What have you done on your 90/110/130 today?

scott3933 said:

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Just ordered a new galv bumper to go on as well as the old one is slightly bent, and of course crusty. I was considering a military style one but I don't think they're worth paying twice the price for so standard galv it is with stainless bolts.

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miktdish said:

I'm not a big fan of stainless bolts in that location.
Stainless comes in may forms, A4-70 is approaching 8.8 steel in hardness and strength but all others are as soft as brass. You can easily shear the head off an A2, M8 stainless bolt with a standard 13mm ring spanner, a one handed operation with a socket and an extension bar.
In the event of a 'bump' the bolts will just shear like a scissor cutting through cardboard.
If someone tried to use the bumper to pull you out of trouble the bumper would get/fly off at the first pull.

Use a minimum of 10.9 HT steel or even better 12.9 High Tensile bolts.
Lather everything with a waterproof grease during and after assembly and it will last for many years

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scott3933 said:

Seems now a standard galv aftermarket one is about £90-100... galv military about 150+.



I'm going to properly clean it up later but I don't think its gone quite that far back to the crossmember. I just feel like I need to weld it up for now to get it through MOT and the winter and see how long the repairs last... then when the time comes go chopping sections off to replace.

I'm conscious with being nearly 40 years old that it might get to the point where a new chassis is needed, but I'm hoping that would be 5-10+ years down the line when I'm in a better position to do it. For now I'm patching things up as best I can (to be fair this is only the second bit of welding, the other being the rear crossmember) and trying to hold the rust back.

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Knappster said:

Is that the full mud stuff dash? I looked at it but couldn’t face chopping the dash so went with the top dash pod, which fits where the ash tray sits.

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meego said:

I can’t remember where I got it to be honest. It’s metal with a brushed aluminum front on it.

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