Help needed near Elgin, Scotland.

[ubuntootoo]

Hi Everyone,

This is my first time here so I apologise if my post is in the wrong place or inappropriate. I have a 2002 Ford Transit which has failed its MOT, mainly for corrosion on the chassis and subframe. In total there are nine areas which need repairing, all are holes at least finger size, some are several holes close together.

Unfortunately we are on a very tight budget. Since moving up here just over a year ago I no longer have a garage or driveway. All my vehicle repairs are done in the street outside my house. Many years ago I did some welding at college so I was tempted to have a go myself but not sure if it's practical to do lots of grinding etc in a quiet street, plus I don't have ramps etc.

Does anyone know of any decent independent guys up here that would like to tackle my van? I had a quote today of £700 plus vat. I know we could discuss the wisdom of spending that sort of money on an old transit, but if I scrap it I can only buy another old van which would probably have similar problems.

Any advice would be very welcome indeed.

Thanks
Richard

 

[gaz1]

sorry to say its either tackle it yourself or you wont like the price its a real dirty job masks are needed

ramps are needed to get the vehicle higher so you can weld it in a decent position

it would be best to post the pics as well

but to note what you may cut out to another is a different matter welding to what you think is best isnt always the case

so heres a few posts on the forums asking the same question

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/mk6-ford-transit-inner-sil-welding.79457/#post-1119557

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/weld-quality-check.78936/#post-1109141

 

[atomant48]

Been a while since I lived there but there were 2 garages that were pretty good at the stuff no one else wanted. One near Cawdor (piper hill farm I think it was called) and one in Kinloss village. But as above it’s not going to be cheap cheap anywhere.

 

[tom 748]

trust me,there will be more every year

 

[tom 748]

if you cant do it yourself,its a cash bucket

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Welcome aboard, Richard As the lads have said ^^, its likely to be difficult to get it done at a viable cost - but hopefully either of the places mentioned by @atomant48 might come up trumps [or be able to guide you to someone else].

Best of luck.

 

[MCKDAVID]

you'll struggle to do anything like welding / grinding on a public street, you'll have folks complaining in no time.

Maybe speak to some of the RAF lads at the base, they may have access to space / know of someone who does "homers"