MOT time for another 24 year old T2

[solarman216]

The Mrs old motor that she sold when she got Rayfs 3Ltr is past due for MOT again, if yu all remember I had to do some serious welding on it last year around the rear spring mounts, this year we have worn track rod ends, corroded discs and worn pads and some welding needed around the wheel arch seat belt points and a bit on the inner cills, the new owner parks it on the seafront every day and it is has taken its toll on the corrosion front, Rick

 

[elty001]

My 22 year old terrano has just passed.:thumb2
nothing major to get it through,just a knackered handbrake cable

 

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first pics of the rusty bits OSR, you can see the repairs I did 8 years ago

 

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NSR, last time I used a couple of inner wings from a donor motor

 

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Some bits of stainless welded in

 

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And a bit more

 

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Coat of underseal, but enough for today, it is hard on the back, Rick

 

[jims-terrano]

Good work Rick, it lives in a very harsh environment so no doubt it’ll need it pretty much every year.
My old project truck failed in January, I was ready for off loading it but son said he would do the welding but unfortunately still waiting. I suspect it’ll probably go to the scrap man later this year.

 

[Banshee]

Good work Rick, it lives in a very harsh environment so no doubt it’ll need it pretty much every year.
My old project truck failed in January, I was ready for off loading it but son said he would do the welding but unfortunately still waiting. I suspect it’ll probably go to the scrap man later this year.

Did someone say Scrap man? :naughty

 

[jims-terrano]

Did someone say Scrap man? :naughty

Sadly I’m giving until May to fix it, I purposely told him I was going to off load it the day it failed test back in January. When he volunteered to fix it I did mention to him that I wasn’t going to ask him to fix it but he insisted.

 

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Near side done today, got interrupted with a phone call from a guy with a Merc that was stuck in his back garden on a slope, but could not recover him as he could not find his tow eye and there was no place to get a strap on him without damage so got him to drive to the bottom of his garden where we pulled out a couple of rotten fence posts that enabled him to drive onto a track, happy days, Rick

 

[Banshee]

Near side done today, got interrupted with a phone call from a guy with a Merc that was stuck in his back garden on a slope, but could not recover him as he could not find his tow eye and there was no place to get a strap on him without damage so got him to drive to the bottom of his garden where we pulled out a couple of rotten fence posts that enabled him to drive onto a track, happy days, Rick

Sounds like you could have done with my MaxTrax again :naughty

 

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Sounds like you could have done with my MaxTrax again :naughty

Nah they would not have helped, damn thing was so close to the ground.

no pics today just fitted the rear seats etc and finished the front brakes, got to remove the side steps to do the cills, Rick

 

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Yesterday cut these about to see what is what, this is the NSF

 

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NSR, the chassis side of the NSF was a lot worse, not sure how I am going to go abut that one yet, but only got tomorrow till 3pm to sort it, thinking I will gut it all out and make something on the bench, the NSR I sorted today but forgot pics, will take some of the finished job tomorrow, Rick

 

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NSF fully cut out

 

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Plate made up ready to go in

 

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Fitted

 

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Finished

 

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NSR side view