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sounds good to me...... but what do I know ??
Hicap phill
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Sorry I'm not around Christmas for laning 
I go back to Birmingham to see parents & family.
(Oh and get away from the mrs for a week or so )
I have been route planning and there are a few round Chippenham area to Salisbury that I need to recce so will arrange a few dates.
And iv finished. Just need a few test drives as the 1 the other day it failed on the wiper box were jumping. Luckily not fitted all the dash as thought this may happen
I go back to Birmingham to see parents & family.
(Oh and get away from the mrs for a week or so )
I have been route planning and there are a few round Chippenham area to Salisbury that I need to recce so will arrange a few dates.
And iv finished. Just need a few test drives as the 1 the other day it failed on the wiper box were jumping. Luckily not fitted all the dash as thought this may happen
Big stuff has multiple passes doesn't it so couldn't see why it would be a bad thing but best to ask!
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its the way i end up doing it, on the odd occasion i do some.
Sounds good @Hicap phill and that's bloody impressive time. I got that bulkhead off the other day. She's been bodged nicely. Shouldn't be too bad to repair though. Got vent surround panels then the bottoms is just sheet.
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Cheers for confirmation James.
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Grind it back and weld again, better if you can expose the seam again so you can ensure full penetration on the second run, if it is the chassis you could cut through the weld with a 1mm slitting disc, whack the heat back up and blend it all in one pass.
Cheers. Yes should be able to see seam again and if not will do as above
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That bodge right next to the outrigger is insane
Wait until you see the liquid metal mural underneath. The holes are similar to what I see on series threads! I think the outrigger itself will clean up. Just got to chop it nicely. Shouldn't be too bad and needs a new mount anywayThat bodge right next to the outrigger is insane
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I saw something resembling Swiss cheese a few pages back
Yeah... datsunesque. Maybe one day I'll weld up a 240 too. Last time I checked they were 8k for a rotten body lol
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That's the one mate. No. Reason being, I wanted the side on first to avoid flex or snapping! I'm doing the front side first then work out if I can cut out back side and bottom at same time. If I can I'll inner fillet the bottom to front side from the inside
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One of my sets of neighbours (the ones with young kids that I try to be conscious of by stopping at 6) are miserable about the idea of me doing my welding repairs on my own drive The other side are amazed that I do so much to my Land Rover and the guy thinks it is amazing that I can weld and own a couple of machines, the difference is night and day It's certainly not an easy fix and it's a big old repair that is for sure, never seen a D1 chassis in such a bad way
I would say that as long as you have it supported then you should be able to chop a fair bit of it out to get in to repair it.
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It's certainly not an easy fix and it's a big old repair that is for sure, never seen a D1 chassis in such a bad way
I would say that as long as you have it supported then you should be able to chop a fair bit of it out to get in to repair it.
That's what I was going to use the jacks for mate. I'll do the chassis atleast enough to get a years ticket on her. I may then buy a breaker if I get access to the barn. Who knows. The chassis may actually last well once repaired. Front end isn't bad at all it's all in rear
