After the discovery of knackerd sills, ive now source the repair panels.

to do the outer, and inner and one return.

After digging how deep the crud goes its only 2-3" from the lower base line, and about 12" in length. so there is more than enough space to get back onto existing decent metal. it needs doing as ive caught it in time before it is worse.

The thing is i can borrow a welder from a friend, is it worth trying my hand at welding to sort it. or just bite the bullit and pay a mate who does it for a living but for £200-£300.

Sure my mate, will do a far better job, but i like to try new things.

Will i more than likely mess it up and regret not paying.

On a nice mota like yours I would pay someone else. Its not really the job for a first try welder

IMO

Pick something easier if you want to have a go.

DIY welding is very satisfying.

Edited March 23, 201114 yr by Slick Pete.

You would be better off getting a mate to do it if he is a professional, unless you have loads of metal to perfect it on first. or you don't care how the outcome looks.

 

Too much voltage and you will burn through the metal your trying to weld. too little and the weld wont be very good. i wouldn't of minded doing my own, but then i didnt care about the outcome as once I've sourced the correct panels. ill be getting mine done properly.

i wouldent even attempt it myself, and i can just about weld with a mig :-( any mess you make will be easyliy visable under the paint. im usually one for having a go, but bodywork and cambelts are a massive no no for me lol

dont do it yoursef if you cant weld you end up blowing holes and warping the sill with too much heat. or not not putting enough heat in and pidgeon shitting lol. welding def worth learning but learn on scraps not cars :D

Not wishing to high jack your thread Sussex Stu, but a couple of years ago I discovered the same problem on my UK tt. Having the same dilemma as you, I decided to do it myself and have posted my exploits on a DIY Welding site, where the help and advice was invaluable. http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=15465 This thread shows the extent of the corrosion and a step by step approach of how I went about it. I hope it goes someway to help you with your decision.

Again, apologies for the invasion.

Not wishing to high jack your thread Sussex Stu, but a couple of years ago I discovered the same problem on my UK tt. Having the same dilemma as you, I decided to do it myself and have posted my exploits on a DIY Welding site, where the help and advice was invaluable. http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=15465 This thread shows the extent of the corrosion and a step by step approach of how I went about it. I hope it goes someway to help you with your decision.

Again, apologies for the invasion.

 

Thats quality, ive bookmarked that for a later read lol

Its a shit job, pay the money, if you know you can trust someone to do it right

If you can get it done for the price u have been given, then dont go bodging it urself.

Thats a good price and you could get it all done out of 1 £5 sheet of steel.

The shaping of them is really easy to do if your mate knows what hes doing and it will be a proper job that you wont have to worry about in the future.

Its a shit job, pay the money, if you know you can trust someone to do it right

 

Agreed!

 

Plus with a job like that, getting it done properly is more important than getting it done cheaply! A decent weld job will last a lot longer in the long run and with a nice late UK spec like yours, I'd pay for a professional repair.

 

Richard:yes:

What they said ^^^^^. Pay the money and get it done right. You'd never forgive yourself if you 'had a go' and ended up costing yourself double/triple. Your car is too good to be learning/teaching/practicing on. But listen to and watch the pro whilst he does it.

Pay the man Stu - good price IMO!

 

CheerZ

 

Steve :)

Yep get a pro Stu or you will end up welding your fingers to the sill:ohmy:

I did mine with a friend, he is an aerospace welder , we did our apprentiship together.

He hates doing cars as the reason it needs welding is because its rotten. I did all the prep work a few days before, but it still took 20 hours to do it right. Also the only way to do it right is useing Oxy, as its neat and has full penetration. You can weld with mig, but if your not that good the weld will just be stuck on. Also you have to seam weld all added metal in that area. It is a bitch of a job to do right belive me.

 

Allan

Edited March 23, 201114 yr by gruntpa64

Not wishing to high jack your thread Sussex Stu, but a couple of years ago I discovered the same problem on my UK tt. Having the same dilemma as you, I decided to do it myself and have posted my exploits on a DIY Welding site, where the help and advice was invaluable. http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=15465 This thread shows the extent of the corrosion and a step by step approach of how I went about it. I hope it goes someway to help you with your decision.

Again, apologies for the invasion.

 

WOW mate, just read it, all 34 pages, serious work, brilliant job.