Rotten

Post by **andrewsxt** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:16 am

I`ve got round to some grinding and welding today

oh happy days.

But.....

Quite a bit more to do, now can this be rebuilt from scratch with sheet steel and a bit of welding wizardry, or try and find a scrapper and cut the corner off, or can bits like this be bought.

Post by **moggyminor16** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 1:17 pm

hi ya
well yes it can be rebuilt i have done mine the same as yours or worse send me you email adress by pm ill send you pics and of all the repairs i did to the wood so then you can see or did you get newish wood
mm16

Post by **andrewsxt** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:04 pm

Hi MM

I`ve got some new wood to go on, it`s just that rear corner in photo that`s the biggest headache although i`ve just seen & ordered the particular bit that the bumper stud bolts onto, { good old ESM } the rest can be fashioned out of metal i have laying around.

Some photos of your own efforts would be nice, just use my email button, or indeed post them on here.

Post by **chickenjohn** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:27 pm

Yes, you can buy all those bits, I has to do simmilar on my Traveller earlier in the year. You can buy a complete boot floor to weld in, and all the other bits.

and if that lot needs replacing, then the rear chassis extension might too!

Post by **chickenjohn** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:30 pm

I would support the floor at several places with axle stands and big block of woor to stop the whole lot distorting!

Post by **andrewsxt** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:08 pm

Alright John

I`ve just bought one of the first photos and a pair of the fourth one but is that number three what i think it is ie right along the back edge, if it is i must buy you a pint if we ever meet

can`t say i noticed that one on their site.

Cheers mate

PS. surprisingly it`s only the top that`s rotten, underneath is as solid as the proverbial rock, thank god

Post by **andrewsxt** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 8:57 am

I still can`t find this bit on the website as i can`t see some of the images, what is it actually called.

Post by **Matt** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:36 am

send them the link to the picture and ask what it is ;)

Post by **chickenjohn** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:43 am

andrewsxt wrote:

I still can`t find this bit on the website as i can`t see some of the images, what is it actually called.

its the complete boot floor for the Traveller!

RP149.

I didn;t realised it existed either and ended up repairing the whole boot floor with lots of pieces of steel, cut and bent to shape. OK good practise, and the end result doesn't look to bad when ground smooth and seam sealed, painted etc, but I felt a bit silly when I found the whole panel for £30!!

http://shop.morrisminorspares.co.uk/pro ... d7ad1fb845

Post by **andrewsxt** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:25 pm

2 pints

Post by **andrewsxt** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:29 am

Got my new wood today and it comes with 6 square fillets, any idea where these go, and what`s the best thing to go between wood and metal, ie, dum dum, underseal, nothing.

Post by **chickenjohn** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 1:00 pm

Some of the fillets go to wedge the ali panels into place in the wood. You'll notice they are about 1cm across and fit into the ~1cm channels in the wood side leaving enough space for the ali panels and some dum dum.

BTW, its best to paint these before fitting.

Dum dum is the stuff, also available from ESM and others.

Post by **andrewsxt** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 2:03 pm

Cheers John, all i need now is for you to come round and fit it all for me

Post by **chickenjohn** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 2:54 pm

That would be lots of pints then ;););)