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Title: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: TheBoy on 27 January 2013, 12:39:45
Just noticed I have a hole in the floor under the spare wheel, where its risted around the drain grommet  :-[

Hoping its not noticed by Mr MOTer tomorrow  :-[
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: Lazydocker on 27 January 2013, 12:45:19
Just noticed I have a hole in the floor under the spare wheel, where its risted around the drain grommet  :-[

Hoping its not noticed by Mr MOTer tomorrow  :-[

Shouldn't be a fail, although it may be close :-\ Basically under 300mm from any seatbelt, suspension or chassis point is fail ;)
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: zirk on 27 January 2013, 12:46:46
Just noticed I have a hole in the floor under the spare wheel, where its risted around the drain grommet  :-[

Hoping its not noticed by Mr MOTer tomorrow :-[


They will, but should be ok as its far enough away from a main structure point, or what ever their definition is.
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: TheBoy on 27 January 2013, 12:51:59
I shall give him something obvious to fail it on, I'll knock the headlights up a tad ::)  (run out of knackered orange bulbs for the indicators ;D)
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: zirk on 27 January 2013, 12:58:10
I shall give him something obvious to fail it on, I'll knock the headlights up a tad ::)  (run out of knackered orange bulbs for the indicators ;D)

Hammer on the drivers side windscreen will do the trick.  ;)
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: TheBoy on 27 January 2013, 13:14:53
I shall give him something obvious to fail it on, I'll knock the headlights up a tad ::)  (run out of knackered orange bulbs for the indicators ;D)

Hammer on the drivers side windscreen will do the trick.  ;)
He's yet to fail it on the rather great chip, about the size of a 50p, in the wiper arc ::)
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: Lazydocker on 27 January 2013, 13:31:57
I shall give him something obvious to fail it on, I'll knock the headlights up a tad ::)  (run out of knackered orange bulbs for the indicators ;D)

Hammer on the drivers side windscreen will do the trick.  ;)
He's yet to fail it on the rather great chip, about the size of a 50p, in the wiper arc ::)

Depends where in the arc ;) Anywhere other than driver's line of site and it's not a fail
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: 05omegav6 on 27 January 2013, 18:17:22
If it had a rubber grommet, then technically the hole is pre existing part of the car, put there by the people who designed and built it ::)

Was a common issue on MK2 Granada saloons, but not an MoT problem unless you could put your hand through it ::) although, if the car was that rotten, there were several other panels to fix first ;D
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 27 January 2013, 19:01:25
If it had a rubber grommet, then technically the hole is pre existing part of the car, put there by the people who designed and built it ::)

Was a common issue on MK2 Granada saloons, but not an MoT problem unless you could put your hand through it ::) although, if the car was that rotten, there were several other panels to fix first ;D

yes it is.. mine also have with no rust..
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: symes on 27 January 2013, 22:09:36
Just noticed I have a hole in the floor under the spare wheel, where its risted around the drain grommet  :-[

Hoping its not noticed by Mr MOTer tomorrow  :-[
Mate if it fails pop it over at weekend-soon do that for you PM if you need my number and address :y :y
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 28 January 2013, 09:25:16
Or alternatively, can easily sort that for you.  :y
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: omega3000 on 28 January 2013, 09:35:52
If it had a rubber grommet, then technically the hole is pre existing part of the car, put there by the people who designed and built it ::)

Was a common issue on MK2 Granada saloons, but not an MoT problem unless you could put your hand through it ::) although, if the car was that rotten, there were several other panels to fix first ;D

yes it is.. mine also have with no rust..

+ 2 but with rust  ::)
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: Kevin Wood on 28 January 2013, 09:37:37
Larger rubber grommet? ;)
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: omega3000 on 28 January 2013, 09:52:45
Smear with grease , job done  ;D :y
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: Matchless on 28 January 2013, 13:14:36
Or alternatively, can easily sort that for you.  :y

I think Mark has some off-cuts from the buffer beam off the DMU....could tack a bit of that across the hole. :)
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: feeutfo on 28 January 2013, 13:18:52
Big washers and a bolt. :)
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: henryd on 28 January 2013, 14:27:46
Big washers and a bolt. :)

Do they make 6 inch diameter washers ??? :D :D
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: dbug on 28 January 2013, 14:53:27
Big washers and a bolt. :)

Do they make 6 inch diameter washers ??? :D :D

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4mm-Mild-Steel-Custom-Cut-Washer-Any-OD-Up-To-150mm-Any-ID-/320961360809?pt=UK_BOI_Metalworking_Milling_Welding_Metalworking_Supplies_ET&hash=item4abac9b3a9 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4mm-Mild-Steel-Custom-Cut-Washer-Any-OD-Up-To-150mm-Any-ID-/320961360809?pt=UK_BOI_Metalworking_Milling_Welding_Metalworking_Supplies_ET&hash=item4abac9b3a9) - guess so  :y

or . . .  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-x-4-mm-Thick-Mild-Steel-Washers-150mm-OD-x-80-mm-ID-/320741241999?pt=UK_BOI_Metalworking_Milling_Welding_Metalworking_Supplies_ET&hash=item4aadaaf48f (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-x-4-mm-Thick-Mild-Steel-Washers-150mm-OD-x-80-mm-ID-/320741241999?pt=UK_BOI_Metalworking_Milling_Welding_Metalworking_Supplies_ET&hash=item4aadaaf48f)
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: henryd on 28 January 2013, 15:17:31
Big washers and a bolt. :)

Do they make 6 inch diameter washers ??? :D :D

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4mm-Mild-Steel-Custom-Cut-Washer-Any-OD-Up-To-150mm-Any-ID-/320961360809?pt=UK_BOI_Metalworking_Milling_Welding_Metalworking_Supplies_ET&hash=item4abac9b3a9 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4mm-Mild-Steel-Custom-Cut-Washer-Any-OD-Up-To-150mm-Any-ID-/320961360809?pt=UK_BOI_Metalworking_Milling_Welding_Metalworking_Supplies_ET&hash=item4abac9b3a9) - guess so  :y

or . . .  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-x-4-mm-Thick-Mild-Steel-Washers-150mm-OD-x-80-mm-ID-/320741241999?pt=UK_BOI_Metalworking_Milling_Welding_Metalworking_Supplies_ET&hash=item4aadaaf48f (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-x-4-mm-Thick-Mild-Steel-Washers-150mm-OD-x-80-mm-ID-/320741241999?pt=UK_BOI_Metalworking_Milling_Welding_Metalworking_Supplies_ET&hash=item4aadaaf48f)

Lol  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Anyone near me good at welding
Post by: TheBoy on 28 January 2013, 17:52:36
Thanks to all the offers :y

The pressure is now off, as it passed the MOT, so a job for Springtime. 

Cheers giuys :y