For Sale The Crying Pumpkin - Dire MOT fail on rust - any takers?

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Dog guard yes please, Bull Bar no thanks

Whereabouts are you?

 

Shitely or ?

[AMC Rebel]

Whereabouts are you?

 

Shitely or ?

Sorry only just got back to this - I am near Loughborough Leics (J23 M1) - but regularly in Hampshire these days.

[AMC Rebel]

The longest hocky stick removal in history continues.  The last bolt is really fighting me.  I was hoping new cutting discs for the angle grinder would help - and they did, up to a point, but I can't get the thing in far enough so the bolt is hanging on.  Contemplating purchase of a £50 9-inch angle grinder to finish the job.

 

 

 

[Guest Hooli]

Would you not get better access cutting the nut (or head) off & hammering it through from there?

I can't recall how I did mine, but I recall I didn't want to do it again.

[Rusty_Rocket]

^^^ that's what I'd do. Failing that, nice sharp chisel, good heavy hammer and split the nut. It'll unwind easily when it's starting to split. Then belt the bolt out with a punch. 

[AMC Rebel]

9" angle grinder purchased and did the job in about 2 mins. Now can't press the new busehes in straight - anyone Leics/Derbys/Notts wirh a press?

[Guest Hooli]

I took them to a garage as I couldn't get them in either.

[AMC Rebel]

I took them to a garage as I couldn't get them in either.

Annoying isn't it?  The Internet is full of of wallahs saying they pressed 'em in with a vice (which I have).

[AMC Rebel]

Update - I bought polybushes for no reason except they don't need a press to install.

 

After a monster fight involving various trolley jacks and swearing, the radius arm is refitted.  

 

Verdict - death wobble better, but not fixed.

 

It hasn't actually done the death wobble - but came close when I found a suitable pothole and tried to provoke it.

 

I need to do the other side but it has to go and fail the MOT first.

 

 

[DodgeRover]

I think I pressed in some from Paddock with a vice and a big socket....it was a very big vice though and I probably had a piece of pipe on the handle for more leverage to increase the pressure.

[richardthestag]

problem with rubber bushes these days is that the rubber is actually butter.

 

Means that you end up swapping the bastards out every year, or thereabouts

 

make sure you copper grease up the bolts before reinstalling them otherwise they will rust to the inner steel tube of the bush and that will be an even bigger arse to get out

[AMC Rebel]

Please pray to the Gods of Shite today - MOT day.

 

Thinking about it, there was a woman furiously crossing herself and praying on the flight last night - I should have asked her to put in a word.

 

(I did talk to her in the end and tried to be nice - she's terrified of flying)

[AMC Rebel]

Update - dire failure for body corrosion everywhere.  I think it may be the end of the road for this particular pumpkin.

[Guest Hooli]

Update - dire failure for body corrosion everywhere.  I think it may be the end of the road for this particular pumpkin.

TADTS.

[dean36014]

That is an impressive list of failures for welding i have to say! Its a range rover though so all fixable with time a sparky stick.

[AMC Rebel]

That is an impressive list of failures for welding i have to say! Its a range rover though so all fixable with time a sparky stick.

Not by me it's not

[AMC Rebel]

 

Reason(s) for failure

• Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases loose (7.1.2)

Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings rear panel (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings rear panel (6.1.B.2)

Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor (6.1.B.2)

Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor/body mount corroded above coil spring (6.1.B.2)

Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch (5.2.6)

Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill (6.1.B.2)

Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings inner sill (6.1.B.2)

Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor (6.1.B.2)

Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings inner wheel arch (6.1.B.2)

Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings front panel (6.1.B.2)

Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings front of inner wheel arch (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings front panel (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings front of inner wheel arch (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings inner sill (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings inner sill (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch (5.2.6)

Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor (6.1.B.2)

Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded front of both front to rear (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded both pipes (3.6.B.2c)

Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)

Advisory notice item(s)

• Fuel tank strap corroded

Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded both pipes (3.6.B.2c)

Central Rear Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

[Guest Hooli]

Looks like a full house!

 

 

Have you tried hammering a Freelander over it?

[AMC Rebel]

Anyone fancy saving this?

 

I can't really attempt it, or justify paying anyone else to.

 

I paid £1200 and have spent a further few hundred (many new prats fitted as they used to say in Jalopy), but I know it's not a great prospect as it stands so derisory offers will be considered.

 

Comes with working Dab CD/radio, spare full leather interior, massssssssive history file, handbook I got off eBay.

 

The good news is it has ticket until 10th October so can be driven I guess - but you'll need to get a wriggle on.

 

Otherwise I suspect it's destined for the bridge

[Rod/b]

That's a LOT of rust!

[sierraman]

Christ... that's the worst MOT phail I've ever seen. Did the tester give you a yard broom, a shovel and some bin liners to take it home in?

[Talbot]

That will still make a grand on the bay of snot.  People buy them to break for spares.  Engines, axles etc. all make moneh.  Don't shove it over the bridge...

[mk2_craig]

Hell! Love how you were finding crispy bits but the priority was getting the RANGE ROVER lettering right, very "Autoshite". I failed an MoT once because sticking the badges back on after a respray was a more enjoyable use of my time than replacing a seized brake valve!

[AMC Rebel]

Christ... that's the worst MOT phail I've ever seen. Did the tester give you a yard broom, a shovel and some bin liners to take it home in?

 

He did say he suspected the previous MOT must've been a little "kind"

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

"Hi, I'm dropping off my Range Rover for its MOT. I also ran over your dog on the way in. Here are the keys, give me a call when it's done."

[stephen01]

Thats a pretty impressive fail sheet for rot. surely you need to fit one massice plastic undertray covering the whole floor and job done? serisoually though, bang it on ebay, honest advert, I reckon you'll see 500 back from it. 

[garbaldy]

Holy shit and to think it looked pretty good underneath too

[richardthestag]

there seems to be a lot of duplication in that report, were they making a separate note for every single hole?

 

It is just the body that is rusted or does the chassis need remediation also

 

Reading inbetween the lines;

rear crossmember,

both sills and probably all 4 sill mounts,

rear wheel arches,

front footwells, bulkhead mounts?

 

and front inner wings (which are NOT structural)

 

Plus a couple of brake lines and need for a new air filter and italian tune up

[AMC Rebel]

I took a look on ebay (to get an idea) first thing I see is this!

 

[AMC Rebel]

there seems to be a lot of duplication in that report, were they making a separate note for every single hole?

 

It is just the body that is rusted or does the chassis need remediation also

 

Reading inbetween the lines;

rear crossmember,

both sills and probably all 4 sill mounts,

rear wheel arches,

front footwells, bulkhead mounts?

 

and front inner wings (which are NOT structural)

 

Plus a couple of brake lines and need for a new air filter and italian tune up

 

Brake lines I can do easy - and I suspect an air leak somewhere in the intercooler pipework is causing the smoke (although an italian tune wouldn't go amiss).

 

As far as I can see, the Chassis is fine.

 

But there's no realistic hope of me doing the bodywork.