my son and I have just about got the series 3 (short wheel base van 1978) ready for MOT.
It was bought 5 years ago in a mess but with a valid MOT (cannot see how as we had to weld up the chassis).
During the final checks I find that the very bottom of the bulkheads on either side (i.e. just below the bottom door hinge) are rusted through on both sides. They have been filled with bodge and sprayed. The rest of the bulkhead is sound. I reckon it is OK as it is below the hinge but my son (being pedantic and such a perfectionist that it has taken 5 years to get it sorted) reckons the doors need to come off and a bottom pillar bracket repair welded in. I want it MOT'd before I go back to work as I can see it under a tarp for another winter - a disaster as it need to be rolling.
If the rot is below the bottom hinge is it an MOT failure?
frustrated and ready to beat my son with a MIG welder!
It was bought 5 years ago in a mess but with a valid MOT (cannot see how as we had to weld up the chassis).
During the final checks I find that the very bottom of the bulkheads on either side (i.e. just below the bottom door hinge) are rusted through on both sides. They have been filled with bodge and sprayed. The rest of the bulkhead is sound. I reckon it is OK as it is below the hinge but my son (being pedantic and such a perfectionist that it has taken 5 years to get it sorted) reckons the doors need to come off and a bottom pillar bracket repair welded in. I want it MOT'd before I go back to work as I can see it under a tarp for another winter - a disaster as it need to be rolling.
If the rot is below the bottom hinge is it an MOT failure?
frustrated and ready to beat my son with a MIG welder!