browntastic 604

[dieselnutjob]

I started looking into rust in the engine bay, which can only be fixed now with the engine out.

This is the drivers side "chassis" rail that runs along the bottom of the inner wing.

you can see some holes where the metal has become so thin that holes have formed

 

and this is view of the same rail from underneath

I also made the mistake of poking at some loose underseal on the wheelarch / splash guard thing

[Tag2664]

Bugger! Could be worse. 

[dieselnutjob]

It probably is worse. 

[dieselnutjob]

There is a 604 for sale in Doncaster at the moment:-

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255673376731

[Royale80]

Lovely, When I was 14 in 1979 Mr Bonner the maths teacher had a brand new one exactly the same as the one in the ad. Not a typical teachers car of the time! Made a lovely sound when he used to gun it -which h3 did most of the time. Superb cars and one I always wanted along with a Renault 30TX.

[dieselnutjob]

I spent much of today crouched here:-

with the engine dangling above my head.

Drilling out spot welds:-

and peeling back metal. This bit fought me a bit:-

I'm nearly ready to start making a replacement bit and start welding it in:-