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Sept 2, 2008 18:47:57 GMT
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............so did I  I had the seats out of the Cortina this afternoon, to give it a thorough valet lifted the carpets and found this; N/S/F not too bad, but still solid   and N/S/R solid too, full of sand again though   O/S/F  after dragging the vacuum nozzle over the dust and grit, I was left with this – and no doubt when the soundproofing is removed, there will be worse rot to report   O/S/R – not too bad   weldathon required before Blackpool Ford day PAGING MR. SCARY ;D |
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Sept 2, 2008 19:11:59 GMT
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I'll see your cortina and raise you a chevanne..  and I fixed that  like this...  |
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Sept 2, 2008 19:15:48 GMT
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Sept 2, 2008 19:20:51 GMT
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so is my vacuum cleaner full of rusty debris?
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Sept 2, 2008 19:24:52 GMT
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so is my vacuum cleaner full of rusty debris? urrr urrm you spotted that then might be.........  |
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Sept 2, 2008 19:30:41 GMT
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besides, your car is 25, my van is almost 30... I had to do more extensive welding than that on an 8 year old Punto last week after Failing Its Annual Test |
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gearoil
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Sept 2, 2008 19:58:00 GMT
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and I fixed that like this... What did that get chopped from Mr S...? |
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Sept 2, 2008 20:01:38 GMT
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a chevette....  don't worry, it died for a good cause |
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Sept 2, 2008 20:20:29 GMT
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I found this under the drivers seat of a Beetle I was driving;  Note the particularly weedy ruber mallet, I have no idea what was holding this together. Dave. |
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dubzi
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Sept 2, 2008 20:36:10 GMT
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Bedford CF. Rot already cut out and some welding started but you get the idea!   Doing a similar thing on the wife's London taxi at the moment too! |
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Happiness ain't at the end of the road. Happiness is the road.
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tofufi
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Sept 2, 2008 20:41:13 GMT
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Owch... doesn't look much rot for a 25 year old car though  I KNOW my floor is solid... I only replaced it last month  (Another Beetle again...) |
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Sept 2, 2008 21:24:36 GMT
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sold my mk1 escort with both front floorpans disconected from the sills all the way along (i did tell and show the guy and he was happy with it for the money) still cant believe how much a partially stripped rusty floored 2 door mk1 escort is worth nowadays!  this is after he poked all the loose stuff out of the drivers side.  |
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Sept 2, 2008 21:46:51 GMT
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it's all fixable you can see my old front floor in THIS thread |
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Last Edit: Sept 2, 2008 21:47:58 GMT by Ratters
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Think your floor is solid?BenzBoy
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Sept 2, 2008 23:10:35 GMT
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I know the feeling well. That horrible sinking feeling when you peel back the carpet and sound deadening to reveal a load of crust and daylight.
Still, I don't mind floors that much - the panels are usually pretty flat so fabbing up repair sections is easy.
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rtlkyuubi
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Sept 2, 2008 23:49:59 GMT
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a friends supposedly solid sierra: both passenger and driver's were the same and then all around the edge of the floor pan!  .   |
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berendd
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my ex mk1 fiesta:  when the soundproofing was removed, it was far worse, but still managed to sell it with everything exposed for a good price |
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My 39 year old GM floor.  |
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Last Edit: Sept 3, 2008 8:26:47 GMT by Jack
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funny how some cars go and some don't, my cortina has never had any welding on the floor at all.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Filthyjohn
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Sept 3, 2008 12:53:30 GMT
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When you work on a production line you have only just enough time to do the job (the time and motion w@nkers see to that). This results in a bare minimum 'that'll do' mentality, which is what I've always blamed inconsistent rustproofing/paint on.
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'95 Volvo 945 Turbo
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Sept 3, 2008 13:53:08 GMT
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funny how some cars go and some don't, my cortina has never had any welding on the floor at all. the problem with my cortina stems from living near the sea most of its life this is what it looked like last year before sills and inner sills were replaced, note the beach i found under the rotten carpet    |
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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after dragging the vacuum nozzle over the dust and grit, I was left with this – and no doubt when the soundproofing is removed, there will be worse rot to report
like this...
