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[tunnie]

I'm going to pop the side skirts off the 2.2 this morning, what do we think I'll find? 

If I'm serek fitting to fit new clutch, possible new suspension & air-con rad to my trusty steed, I think I need to double check it's not rotten there.

Never had an advisory to rust before, but it's always been fairly rusty underneath and the bottom of the doors and arches are starting to go.

[steve6367]

I'm going to pop the side skirts off the 2.2 this morning, what do we think I'll find? 

If I'm serek fitting to fit new clutch, possible new suspension & air-con rad to my trusty steed, I think I need to double check it's not rotten there.

Never had an advisory to rust before, but it's always been fairly rusty underneath and the bottom of the doors and arches are starting to go.

Rust... 

[tunnie]

Yup, think that will be there. But I'm wondering how bad, ie wholes and gaps big enough to wiggle a screw driver in there.

Or surface rust that can be treated 

[tunnie]

Well.... the word I'm looking for starts with F, ends with K. 

Started well-ish, took it off and at a distance not so bad...



But then start to poke it and....



Looking closer...



Then this:





So guessing it needs a shed load of welding now 

[tunnie]

Funny that it passed a MOT 2 weeks ago   

[Nick W]

Funny that it passed a MOT 2 weeks ago   

MOT testers aren't allowed to remove the covers. That's why many of them will put sill covers fitted in the advisories. Especially if the car is crusty in the other common places like wheel arches or front subframe mounts.

[Sir Tigger QC]

I must resist my irrational urge to do this!!   

[tunnie]

Funny that it passed a MOT 2 weeks ago   

MOT testers aren't allowed to remove the covers. That's why many of them will put sill covers fitted in the advisories. Especially if the car is crusty in the other common places like wheel arches or front subframe mounts.

I guest it only becomes an issue when it goes beyond them, as Entwood had an MOT fail on them.

Given the clutch needs doing, suspension front/rear as I checked front was changed 2010 at around 110-120k ish. Needs new tyres, aircon not worked in years. I also need to indentify an unknown knock from the rear. Which I'll do now, as MOT bod thought it was driveshaft related. 

[tunnie]

I must resist my irrational urge to do this!!   

Yes, given the age these cars are now. Mine was a 2000 plate too!

[Lazydocker]

Not actually too bad though 

Go pop the covers off of the Rusty Bullet for TB... That'll make you feel better

[VXL V6]

Order replacements from Carz2 and get someone to cut off the old ones weld the new ones on for you.

If you want to thoroughly depress yourself take the front wheels off and start scrapping away at the lack of underseal around the chassis rail / engine tray mount reinforcement.

[steve6367]

Order replacements from Carz2 and get someone to cut off the old ones weld the new ones on for you.

If you want to thoroughly depress yourself take the front wheels off and start scrapping away at the lack of underseal around the chassis rail / engine tray mount reinforcement.

Don't do that, I did - mistake!

[VXL V6]

Order replacements from Carz2 and get someone to cut off the old ones weld the new ones on for you.

If you want to thoroughly depress yourself take the front wheels off and start scrapping away at the lack of underseal around the chassis rail / engine tray mount reinforcement.

Don't do that, I did - mistake!

Which bit? Or both?!!!

[tunnie]

Order replacements from Carz2 and get someone to cut off the old ones weld the new ones on for you.

If you want to thoroughly depress yourself take the front wheels off and start scrapping away at the lack of underseal around the chassis rail / engine tray mount reinforcement.

Don't do that, I did - mistake!

Do tell?

[Nick W]

Order replacements from Carz2 and get someone to cut off the old ones weld the new ones on for you.

If you want to thoroughly depress yourself take the front wheels off and start scrapping away at the lack of underseal around the chassis rail / engine tray mount reinforcement.

Don't do that, I did - mistake!

Do tell?

How did it feel when you made the first hole your sill with the pokey tool? It means you have a smaller repair than a sill, but one that is harder to do.