Sussex - Look over my Defender chassis

smckeown73 · Oct 22, 2012

Anyone local to the Sussex area care to look over my MOT failed chassis ?

Andy Land · Oct 22, 2012

Try posting some pics of the failed areas if you can just in case you can't get anyone over.

Does it sound bad?

smckeown73 · Oct 22, 2012

Some pics from my phone...will try and find my decent camera to take some better pics:

I would appreciate any comments/advise

Sean

defender11069 · Oct 22, 2012

looks fine to me just neads a good wax oil

smckeown73 · Oct 22, 2012

Can you see the areas that failed the MOT ? I cant see anything other than surface rust

Callum-d90 · Oct 22, 2012

Same, get it painted n send it back, they are probably trying to rip ya off

smckeown73 · Oct 22, 2012

It was at Just MOTs, so they tend to be pretty good in that respect.

pressbrake · Oct 22, 2012

If theres no holes , they are touting for work

kato Disco · Oct 22, 2012

Looks better than mine and it just passed its mot. May be the pictures but I can't see much wrong.

Andy Land · Oct 22, 2012

Gotta say it looks pretty good to me apart from needing a jet wash and Waxoyl. Can't see the area that it failed on too clearly but that would usually be the flat spring seats that go. If that's the case they cost very little to buy and don't take more than an hour to prep and weld!

smckeown73 · Oct 23, 2012

Thanks to a friendly forum member I had the bad bits pointed out to me today, the white chalk marks helped..doh!

For some reason the MOT didn't pick up on the damage this side

Rear cross member has been repaired in the past, Probably seek to get this replaced at the same time as the rest of the chassis welding

I can now appreciate there may be a slight leak in the exhaust...

So does anyone have recommendations for a welder in sussex that can handle these kind of repairs ?

defender11069 · Oct 23, 2012

when wos the last time u wos under it lol you got some welding to do mate

sible88 · Oct 23, 2012

My 1988 chassis is in better nick than that!!

Are they made with thinner metal or something now?

smckeown73 · Oct 23, 2012

It's been caked in mud, being an ex farm vehicle. I suppose that hasn't helped matters when the chassis hasn't been de-mucked.

defender11069 · Oct 23, 2012

i use old engine oil on mine slap it on with a brush keeps the rust at bay

pressbrake · Oct 23, 2012

sible88 said:
My 1988 chassis is in better nick than that!!

Are they made with thinner metal or something now?

sort of, 300tdi onwards rot far more badly than earlier models, Ive learnt that from experience

martin1512 · Oct 23, 2012

bloody hell! There seems to be more rust than metal there. Older chassis do seem to be the best. The chassis on my 1986 110 is pretty much perfect.

smckeown73 · Oct 23, 2012

I assume this lot is repairable, hopefully in a cost effective way, without going down the new chassis route ?

Dr_evil · Oct 23, 2012

Was the fender advertised as solid when you bought it from yan ?

Think you were the same one who bought it anyway if not ignore but if so then I'd ask for a partial refund towards the work if it was advertised as solid

pressbrake · Oct 23, 2012

If you can get it to essex I can do it though it needs cleaning first

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