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I've never even attempted to MIG weld before, some of that welding is Robert's handiwork (the good bits). :D It does feel solid though, after some seam sealer and underseal has been applied, it should look and be up to MOT standard (I hope).

Cheers Mikey.............ach well, it's meant to a project car anyway (at least it is now) :D I take it that you moved the thread? Now everyone will see my poor attempts at welding :tongue:

Hi guys, As per the title, that's the first hole patched in the Zed :D:D Yes, I know it's a mess - but it's solid :D Many thanks to Robert for both the loan of the MIG and equipment and the tuition. :bow: Now for the sills :eek::eek::eek: Regards to all - - - Andy

Renewed subs via PayPal :rolleyes:

Hi there, welcome, My Zed is laid up too, I'm in the process of de-rusting the sills.

Beer on a Monday! Oh, how the other half lives :D Cheers on the welder Robert, I'd better get out and buy some metal then! Regards - Andy

That's very generous of you Jeff and I'll accept that fine offer :bow: PM me with the cost and payment method required and I'll endeavour to get the Zed sorted even sooner :D Regards - Andy

Probably would be .............:hurl:

It would have to be a small cat as I've only got some disposable BBQs :rofl:

Thanks for the interest Jeff, it's the driver's seat but the rusty sills and floor are first to get sorted. Maybe once they're fixed.....

Who needs a cat, three mouse traps for £1.49 - well worth the money :D

I'm waiting until I catch some more, two mice for a family of five don't go very far :D

It was funny when I found a car sponge in bits .........:D It was cute when I found that you had made a nest in my old wellie ............:cool: But then you snacked on my Zed ..................:cry: For that, you had to die...................:mad: The traps are out and they're staying out!

Here's a pic for you Neil. :)

Hi Neil, good to see you're still alive and kicking :D I've had no problems at all with the car, apart from the bodywork. Once that's all sorted, I'm confident that It'll be around for a good while yet. :hyper: Regards - Andy

Mine ain't broke either :) - - - It is however..................RUSTY! :(

Thanks, at least now I know where to concentrate my efforts. Don't look too closely at your rusty bits, you may have to join this not too exclusive club. :)

Yeah, as you say - all too familiar :( I'd already looked at the Ebay panels - thanks anyway. I was thinking of a sill return panel to start with. It'll save me trying to bend a piece of metal to the same shape as the rest of the sill :) Andy

Thanks, I'm sure that I'll need it. :D

Hi all, Ok, the Zed's MOT was due today but I knew that it would never pass with the state that the sills are in. After work, I had one of our MOT testers check it over...........:eek: It turns out that all he would have failed it on, would have been the bodywork - everything else is A-ok :D It appears that it's even had the rear brake pipes renewed prior to me buying it. Anyway, I started on the OSR sill tonight.............see the pics :eek:

Thanks for the kind advice StellaZ, I want to do it myself (where possible), there's no urgency attached, so hopefully it'll be done properly. :)

Thanks for that.........:) Have a piccy on me. Work started tonight, :smash: buying a cheap and cheerful angle grinder tomorrow. :D

Hi all, The Zed will be up on axle stands for a while as I now have to sort out the rusty sills problem.:( Where's the best place to support the car? I've got the stands under the rear subframe front mountings and the front engine x-member. Any problems with this set up or any better suggestions on placement? Thanks in advance - Andy

I wouldn't have expected a woman to stop and get out of her car that late at night. Too many weirdos out there to do so safely (yourself excluded of course).

Oooops...my laddie just got a Blackberry 8900 Curve on contract :slap: