rust hole in the front chassy

[kizz81]

hello,
this must be the year of the tin worm with my bulkhead needing replacement and the rear waist bands,

well today i was poking the chassy at the front on the drivers side of the front forks, what do i do, do i have it welded up or a replacemnet section fitted?

ultimatly whats the cheapest option? im broke as it is  :|

cheers kieran

[Shunt]

Cheapest option would be to beg/borrow a welder and get to it.  :lol:

hth
Pete

[kizz81]

heres a picture


on closer inspection i has rotted from the inside  :shock:

[Rich_P]

If that's the location I think it is, with the yellow being the bumper, then that is not an uncommon rot place (at least on Series motors!).  You could get repair sections, but it's really a front body off job.  However because the suspension doesn't actually sit there on a coiler I think you could get away with just patching it short term until you're in a position to replace that entire section with a new piece.

Although the patching route depends on how bad it actually is...

[kizz81]

cheers, i have good news for me i guess, i will be taking the front end off with bulkhead replacment well it will be easier then and i have a mate whos a welders o hope i can sort it and it last untill after uni when i have the money to do a chassy swap  :lol:

cheers kieran

[Rich_P]

By the sounds you'd be terrified of the states of many Series motors these days then.  :lol:  Patchwork quilts for a chassis are not uncommon on old Land Rovers if they're still on their original chassis.  Mine has had various outriggers replaced, rear crossmember (which is now patched up till a decent replacement comes along or a new chassis, whichever first), front dumbirons replaced (including front crossmember) and then the odd patch on the main chassis rail.

But it is almost 40, working 14 years in the Police and then a few years of good care before falling into abusive ownership (10+ years) before I got it.  ;)

[kizz81]

 :lol:i probley would be terrified, i hate rust, because when repainting the repaired bits i can never quite get a finnish anywhere near shiney :lol: thats probley my painting style  :lol:

cheers kieran