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What is the ruling on taking a hammer to inspect a vehicle. Just thinking if more rust patch or section falls off, are you not damaging a sight as seen vehicle. Especially when you walk away, are you liable for causing more as if you damage a car body.
.. he’s a elderly man who got his grandson to take the pictures so he can’t tell me much, yes a hammer is not perfect it was a quick reply I’d probably use a screwdriver saves getting it home and needing a full chassis
Must admit I use a screwdriver, turn up in a set of overalls and make it clear I m going to examine it properly.Thanks for the concern i have been told I can check over the chassis properly, I wouldn’t go banging on someone’s car without them knowing first
turns out it does need welding, local fabricator said half a day for £150 but as every discovery there’s a lot more niggles to work my way through, think the exhaust manifold gasket has moved and is blocking it, I’ll definitely have more posts the next few weeks
If the exhaust manifold has not been done it'll prolly need it, so better to go ahead and do it. If all studs etc are intact, with a bit of very careful removal, (cannot emphasise enough HOW careful) you can take it off get it refaced and grind all the webbing away, then replace it.Hahah I can imagine the look on there face, if they advertise it as solid they can’t really say much when the rust falls off under inspection
The harm there would be chips into any protective finish, on my disco the original LR under seal + Ziebart coating which has and worked very well, so no rust or repairs requiring welding in the 24+ years… but then only 49,347 miles on the clock. I expect it would go to auction if i ever needed to sell
That's a fair point, but you wouldn't go investigating a tidy motor. I'm on about rusty sheds with piles of crud, mud and rust, patched patches etc. A sound chassis or bulkhead etc doesn't need touching, i agree you'll do more harm than goodThe harm is there would be chips into any protective finish, on my disco the original LR under seal + Ziebart coating which has and worked very well, so no rust or repairs requiring welding in the 24+ years… but then only 49,347 miles on the clock. I expect it would go to auction if i ever needed to sell
Nor does filler
‘Top Tip’ for today
i shared a Cortina once with other youths and we filled the holes in the sills with cardboard with a skim filler over the top, for the front seats that were detaching them selves from the floor I used the lids from 4x4 junction boxes, the boxes were free issue back then so used to sandwich the seats bolts to the rotten floor, so with no cost which the other youths thought was a wonderful idea, and with the cardboard provided by Kelloggs also FOC…fantastic.Nor does filler
