the fire warden

What a kind gesture, you are a true gentleman.



Mick

[ste68blue]

That truly is a great thing to do.
As far as lifting the carpet, when i did mine i did it on my own and didnt lift anything inside as the inner or outer sills are not near the inner part of the floor...

Good luck with the re-test

[stinka]

Originally Posted by trophymick

What a kind gesture, you are a true gentleman.



Mick

Seconded. Legend !