col93saphcos

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hi,cossie failed mot today on the chassis part between rear spring and rear beam mounting point,do i just patch it up or get new chassis legs from hadrian car panels,do these fit over old ones?also i see they do rear outriggers what are they?is it them i would need or the chassis legs?im assuming rear beam,petrol tank etc all to come of to do job?any suggestions much appreciated,thanks col93saphcos

STUCOS

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Col have you got a welder ? can you do it your self ?

cheeRS stu

westus1

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very common and serious place for saphs to rot
thats what wrote off my old saph a few years back
chech the chassis legs in front of the springs as well as they
usualy crack there as well if they're rotten at the back like yours
its up to yourself if you just want it patched or fully cut out and replaced
either way it needs the full rear beam removed anyhow,
and a quick patch up will get it thru the mot
or a new chassis leg will cost a whole heap more tp sort out
you get what you pay for kinda thing mate
sorry to here about it, as i said, it wrote my car off as i didn't want it
welded that much, i thought it better to reshell
obviously your car so your decision

col93saphcos

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was going to see if could hire a mig welder,not sure if can manage it but was willing to try,garage i use would not be able to do it for about a month,their well busy,wouldnt be so bad but got bloody 6 degree beam coming soon!thanks col93saphcos

STUCOS

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Col if your changing your beam,not such a big deal,is the leg rotten threw both skin,s inner and outter

cheeRS stu

col93saphcos

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ye not sure when getting beam,its the passenger side thats got a hole kind of when you look through the trailing arm between spring and beam mount,think outside of it ok,drivers side looks rusted so would do that as well,you reckon plates?or new leg things?thanks col93saphcos

kitted_escort

i say give it a go with some sheet metal fella, just make sure you take off the battery before you start welding

STUCOS

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Col if you are stuck,i will come up give you a hand,could pop up one night this week,have a look

cheeRS stu

STUCOS

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col is car still mot and taxed

cheeRS stu

charlie luciano

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Which side has gone? a little bird tells me the exhaust/near side leg is still available from Ford, have the part number at home if you want it


Luciano

col93saphcos

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no,mot ran out on saturday,have had it booked in for near a month they so busy,would be cool if you could have a look see what you think,will get her stripped down abit and give you a shout if thats ok,oh will be jacked up in my drive dont have any where inside to do it,thanks col93saphcos

col93saphcos

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do they fit over old leg or need old one cut out?thanks col93saphcos

charlie luciano

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Col, no mate its a complete new part, old one will have to come out and then the new one welded in here is a pic of one I aqquired recently




Luciano

col93saphcos

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thanks luciano,so do you have to set new leg up with jig?doing full leg would be a fair job eh,but done right tho,thanks col93saphcos

tabetha

Not a job to do if you can't weld good, not a good one to practise on anyway.
The longest job if you do the whole thing is going to be removing old one and prepping area so it's perfect for welding new one, will be good forever with new one though, will outlast rest of car .
tabetha

col93saphcos

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ye think its to big a job for me that,will get her stripped down and see,hole thats visible is about 1/2"x2",will be worse once get in about it for sure tho,a friend thinks he has some 3 to 4mm channel stuff which may fit so heres hoping,when doing it i'll make sure its all solid elsewhere,think diff mount might be a bitch to come off tho,will try get started tonight,thanks col93saphcos

costina

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Please remember to fully wax all internal box sections once done
There is a plastic cap under rear seat by abs loom hole fill with wax as this area is double skinned and will and do corrode

Paul

STUCOS

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Col pm me your number and i will call you

cheeRS stu

charlie luciano

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I have a replacement chassis leg if you want it

Luciano

col93saphcos

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thankyou very much,will get back to you about that,as just about got beam off but bloody works been getting in the way,then i'll have better idea of how bad it is,thanks again tho col93saphcos

col93saphcos

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hi all,just to say after many evenings and weekends of working on her on the drive outside,passed mot today,chassis wasnt to bad so patched it and any other bits i could find,fitted 6 degree rear beam aswell,so,well chuffed,im off for a blast now,thanks to everyone for advice etc and many thanks to stucos for advice and parts etc,thanks again col93saphcos

KSA-Cossie

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Let me know how the beam is col.