Body welding for MOT

[solarman216]

Hi all, I purchased an MOT failure 6 odd weeks ago, not had time to do anything to it till today, was supposed to help a mate put a roof a conservatory, but he managed on his own, so here we are with the off side rust issues, this is the rear seat belt point and wing, the wing is not a fail point and as it is so so near the finish paintwork I will sand blast it, treat it to stop further rust, fill it with foam and put the plastic trim back, the seat belt is a simple weld job, I use two skins for strength,

 

[solarman216]

OSR cill

 

[solarman216]

A small bit on the chassis

 

[solarman216]

and the inner part of the OSF

 

[Paff]

OMG! That is scary. I hate to think what I am going to do next year if/when it fails on the other sill for welding. Just hope I can find a weld friendly garage.

 

[solarman216]

now I am starting to cut out the grot to get to something that can be welded to

 

[solarman216]

and from the wheel side

 

[solarman216]

front of rear wheel arch

 

[solarman216]

starting to cut the cill

 

[solarman216]

in the last pic you can see the weld marks of a previous repair, this is sound but the metal on the inside is rot so need to cut that away without disturbing the plate the other side, this pic is towards the front, more tomorrow, Rick

 

[solarman216]

sorry those last two were reversed, Rick

 

[Paff]

sorry those last two were reversed, Rick

Still very scary to a non welder Rick

 

[terrano bob]

looks like a land rover rick :thumbs

 

[solarman216]

you are right, but I am getting on and slowing down, but to a more agile man with all the kit on tap what you see here is less than a days work, I do not have the benefit of a lift and it is hard work kneeling/laying down, Rick

 

[solarman216]

looks like a land rover rick :thumbs

Nah land rovers are worse, and where they are are not it is because the metal is covered in oil from the leaks, my daughter had loads and none were any good, Rick

 

[terrano bob]

:lol:lol:lol :thumbs

 

[terrano bob]

I no what you mean about cracking joints rick 46 years of plastering :thumbs

 

[Banshee]

I think we make Rick an honourary member !!!!! :bow

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Look forward to seeing the results, as it looks like an MOT write off from here...

 

[solarman216]

Look forward to seeing the results, as it looks like an MOT write off from here...

Nah it is surprising what a bit of plate can do, and this one is by no means the worst that I have come across, Rick