Hey Martin, Great job ! You have first hand knowledge on how much that spot weld tool is a pain in the ....... ! When you have so much rust to deal with its not easy to find spot welds and what goes together and in what order they were put together. I love your positive attitude and determination. I hate rust ! It's never a great thing to deal with and never ends but, by repairing your rust instead of throwing away is a great way to learn to weld and learn new skills. That is what I love about your videos. YOu never let things stop you and your positive attitude keeps me coming back ! Thanks for taing your time to make your videos. Cheers !
A few years ago my son asked me to help him put new sills on his van we ended up more or less replacing most of the underside on both sides of the van. But to be honest it was worth doing because it is a good van we rust cured all under it and then under sealed it all he was well happy with I tend not to answer the phone when he calls now lol good job Martin Rob
Just had mine done mate, at a friend rate thank god. Mine was the same but full of plastic bottles, bits of off cut metal. Good luck with this side the other came out a treat. All the best Paul.
Love these sorts of videos Martin. I seen the original ones you posted years ago and thought I could give it a bash. That’s was after I sold my transit mind you lol, I sold it to a friend who fixed the exterior and put windows and carpet in the back. He used it for a year then has sat for almost 2 years rotting away. I bought it back about 2 months ago remember and watching the first lot of videos again. So went and bought cheap mig welder and have some tools like clamps and magnets just need to pull out the leather jacket. I know you get loads of emails and stuff so if and when I get round to it I’ll post before and after pics as you have gave me enough information and video content to give it a bash. I’m a confident I’ll be able to lay a few bird shit welds😂. Thanks for sharing and speak to you soon my friend.
gonna be a Proper job!, i just read in the comments you've renewed the insurance and keeping it..... plains for a day van gone south was looking forward to seeing the out come of that. another great vid looking forward to part 2!
Hi Martin great video on the transit van 😩 You one brave man talking that rotten van on but that’s what makes your channel good to watch 👍🏻 Cheers for some light entertainment Stevie 😆
Welding is certainly a true art...to get it proper job! Did the same myself, got myself a cheapish welder and watched a few tutorial vids! Now, the old mower I have is pretty much like new! Certainly looking forward to seeing how your going to get that rust gone!!
I wish you would film the entire project, and then post them all at the same time, even if you have broken them up into parts. Because I get so interested in what you are doing, and it stops. Then I have to wait on the next installment. That is torture in my opinion. LOL, I really do like to watch you repair such things, but I have to wait for the next part... Darn!
I take my hat off to you, for having a go at such a project even though you don't know exactly what you are doing,....not knowing exactly where to cut into the bodywork at the start would be more than enough to put most people off.
Soon will hear the satisfying ring of hammer to metal once the welding of new sheet steel grabs hold , make sure you have a full reel of welding wire Martin
sprinters are nothing like transits you get surface rust on the outside bottom half but thats all it is surface rust. transits are just cheap thin metal i had a transit before i got a sprinter which was a year older than my transit i have never welded it yet and it sails through its mot.
😂 Fact. I'm practically an engineer now after two years with a van that was supposed to be a temporary thing. In hindsight I should have bought something else. They're a rabbit hole of rot.
Great to see you getting stuck into it Martin . Scary what lurks behind rusty sills once you open them up. At least your doing a proper job of it . Get an old piece of carpet to lie on the damp floor is no good ,regards Rich
Hi just recently started watching your ch...it's got everthing 👌but you and your mate crease me up...I'm calling yuz two... bigRON and little RON....😊👍👍👍👍cheers from dave... brilliant stuff..!!!
Sorry only just managed to get to watch this is I have just been cutting my mums garden and cutting the hedges back.Good look Martin hope it will turn out nice and you maybe able to make a profit keep up the great work
I remember the two old gypsys who had the scrappy under Lewisham station, they used an insulation cavity injection machine and used to pump sills and chassis rails with concrete and their cars used to pass MoTs like it too O.o Real pair of Bodgett, flogget and leggett merchants, learned a few tricks from them including how to make a burnt out clutch like new for a few miles using carbon tetrachloride sprayed into the plates, sawdust in the gearbox always quietened down a knackered box or diff hehe
Great video Martin. Onward and upwards lol. We have been here before and beat the rust and did a great job welding, it can be done again. I would see if you could buy new inner sills save you from patching all that. Cheers, Jeff.
Another good video Martin , Jesus it's rotten as a pear init . Had my old fiesta courier van done that was rotten as you know what too. Keep em coming all the best 👍
God, here we go again, bet you're sick of it? My foot well and inner sil are worse than that but my inner and outer sils up the side of the van are pretty good. I managed to get a complete galvanised foot well, inner sil and outer sil/arch from central panels, they are very good quality and a good price. Had to get the inner arch (£70) from rates ford (ebay), and the outrigger behind the foot well from my local ford, (£90). Had to cut the outrigger out in order to fit the inner sil properly but it had a big hole in it where the foot well spots to it. Working on the idea that if I can just break the spots I'll have less fabrication to do? It's like a puzzle trying to work out which bit to fit first so have been cutting out small bits to make sure I don't cut the wrong bit out. Keep up the great videos, they've helped me prepare for what I'm having to do.
