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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055  |
A hole is a failure,Won't cost more than £20 to get a plate welded over "a small hole". Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.
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1st Oct 2015 11:47am |
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| couplands Member Since: 31 Aug 2011 Location: Peak District & Cornwall Posts: 1826  
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Thanks, here's the "small hole"...
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1st Oct 2015 11:55am |
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| Mean Green Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: South Ayrshire Posts: 280 
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Rub down the surrounding area and repaint it, use a hole saw the same size at the other factory holes in the cross member and drill it out to look like is has always been there.
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1st Oct 2015 1:19pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10378
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A sticker would do the trick
Or...the ultimate sin...cover it with chequer plate  |
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1st Oct 2015 1:34pm |
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| couplands Member Since: 31 Aug 2011 Location: Peak District & Cornwall Posts: 1826
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I had actually thought of something like that.... : : It's a real bummer as I use Dinitrol and ACF50 on the cross member plus a good hose down when I've been laneing and this is the only bit that's got any rust. I even contemplated getting a Blacksheep cross member fitted, but that seems OTT for such a small hole. Cheers Simon |
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1st Oct 2015 1:45pm |
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| Dpgdefenders Member Since: 11 Nov 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 9 |
Bet it's not that size in 6 months
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1st Oct 2015 7:04pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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I would mask off, strip it back and get an idea exactly how bad it is and then address any damage and respray. Bit like this from another thread!
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1st Oct 2015 7:15pm |
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| couplands Member Since: 31 Aug 2011 Location: Peak District & Cornwall Posts: 1826
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^^^ Yeah, already done that a few times in its life. But it was only surface rust then and as I said I'd sprayed Dinitrol and ACF50 all in/over it.
What I'm worried about is how far its spread and if I'd be better to get a replacement cross member. More investigation needed. cheers simon |
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1st Oct 2015 7:48pm |
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| Disco_Mikey Member Since: 16 Nov 2014 Location: Dundee Posts: 531 
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Still a good few years in that crossmember yet
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1st Oct 2015 8:26pm |
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| Birdy Member Since: 07 Oct 2011 Location: Côte d'Azur Posts: 863  
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“better to get a replacement cross member”
There'll be other places on your chassis equally bad or worse, simply inaccessible or invisible. Bodge/weld the crossmember for as many years as your truck will pass its MOT without a fail for structure, start saving now for a new chassis, to go the whole hog when the inevitable happens. Peter Edited to add: DON'T make the same mistake as me. After my TD5's chassis had been welded up as many times as it would take and the MOT guy said “Enough is enough”, rather than bite the bullet and lash out four or five grand for a re-chassis, I flogged it and put the cash towards a brand-new 2.4. Big mistake, should've stuck with the tried and tested TD5 which was like I can see yours is, a bit of a work-horse. |
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2nd Oct 2015 2:08pm |
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| couplands Member Since: 31 Aug 2011 Location: Peak District & Cornwall Posts: 1826
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^^^this is a bit of my dilemma. I was thinking of getting a newer truck anyway, but then my 14 year old TD5 has only done 36k miles and is really very nice. Don't want to let it go.
Need to think hard about it. Cheers Simon |
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2nd Oct 2015 4:24pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17311 
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You'd be hard put to find an equivalent vehicle, if it was mine I'd keep it and when the time comes put it on a galvanised chassis.
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2nd Oct 2015 6:37pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347 
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I think the general consensus is to keep what you know and love.
I am finding this now with Miss Shaggydogs Td5, all the jobs and little issues I had fixed with my 200Tdi are now back and need to be done again. Doesn't sound like much but its another load of security fittings, another pair of Wipac Crystals, another load of door hinge repairs. I had a pair of chassis holes like that when I got my 200Tdi, I ignored it until the Mot man flagged it as a fail due to it being within 30cm of a towbar mount (and rightly so!) At the time I was at university and poor so I did the repair myself. Click image to enlarge What lies behind a 50p piece size hole. Looking for good metal is difficult sometimes 
Click image to enlarge New Metal Click image to enlarge Learning to weld Click image to enlarge Job Done. This worked for 2 years until the rot came back in a different area and I decided to replace the rear cross member back to the spring mounts. This cost about £350 if my memory serves me correctly and her chassis should now be good for another 5 years at least. Put aside £100 a month for 5 years and you have enough for a galv chassis and someone else to do the swap for you and a packet of hobnobs. I have been in your boots when it comes to thinking stick with what you know or go for something new and I would hand on heart say stick with what you know and make it your own. Then buy a new one along side it 
Just my 2p worth Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197
Self confessed mileage hunter  |
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2nd Oct 2015 9:31pm |
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| couplands Member Since: 31 Aug 2011 Location: Peak District & Cornwall Posts: 1826
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Just been looking at cross members. Any recommendations..?
Ive seen this one.. http://www.land-rover-parts-shop.com/en/ui...&stp=s cheers simon |
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4th Oct 2015 7:34pm |
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