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Back on the road again . . . .
« on: November 15, 2010, 11:08:30 »
At this years MOT we discovered that the o/s/r section of chassis on the Td5 was starting to corrode quite badly, along with the brake lines, such that the examiner stated that it wouldn't pass another test.

Had a bit of a faff with trying to find someone to do the job (won't let just anyone touch the old girl you know!!), but ultimately went to Douglass Motors, just off the end of the M45 outside Coventry.

They had the car for a week and in that time cut out the offending piece of chassis, fitted replacement from an '04 donor, removed sliders, cleaned and painted sills (which were in good nick apparently :shock: ) and replaced brake pipes with copper ones (the originals were not very well).  All the underside and inside of the chassis have been well and truely waxoiled, so I should not have a problem any time soon.

Not the cheapest garage in the world, but have done a cracking job on all fronts, and very knowledgable and friendly to boot.

Now back on the road knowing that the next MOT will be a breeze . . . .  8)
Simon
1998 Disco Series II Td5 - Not standard
1972 88" Series 3 - The project

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Re: Back on the road again . . . .
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2010, 19:25:19 »
good new all round then simon congrats
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Re: Back on the road again . . . .
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2010, 20:18:43 »
Congratulations...... We have both ours in December... bad timing or what.... But at least we will be moved back in to civilisation by then so parts are a hell of a lot easier to get hold of.... :) :)
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Re: Back on the road again . . . .
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2010, 23:29:51 »

Saw your beastie ther matey... Wifies RRC LSE was in getting hubs done... I was driving around my Disco... waiting for the Transfer box to blow... it did!

 






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