Advice Needed

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Originally Posted by Dougal

Not if he's taking the Lt95 with it.

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True, very true. I didn't read the initial post very well did I:(

JC

patch the firewall, and sill/b pillar. rego with someone else who probebly wont look at it anyway.

Andy

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Originally Posted by maca

Nah no need to replace the firewall, the rust appears to be contained in the passenger foot well. and it was only after a fair bit of cleaning that I was able to see it from the inside.

I will try to post a couple of pics in the morrow.

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In that case repair and take somewhere else for roadworthy as Andrew suggested. The sill rust is normally superficial so may be just a clean up with drill and wire bush. I would drill out the spot welds and remove the rolled bit of flat fitted to protect the sill rubbers.

I double checked the mechanics report and the rust I was pulled up for was not in the firewall, its in the seat base:

http://www.miec.net/personal/aulro/m...floor_rust.JPG
http://www.miec.net/personal/aulro/m...floor_rust.JPG

The passenger sill is rusted as shown in the following pics, but the drivers sill is fine.

http://www.miec.net/personal/aulro/m...-sill_rust.JPG
http://www.miec.net/personal/aulro/m...-sill_rust.JPG

This is the rust in the firewall that I have mentioned previously:

http://www.miec.net/personal/aulro/m...ewall_rust.JPG

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Originally Posted by rar110

In that case repair and take somewhere else for roadworthy as Andrew suggested. The sill rust is normally superficial so may be just a clean up with drill and wire bush. I would drill out the spot welds and remove the rolled bit of flat fitted to protect the sill rubbers.

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The decision has been made!

I am going to rust convert and hydroseal the sills, firewall, and seat base.
Fix up a couple of other minor issues, then take it to another mechanic for a roadworthy (a non Landy mechanic).

All very easy to repair..:)
The sill could be fixed by grinding out the offending side & a replacement flat steel section welded in. As rar110 says, remove the rubber seal first, it can be drilled out & pop riveted back.