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<blockquote data-quote="ozziedog" data-source="post: 635331" data-attributes="member: 13810"><p>Yup, when it comes to welding the famous bottom six inches, the world is your oyster. Pick a number and double it then add an extra nought to the end then add your age to the end of it and your last wage cheque number to the front of it. On one hand getting a rust free example is going to be extra costly if there are any true rust free examples out there especially with original paint, then you can see exactly what you are getting. On the other hand, any thing other than a pristine low mileage example is gonna need attention somewhere along the line as they are all fifty plus years old, so if you get one and do it yourself then you agai know exactly where you stand. Out riggers and sills and corners are probably to be expected, however, main chassis rust near the front beam or near the rear torsion tube it’s best to run a mile. The issue is you can only see so much and so can a garage when pricing the work, more is revealed as the work progresses. If you are toying with the idea of restoring one, read some of the nightmare threads on here in the gallery section. Another thing to be particularly concerned about is welded patches on top of patches. If you are going down this route, then the less new paint the better. What area are you in? Maybe go and look at some garages that do this sort of work and ask to see some that looked great but a little rust bubble coming through recent paint can lead to all sorts of horrors. Take someone with you or take the van to a specialist before you partwith any readies.</p><p></p><p> Ozziedog,,,,,,,,I’m not trying to put you off <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ozziedog, post: 635331, member: 13810"] Yup, when it comes to welding the famous bottom six inches, the world is your oyster. Pick a number and double it then add an extra nought to the end then add your age to the end of it and your last wage cheque number to the front of it. On one hand getting a rust free example is going to be extra costly if there are any true rust free examples out there especially with original paint, then you can see exactly what you are getting. On the other hand, any thing other than a pristine low mileage example is gonna need attention somewhere along the line as they are all fifty plus years old, so if you get one and do it yourself then you agai know exactly where you stand. Out riggers and sills and corners are probably to be expected, however, main chassis rust near the front beam or near the rear torsion tube it’s best to run a mile. The issue is you can only see so much and so can a garage when pricing the work, more is revealed as the work progresses. If you are toying with the idea of restoring one, read some of the nightmare threads on here in the gallery section. Another thing to be particularly concerned about is welded patches on top of patches. If you are going down this route, then the less new paint the better. What area are you in? Maybe go and look at some garages that do this sort of work and ask to see some that looked great but a little rust bubble coming through recent paint can lead to all sorts of horrors. Take someone with you or take the van to a specialist before you partwith any readies. Ozziedog,,,,,,,,I’m not trying to put you off :) [/QUOTE]
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