Mk6 rust. Whether to repair and rough cost.

[BUNGAL]

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[karl]

i started this today

same slimier problems as yours but lookerly only one side is affected

this has loads of rust underneath but knocking it with a pining hammer its is solid and has just surface rust so wants all work is complete it will be getting the pure oil mix treatment

[TriumphStag]

I had a similar dilemma. I ended up going on an evening course at the local college, then bought myself a cheap (new) Clarke gas Mig welder.

With an old transit, its a long-term investment!!!!

Actually, with all the practice I have been getting on my van I am getting pretty good now, although a guy at the local garage said I should not have seam welded the arches to the bed and should have just spot welded it. I don't agree......

[karl]

I had a similar dilemma. I ended up going on an evening course at the local college, then bought myself a cheap (new) Clarke gas Mig welder.

With an old transit, its a long-term investment!!!!

Actually, with all the practice I have been getting on my van I am getting pretty good now, although a guy at the local garage said I should not have seam welded the arches to the bed and should have just spot welded it. I don't agree......

I agree with your mate spot welding is efficient enough as that what the manufactures do

[Brains_transit]

My van is a bit like that in the arch Karl but its took out the inner arch too

[Altransit]

My van is a bit like that in the arch Karl but its took out the inner arch too

Yes, that's exactly how mine was

[Punto443]

Mine unfortunately was needing to much work with me not having enough time to do it

[karl]

My van is a bit like that in the arch Karl but its took out the inner arch too

Its not mine its a job am doing I have cut the whole arch out up to the suspension leg I PIC up OEM parts Monday as I couldn't get patterned ones but they where cheap at just £47.00 including vat trade for both panels I need so am happy

[andypdq]

Thing is, if you never have a go yourself, you never learn, If you decide to weld it, pay out for someone else to do it, you're a lot poorer and none the wiser, and you have no idea how well it's been done, because you haven't done it yourself. Next time it costs you a huge amount again.

[TriumphStag]

I agree with your mate spot welding is efficient enough as that what the manufactures do

Fair enough, but im not convinced (as he was) that seam welding it was bad. also, given how thin the metal was in places, I wouldn't trust spot welds on most of it

Thing is, if you never have a go yourself, you never learn, If you decide to weld it, pay out for someone else to do it, you're none the wiser, and you have no idea how well it's been done, because you haven't done it yourself. Next time it costs you a huge amount again.

Exactly.

Should be Fords marketing logo..... Learn to weld. Buy a ford.

[andypdq]

I agree with your mate spot welding is efficient enough as that what the manufactures do

Fair enough, but im not convinced (as he was) that seam welding it was bad. also, given how thin the metal was in places, I wouldn't trust spot welds on most of it

Thing is, if you never have a go yourself, you never learn, If you decide to weld it, pay out for someone else to do it, you're none the wiser, and you have no idea how well it's been done, because you haven't done it yourself. Next time it costs you a huge amount again.

Exactly.

Should be Fords marketing logo..... Learn to weld. Buy a ford.

I have done lots of welding on BL stuff in my time, mostly mine, I have an unfathomable S&M style attractiom for them, BL came up with some brilliant designs, shame about the abysmal production quality. If you have a Stag, pics please, beautiful car.

[Altransit]

I learned to weld on an Austin 1300GT, and then a Mini, but that was in Oxy-Acetylene days, I've never used a MIG

[andypdq]

I learned to weld on an Austin 1300GT, and then a Mini, but that was in Oxy-Acetylene days, I've never used a MIG

Mig is a doddle compared to Oxy, it's about as hard as using a glue gun, and several times faster than oxy. I presume it was inner wings first on Austin 1100/1300, one BL product I'd rather forget, hydrospastic suspension and all.

[Altransit]

I presume it was inner wings first on Austin 1100/1300, one BL product I'd rather forget, hydrospastic suspension and all.

Strangely it was the sills, which had completely parted company with the floor, on a car that was just 4 years old I managed to melt the wiring which BL had thoughtfully run through the void formed by the inner and outer sill

[TriumphStag]

I have done lots of welding on BL stuff in my time, mostly mine, I have an unfathomable S&M style attractiom for them, BL came up with some brilliant designs, shame about the abysmal production quality. If you have a Stag, pics please, beautiful car.

Here you go:

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=148181+

Didn't want to hijack the thread too much