Posted April 13, 201014 yr help. on my escort mk 6 the sills have been done but there is bad rust on part of the square section chassis below the floor of the boot under the car. its on both sides where the rear towing eye is attached to if that makes sence. i just want to know if people have had these repaired? or can they be replaced? of patched up? suggestion please, just want to get it thru mot.
April 13, 201014 yr patched up yes, repaired yes, can knock the rust out then weld a plate over, but if its a daily driver it'll soon come back up somewhere else, all depends how much you like the car to be fair, if your planning on keeping it a while, get new rails welded in
April 14, 201014 yr Author patched up yes, repaired yes, can knock the rust out then weld a plate over, but if its a daily driver it'll soon come back up somewhere else, all depends how much you like the car to be fair, if your planning on keeping it a while, get new rails welded in ok thats the best thing to do then, is there a website or company that you can tell me that sells them? cheers
April 14, 201014 yr patched up yes, repaired yes, can knock the rust out then weld a plate over, but if its a daily driver it'll soon come back up somewhere else, all depends how much you like the car to be fair, if your planning on keeping it a while, get new rails welded in ok thats the best thing to do then, is there a website or company that you can tell me that sells them? cheers Yes.... Ford
April 14, 201014 yr euro car parts might, never really looked around that much to be fair, i got mine made before, but the thing is it'll cost about 300 quid fully done probably, but once its sealed and everything it'll last the life of the rest of the car
April 15, 201014 yr Author pop some pics up of how bad the rust is im going to take some tomorrow. ive got the sills booked in to be replaced and thats a good start. they told me they could plate the rear chassis rails but to be honest id rather have the rust cut out and new ones welded in
April 16, 201014 yr Author how much for both sills , rough price so i know what to expect for mine lol my garage has quoted me £90 a side new sills welded in! im paying £320 for sills, chassis arms and mot thrown in!! but will paint sills myself to save money.
April 17, 201014 yr Author atleast you know once its done it wont need doing for the next 10 odd years hmm yes lol thats true although being a ford im sure there will be other bits to do. Ive done the arches myself and rather pleased with the job, removed rust areas, treated, filled, and re-painted so i suggest its definatly worth a go to anyone handy with basic tools.
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