Why people cover the chassis with gunge

To cover the defects I guess. Whatever was on it has hardened and is falling
off in chunks revealing a nice skin of rust underneath. Sadly I have
discovered rusty gash in the middle of one of the main chassis members, next
door to a plate that seems to have been put on previosly. I guess it will
now need another plate for the MOT. Worse than that, the
idontknowhatyoucallit, one of those minor chassis crosspieces under the
floor to the rear of the seats I guess, has corroded badly.

The question is, are those cross pieces important structurally for the MOT,
or can one get away with it so long as things are holding together ?

With the MOT only a couple of months away I am only just tackling the
footwell to make the holes vanish with filler, and glass fibre before I put
the shiny aluminium interior fabrications I made, back in.

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Larry
Series 3 rust and holes

"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> To cover the defects I guess. Whatever was on it has hardened and is
falling
> off in chunks revealing a nice skin of rust underneath. Sadly I have
> discovered rusty gash in the middle of one of the main chassis members,
next
> door to a plate that seems to have been put on previosly. I guess it will
> now need another plate for the MOT. Worse than that, the
> idontknowhatyoucallit, one of those minor chassis crosspieces under the
> floor to the rear of the seats I guess, has corroded badly.
>
> The question is, are those cross pieces important structurally for the
MOT,
> or can one get away with it so long as things are holding together ?
>
> With the MOT only a couple of months away I am only just tackling the
> footwell to make the holes vanish with filler, and glass fibre before I
put
> the shiny aluminium interior fabrications I made, back in.
>
> --
> Larry
> Series 3 rust and holes

Larry,

Sounds like underseal your talking about.. If it's not kept oil soaked
it dries , cracks, holds water behind and thus becomes worse than it
would..that said it probably delayed the initial rust.

The item you refer to as rotten sounds like the outrigger and also
possibly the same one which holds the leaf spring?

http://www.lrproject.com/jlo/jloresto3/imagepages/image4.htm

If it is it will need a proper repair... see on the photos.. it will no
doubt need plating behind where it mounts to the chassis as again the damp
harbours and rots.

http://www.lrproject.com/jlo/index.html

All the work your doing on the footwells and door pillars , I seem to
recall previously you mentioned door pillars may just be delaying the
inevitable. Easy for me to say because I have facilities to rectify it but
Given the bulkhead and door pillars are one of the only steel body parts
it's worth getting them done properly in my opinion. That way you can get on
with enjoying the rest that the landrover has to throw at you of which there
will no doubt be plenty.

Regards,

Lee D
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Even the pros do it...

"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> To cover the defects I guess. Whatever was on it has hardened and is
falling
> off in chunks revealing a nice skin of rust underneath. Sadly I have
> discovered rusty gash in the middle of one of the main chassis members,
next
> door to a plate that seems to have been put on previosly. I guess it will
> now need another plate for the MOT. Worse than that, the
> idontknowhatyoucallit, one of those minor chassis crosspieces under the
> floor to the rear of the seats I guess, has corroded badly.
>
> The question is, are those cross pieces important structurally for the
MOT,
> or can one get away with it so long as things are holding together ?
>
> With the MOT only a couple of months away I am only just tackling the
> footwell to make the holes vanish with filler, and glass fibre before I
put
> the shiny aluminium interior fabrications I made, back in.
>

A local well known specialist preparation supplier near to me who
specialises in selling Hannibal roof racks and roof tents, had some rather
interesting chassis repairs on a 90 on their stand for sale this weekend at
Billing. Looked suspiciously like silicone covered with waxoyl. Either
that or they have found a way of producing flexible weld seams!

--
Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Vice Chairman, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster (how
much more....)
3.5V8 100" Hybrid, now LPG converted
Part owner of 1976 S3 LWT, currently under restoration
Suzuki SJ410 (Girlfriend's) 3" lift kit fitted, body
shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery (the Pug 106 is dead, long live the Pug)

Peterborough 4x4 Club http://www.peterborough4x4.co.uk

Simon Isaacs wrote:

> Either that or they have found a way of producing flexible weld seams!

Rubbercraft welding rods? ;-)


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EMB
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Even the pros do it...

"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> To cover the defects I guess. Whatever was on it has hardened and is
falling
> off in chunks revealing a nice skin of rust underneath. Sadly I have
> discovered rusty gash in the middle of one of the main chassis members,
next
> door to a plate that seems to have been put on previosly. I guess it will
> now need another plate for the MOT. Worse than that, the
> idontknowhatyoucallit, one of those minor chassis crosspieces under the
> floor to the rear of the seats I guess, has corroded badly.
>
> The question is, are those cross pieces important structurally for the
MOT,
> or can one get away with it so long as things are holding together ?
>
> With the MOT only a couple of months away I am only just tackling the
> footwell to make the holes vanish with filler, and glass fibre before I
put
> the shiny aluminium interior fabrications I made, back in.
>

A local well known specialist preparation supplier near to me who
specialises in selling Hannibal roof racks and roof tents, had some rather
interesting chassis repairs on a 90 on their stand for sale this weekend at
Billing. Looked suspiciously like silicone covered with waxoyl. Either
that or they have found a way of producing flexible weld seams!

--
Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Vice Chairman, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster (how
much more....)
3.5V8 100" Hybrid, now LPG converted
Part owner of 1976 S3 LWT, currently under restoration
Suzuki SJ410 (Girlfriend's) 3" lift kit fitted, body
shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery (the Pug 106 is dead, long live the Pug)

Peterborough 4x4 Club http://www.peterborough4x4.co.uk

Simon Isaacs wrote:

> Either that or they have found a way of producing flexible weld seams!

Rubbercraft welding rods? ;-)


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