chassis rot

[Mark6455]

:evil:
Well i thought i may as well start another rotten chassis thread and gauge the experts reaction.
It all started yesterday.I went to my mates garage to change the offside wheel bearing and as it was up on the ramps and my mot is due this thursday i thought id have a poke around underneath. :shock:

The first little poke created this


then this



which then expanded



so today i took the right side belly pan off and


















And this came to mind




so now im wondering if i should cut the left side and centre pan off or leave it as at the moment they look ok

more to come

mark

 

[sparkywig]

Seen worse.
I would leave the other belly pans fitted to give it some structural strength.

 

[68_early_bay]

Sad sight mark
I think you'll need to remove the centre pan to properly repair the chassis rail this side though, once this sides all sorted then take the left hand side off and sort that, I wouldn't like to take too much metal out, without putting some back first



Edit: sparky beat me to it

 

[geordie]

Yes I've done it! Nightmare
Money pit! 18 months still not finished
I've got some threads on this some where!

 

[bluenose]

doh!

but all looks straight forward repairs. At least there's no bodge job repairs over it. The thing that killed me wasn't the rot, it was the three extra layers of chassis previous owners had welded over the rot making things ten times worse

 

[Mark6455]

Thanks for the replies dudes im gutted its so bad to be honest

 

[JAY-1977]

Exactly what I did an wished I didn't lol, but least I know I'm gonna be structurally sound now for many more years.

 

[Nick-Rackham]

You'll get there! Best to find it now and get it sorted!


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[woz]

Feel your pain! had exactly the same on mine, but im glad i took the pans off to check.

Once its done you know its solid.

Will you do it yourself or get someone to do it?

 

[Mark6455]

Thanks dude.
I'll have to get someone to do it as i cant weld so im gonna shop around for a few prices

Mark

 

[gvee]

Gutted for you Mark.
But to echo what others have said: glad you caught it now and "luckily" it doesn't look too bad.
Good luck with it all and keep us updated!

 

[Mickey Sam]

Thanks dude.
I'll have to get someone to do it as i cant weld so im gonna shop around for a few prices

Mark

Maybe you could find a local mobile welder who would let you do the cutting out, cleaning up, prep etc yourself to save a few bob ?

We've all found ourselves at the stage you are, it's graft and it's money , but the end result is always worth the effort put in .
Don't put too much pressure on yourself , chill out and just take it all as it comes, good luck !

 

[89Rallye]

Yep been there before :lol:

It'll get sorted soon enough mark, the you'll be back scraping the streets :lol:

 

[Mark6455]

Yep been there before :lol:

It'll get sorted soon enough mark, the you'll be back scraping the streets :lol:

:lol:
Thanks mark hope so need to be ready for Datc

 

[Mark6455]

Gutted for you Mark.
But to echo what others have said: glad you caught it now and "luckily" it doesn't look too bad.
Good luck with it all and keep us updated!

Thanks George will do


Ps door being dropped off tomorrow

 

[Porkpie]

Hey Mark, mine was worse! Save your money, measure the chassis parts you need and go to the local steel stock holders and get them to fold it up in 3mm sheet. It would about £30, you get a better deal if you take a box of teabags with you! :lol:

Regards, Si

 

[Mark6455]

Took the other belly pans off today and its not too bad really

 

[hogseye]

doh!

but all looks straight forward repairs. At least there's no bodge job repairs over it. The thing that killed me wasn't the rot, it was the three extra layers of chassis previous owners had welded over the rot making things ten times worse

Agree fully with that!! Not what you want to find just before summer

 

[Heebee_GB]

Bummer Mark. We need to learn the dark art of welding. You up for a course if I can find one local?

 

[Buss69]

Bummer Mark. We need to learn the dark art of welding. You up for a course if I can find one local?

Learn the dark art. I put it off for years and did a course last year. Can't recommend it enough. Get stuck in.