Thread: Advice Needed

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

Andy

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.

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:




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




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

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.

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).