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DerekT

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MOT time again. Failed miserably! 2000yr 110 TD5. Engine , gearbox 100%. Chassis, bulkhead & doors all fubared! Scrap or invest?
 
DerekT said:
MOT time again. Failed miserably! 2000yr 110 TD5. Engine , gearbox 100%. Chassis, bulkhead & doors all fubared! Scrap or invest?
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Any pics of the chassis and bulkhead? Most are repairable.

And I can't see how the doors are an MOT failure, and in any case, they are replaceable or repairable.
 
12 points of failure, 4 advisory! Main problem is chassis. Has been welded many times but getting paper thin in places. No pics, still at Indy garage. They are estimating 1500 to sort. That is cash and I do trust them, they have been trustworthy and reliable before.
There are various niggles, brake discs, rear suspension mounts corroded, but the main thing is the chassis corroded in several places and generally beyond repair. Could spend another 1500, but is it just good money after bad?
 
Have you got the room and reasonable with spanners, grinders etc?
If so, buy a cheap runabout and stick a new galvanized chassis under her.
Bulkhead is hard to advise without seeing it but might be easy repairs?
Doors not too important and as turbo man says easy but not cheap to replace but can be repaired.
 
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If you have to pay somebody else to repair corrosion annually to get it through an MOT then you might want to pass it on. If you can fix it yourself then you have a project on your hands. Reckon you will have plenty of takers if you decide to sell it on as a project.
 
As you will have to re chassis it's just easier to do the bulkhead & doors.
New chassis few grand
Galv bulkhead less 2grand
Galv doors around a grand
New motor & no hassle on mot day. :)

Nice project.
 
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12 points of failure, 4 advisory! Main problem is chassis. Has been welded many times but getting paper thin in places. No pics, still at Indy garage. They are estimating 1500 to sort. That is cash and I do trust them, they have been trustworthy and reliable before.
There are various niggles, brake discs, rear suspension mounts corroded, but the main thing is the chassis corroded in several places and generally beyond repair. Could spend another 1500, but is it just good money after bad?
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The thing is at 1500 what are they going to do, add some more patches to your patchwork chassis? 1500 is a long way toward a new one.

I know this may be tough decision and I don't know your circumstances financially or if you need this vehicle on the road, but I think if keeping it is your plan then a re-chassis is a no-brainer. If you could do it yourself you could probably do it for about another 1000-1500
 
Don't think they are ever beyond redemption, just degrees of cost/pain and how attached to it you are. My identical vintage CSW will never be sold on - and is currently undergoing some serious welding - outriggers (anyone want a spare front Right btw - I ordered 2 from YRM - doh!!), footwells, C pillar diagonals, and some fabricated bits - though the main chassis rails are quite sound. Don't think doors are ever a fail (unless danger in themselves) - I have 4 new ones waiting for paint and fit once I know how much I am actually spending on the current works!

You really need to know what is actually fubarred and whether your £1500 is buying you years worry-free or just delaying the inevitable - and whether the latter is all you can actually face for now anyway, even if partly money down the drain. I'm sure we've all been there...... Only you can say really, but good luck. A
 
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I would go and talk through exaclty what is need and what they plan. If the £1500 buys a decent job then its worth it. Any replacement vehicle could easily hide £1500 of faults and leave you no better off. I would also shop around for the welding and be prepared to do the basic prep yourslef. One option is to buy larger repair sections, cut out the rust and then pay a mobile welder to do the work at your home. As a Series owner replacement outriggers and chassis sections are a matter of routine. My LWB is on its orginal 47 yr old chassis, but the rear has been replaced, some outriggers are coming up for their 2nd replacment, and the dumb irons are new.. is it a good chassis?, yes its solid, straight, waxoiled and good for another decade at least.
 
Thanks for all the replies! This 110 was bought as a poject some 4 years ago. Never was in best of nic! Over the years been a workhorse and daily runabout bit never been the project i lavishec attention on as I intended it should be. Each year has seen 4-500 MOT bill, but now as some have said, enough is enough. Really a new chassis is the way to go, I do have a run around I can use, I have tools, grinders, jacks, block & tackle etc and a large double garage. Financially, yes it would be a stretch at moment but if I could run to chassis replacement for now, then change out the doors, all of which are rotten, but as has been said, not an Mot fail, at a later date, then it might be doable.
Yes I would love to take on this project, but whether it is the right time to take it on is another matter.
Presently selling our house with a view to downsizing and perhaps moving to warmer climes, although the property market here (Aberdeen) is stagnant at moment. So could ne here forr a while yet
That's my thoughts for now, still mulling it over, project for me or pass it on?
 
DerekT said:
Thanks for all the replies! This 110 was bought as a poject some 4 years ago. Never was in best of nic! Over the years been a workhorse and daily runabout bit never been the project i lavishec attention on as I intended it should be. Each year has seen 4-500 MOT bill, but now as some have said, enough is enough. Really a new chassis is the way to go, I do have a run around I can use, I have tools, grinders, jacks, block & tackle etc and a large double garage. Financially, yes it would be a stretch at moment but if I could run to chassis replacement for now, then change out the doors, all of which are rotten, but as has been said, not an Mot fail, at a later date, then it might be doable.
Yes I would love to take on this project, but whether it is the right time to take it on is another matter.
Presently selling our house with a view to downsizing and perhaps moving to warmer climes, although the property market here (Aberdeen) is stagnant at moment. So could ne here forr a while yet
That's my thoughts for now, still mulling it over, project for me or pass it on?
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Derek any idea whay the house market has gone stagnant up there?
Im getting sniffs and hints its starting to go the same way down here.
 
Many Factors here. Oil price collapsed two years ago, overpaid contractors paid off, leased BMW's returned.
Scottish Government brought in Land Based Transfer Tax instead of stamp duty. Means buyers have to pay an extra 50k to buy my house.
Also local house builders feeling he pinch so unloading new builds rock bottom price and buy back deals
 
DerekT said:
Many Factors here. Oil price collapsed two years ago, overpaid contractors paid off, leased BMW's returned.
Scottish Government brought in Land Based Transfer Tax instead of stamp duty. Means buyers have to pay an extra 50k to buy my house.
Also local house builders feeling he pinch so unloading new builds rock bottom price and buy back deals
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Aberdeenshire had some of the highest price rises in the UK for decades, due to the oil factor, and reasonably good quality of life.
What goes up, must come down, added to local factors as you describe.
Parts of England are now going the same way, due to high prices, lack of people being able to afford the houses, and fears over interest rate rises.
 
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