Help. My Tailgate is held together with rust.

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Mark Solesbury

Guest

• Nov 12, 2004

• #1

http://public.fotki.com/marksolesbury/my_land_rovers/tail_gate/

HELP!!

Has anyone here got any bright ideas how i can bodge (repair) this?



Mark.
87 RR V8 EFI.

 

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Alex

Guest

• Nov 12, 2004

• #2

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:06:20 +0000 (UTC), "Mark Solesbury"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>http://public.fotki.com/marksolesbury/my_land_rovers/tail_gate/
>
>HELP!!
>
>Has anyone here got any bright ideas how i can bodge (repair) this?
>
>

Remove it and stick a sheet of polythene over the hole?

Alex

 

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Alun P

Guest

• Nov 12, 2004

• #3

I get the feeling that tail gate is just a tad beyond 'bodgability'.

Sorry mate, looks like you will have to bite the bullet

AlunP

 

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rads

Guest

• Nov 12, 2004

• #4

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:22:24 GMT, Alex <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>Remove it and stick a sheet of polythene over the hole?
>
>Alex

PLEASE, this is a Land Rover NG.

As above, but use Chequer Plate.

;-)
David

 

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Alex

Guest

• Nov 12, 2004

• #5

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:37:18 +0000, rads
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:22:24 GMT, Alex <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>Remove it and stick a sheet of polythene over the hole?
>>
>>Alex
>
>PLEASE, this is a Land Rover NG.
>
>As above, but use Chequer Plate.
>

Sorry, I'm so used to polythene as the standard fitment for broken
glass round here....

Alex

 

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Tom Woods

Guest

• Nov 12, 2004

• #6

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:06:20 +0000 (UTC), "Mark Solesbury"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>http://public.fotki.com/marksolesbury/my_land_rovers/tail_gate/
>
>HELP!!
>
>Has anyone here got any bright ideas how i can bodge (repair) this?

It looks like its getting a bit past repairing - You have to draw the
line somewhere!. Have you tried getting a second hand one from the
scrap yard or a breakers?

 

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Andrew Renshaw

Guest

• Nov 12, 2004

• #7

Looks to me like Mr Angle Grinder is going to have to come out. Strip it
back completely cut out all the rust and weld a new tailgate in.

Damn serious and long job but do it properly and it will last years.

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"Mark Solesbury" <[email protected]> wrote
in message news:[email protected]...
> http://public.fotki.com/marksolesbury/my_land_rovers/tail_gate/
>
> HELP!!
>
> Has anyone here got any bright ideas how i can bodge (repair) this?
>
>
>
> Mark.
> 87 RR V8 EFI.
>
>

 

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SimonJ

Guest

• Nov 13, 2004

• #8

> http://public.fotki.com/marksolesbury/my_land_rovers/tail_gate/
>
> HELP!!
>
> Has anyone here got any bright ideas how i can bodge (repair) this?
>
Gaffer tape is your friend!