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30-08-14, 04:05 PM
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Rust!!!!!!
Gave Zed a bit if tlc, then found some rust, just round the jacking point, so going to ahve to find a friend to weld him up..Biggest problem was getting the damm skirts off..............
http://s1285.photobucket.com/user/da...t/library/RUST
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30-08-14, 04:08 PM
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"Da da dum dum dum .... another one ......."
Sad to see though pal. Jacking point was the first area on Red to go.
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30-08-14, 04:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan1971
"Da da dum dum dum .... another one ......."
Sad to see though pal. Jacking point was the first area on Red to go.
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Less of the death march.............Zed is not going the way of the red one...He is being repaired
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30-08-14, 04:53 PM
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Front jacking points are very vulnerable to the tin worm, I treated mine last year, there were no holes but I was surprised at how much rust was there, I also removed the rubber bungs inboard from the jacking points, there was a lot of water in there which had probably contributed to the rusting, I left the bungs out, and flooded the box section with wax.
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Last edited by petet16; 30-08-14 at 05:02 PM.
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30-08-14, 04:54 PM
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Not good, I noticed both sides of the black one looking rough when I was doing the exhaust the other week, Think I will make cleaning them up a priority.
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30-08-14, 04:58 PM
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A before picture of mine, the 2 holes in the bottom left corner are normally plugged with rubber bungs, I left these out when I'd finished, I also opened up the drain hole, to try and prevent the drain hole getting blocked.
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30-08-14, 04:59 PM
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30-08-14, 08:28 PM
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Yep all mine have looked like petes to varying degrees, soon sorted with wire brush on a drill, rust treatment and underseal. Don't understand how some have managed to hope through unless they go swimming in the sea regular
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30-08-14, 09:28 PM
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Glad mines not the only one, will take the bungs out tomorrow, as well as checking the other side.....monday one of my customers will be asked for a quote, a few bit of metal and a few minutes welding and he will be as go as new. Then just got to put the side skirts back on....Where do I get new white clips??
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30-08-14, 09:45 PM
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I think Rimmers for the clips.
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