More expense

[j99mud]

Oh well there goes a large chunk of my hard earned. Just been and booked the motor in for a new rear cross member and a little patch to be welded on the chasis. now to go and find £600 ish    still i do love the landie and it needs doing i suppose!

[petergalileo]

Answer is, buy yourself a mig welder for about £200 and teach yourself to weld.  I did, saved a fortune and its not as difficult as everyone thinks either !

[davidlandy]

we did Jimbobs in half a day,  the new Xmember was about £120 from memory.

we bolted it onto the chassis then welded as well - belt n braces.

sound advice above, get yourself a MIG, if u are having to get little holes welded now you WILL be needing it again!

once you have one you will wonder how you managed without!

[way2deep]

ouch,that hurts.....sound advice mate get a welder and learn yourself.lot cheaper in the long run and then you could end up doing everyone elses too  :D

[snezza69]

Just welder a new X-member onto my project, easier than I thought it would be however I was working on a bare chassis.  Even though I would say its certainly worth a go.  It may even be worth doing all the prep first and then hiring a welding kit over the weekend.  Much cheaper option.

[Damonski]

If your unsure of the welding skills I would offer my welding skills, Im in Cheshire tho, a little far out I think.

[Bulli]

150 gets you adecent mig from B+q just dont ask the assistant about it ...they look puzzled!
Last 'professional' landrover specialist i had any welding doen by weld through my, wait for it, fule line!!! I happily picked her up and headed home ..about half a mile later i noticed a very strong petrol smell. When i got out i backed away slowly and called the aa!
If you can learn to do it then nows the time, its a great skill to have and it isnt rocket science or voodoo.

[j99mud]

hmm seems like this is definatley something i need to invest in, I will leave the replaceing of the new crossmember to the garrage but i think that will be my new years resolution to learn to weld. its a shame, this is the first time i have had to put it into a garrage for anything usually me and my dad do any work on it that needs doing (well more dad than me to be honest)

[Bulli]

I find workin gon the disco a great idea , hopefully if anything goes wrong i may be able to fix it...thats the theory at least.

[thumbs]

definettly get your self a welder mate, must admit learned to weld as part of my job, but they are so handy to have at home

[Range Rover Blues]

Book yourself into a nightschool course and learn there.  As for a welder I'd say don't get the cjeapest one you can.  When you go up to the higher currents you will have a shorter duty cycle (spend more time waiting for it to cool) and they often can't cope with the 5kg reels of wire, which are much more economical.  Something over 200 amps should do, try Machine Mart first as a benchmark for prices, they have a website.