Front Chassis corrosion and welding ?

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08-12-2012, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by flay

I have the same issue on a ex-Manchester area XJ8. Is it possible a picture of after the welding? I am curious how the double skin patch looks.

+1 to the 'after' pic for comparison with the original damage pic.

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08-12-2012, 08:36 AM

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Neil,

Got your eMail and attachment. Here's the pic:

What's the Front Crossmember Vee Mount like after all the heat in that location?

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08-12-2012, 10:38 AM

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The rubber front chassis mount did start to get hot. At the first sign of "smoulder" we dosed it with a water spray, let it cool down and then carryed on.

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08-12-2012, 12:18 PM

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I think you were incredibly lucky to find someone of that caliber to do it for that price.

The welding looks very pro to me.

nurquhar did you pull the engine/trans just to do this?

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08-13-2012, 03:05 AM

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No. Left it all in place. We just had few damp rags around to stop any MiG splatter going ABS cables etc.

I think if we had attempted the job with Gas the rubber would have been on fire. The MiG is much kinder.

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