mk2 Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Too much natural weight reducing going on in one of mine. Welding it for the time being, but will eventually need a replacement front subframe.... could do with a spare rear beam too, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 I might have a spare in the scrap you can have for postage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted July 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Just about finished welding the damn thing for MOT. It will need replacing. I'm looking at an SE in Basingstoke 30 mins away that's had a front end. If the price is right, I'll pull it for parts and sell off any other bits. Gumtree... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 That's pretty rotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted July 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Yeah it is. Wierd thing though, is the other side is perfect. Not a spot of rust at all. Me thinks Fritz was having a rough day during assembly and forgot to squirt a load of wax into the left side. Not a trace anywhere. Other side has loads. Well it's all back together again, primed and very thickly waxoyled. Should last a year at least... till I could be bothered to do a subframe swap. I almost decided to pull the thing out as it's only the steering rack that causes hassle. i'd have left it in place, hanging off the column. But then thought and so does the exhaust and engine antisway strapping. Too much. Quicker to just weld it all in place. I'll take an after pic when I get a mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Looks like you had fun with the captive nut as wm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 this car lived in the country? - cow muck is great for dissolving cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted July 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Started life new in Carlisle for a few years, then Leicester for a few years then me here in Reading. One pattern I've noticed is that cars that start life up north when new rot out much sooner than cars down south. Has got to be weather related. One of my lupos that never left London is like new, but body work is covered in dents- due for a repsray very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Historical facts noted years ago. Ideally go get a Somerset car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Probably more salt on the road in the grim north During the winter the salt is so bad the Mk4 goes through entire screen wash tank in less than a week! Even carry spare with me in case it runs out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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