Hi Martin for years I ran transits, very good mechanically, but when it comes to rust and rot they surpass all others, what you don`t weld this year you will next, never ending battle, sills, steps, spring hangers, just name it and it will rot, time consuming but every year gives you an opportunity to practice welding.
Jeez, the previous transits were really bad for rusting, and it looks like Ford didn't make any improvements to these models either.I would be totally put off by this level of rot, you are one brave man Martin, thats for sure.
What you should of done first Martin is scribe the line of your new panel then cut he majority of the old panel off but cut about half an inch away from your line that way when the panel is offered back up you will get the new panel a lot closer then re-scribe your line, I learnt that mistake on a few vehicles over the years welding full sill onto vehicles.
Nice to see you making a start Martin 👍Definitely got your work cut out, no pun intended 😉 I guess the rust repairs will be the worst part 🤔 Next time I'm in Woodall, I'll have a cake in your honour from that delicatessen on the main road 😉
OMG what a sight for sore eyes. With a 4ft folder and a spot welder you'd be laughing. You'd knock out youre own panels from a sheet of steel. Buying panels or making them without a folder and spot welder is going to be hard graft. Interested to see the rust treatment stuff you use if you can show us the tin. Good luck with it.
Hi i need to do a similar job to you on my van would taking the earth off the battery prevent ecu/alternator damage please don't want to be killing the electrics!
Excellent Martin, just one thing I meant to mention in the past. Seeing as you work with so much rust metal what with these and the lawnmowers please do make sure your tetanus shots are up to date!
Good luck with the project but I do wonder if it is worth it. What was going on in Fords heads when they sent these vans out . Was it bad steel or lack of rusrproofing or both.
Hi I watch u all the time .what do u use to film 🎥 yourself and what u use for editing would you consider on make a video on how you do .Darren & jane much appreciated 🙏. Ps watching you tought me how to weld
loads work there martin nothing you cant handle may i make a suggestion make a elongated capital n weld part to inner reconstruct inner sill oh and please wear gloves lol
Just to make it easier for you, couldn't you jack up the van, put a couple of breeze blocks under the wheels to raise it to make it much better to work under, instead of lying on the floor with only a foot of room?. I could be wrong, but just a thought.
I don't want to make anyone jealous but last month i bought a 2010 high mileage transit swb with hardly any rust . Shitty engine but tidy body. £500 It runs nice up to a point and then i call the AA to take me the rest of the way home . I should get more for bits . Let me know . South Wales near Bridgend.
What a mess Martin . Good luck with the job . Ford must have used some real poor steel back in the day. Will send you a message regarding something i have for you. Cheers Pete.
I didn't know Transits recycle themselves back to nature ☺ Wonder if treating with Dinitrol would have slowed the rust down? You going to use vatcan on the remainder of the rust or por15?
This rust just smells of Ford not painting/rust proofing these vans properly in the first place. It's like rust you used to see on 70's and 80's cars! Top job for the perseverance and sticking at it!
It's not so much the rust proofing as the fact that don't fill the cavity with waterproof foam or something similar. They fill up with water and mud and rust from the inside out. If I were doing this job I would replace both inner and outer sills and inject foam into the voids. But personally I'd be throwing this rotbox into the pot, with the ULZ being introduced me next year in London there will be a surfeit of diesel Transits for sale that won't meet the emissions criteria.
Hi Martin, love your vids ,I have a mk6 tranny which is starting to defo need welding , I have had alot of experience with a Oxford stick ark welder .I have never used a mig, I can't afford massive welding costs bit love the van , what u reckon on getting a mig welder and having a go ? ? I've watched your vids and your own welding is looking so good now .would appreciate your thoughts cheers ,keep up good work .is your mk 6 still going
I learn't in front of everybody on TH-cam lol. I'm s glad I now know how to weld as its been so useful. Give it a go, there's plenty of tutorials to help. That's how I learn't
When I did my brothers van I used flat plate for the inner sill welded it in place then clamped and plug welded the bottom of the sill to it. It was just as bad as yours.
thats why i scrapped my transit i got sick of welding it every year lol. i got a 2004 sprinter van after that apart from the usual surface rust on the outside it is still as solid underneath as when it came out the factory and over 200k on the clock apart from a leaking injector it runs great. i would never get a transit again to much hassle. if i was you weld it get mot and sell it. good luck with it anyway.
Yes I know what's what, just thought there might be a more deserving cause. I've welded much worse up in the past....many years ago and with oxy acetylene as well.
Martin, next time don’t bother drilling and all that, just leave it as double thickness seams and just cut the rest out. Stronger and not much of a difference. Adjust from there.
I actually appreciate the time and effort you are going to but beyond all the obvious stuff, that’s a pretty dangerous place to sit in and travel down the road. You may get it to an m.o.t passable state, but at heart, it’s plain dangerous
The mud flaps on the mk6 is not worth a phuk. I fitted plastic from my old Renault traffic to stop water spraying all over the back. They rust so bad at the rear. I Dunno exactly what cause it to get so rusty there. Maybe the seals over doors are letting moisture down somehow. Welding yourself is the only option. Im not the scrap the van type person either. More interesting saving your money and learning a new skill. Fair play to you. Good luck
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Hey Martin,
Great job ! You have first hand knowledge on how much that spot weld tool is a pain in the ....... ! When you have so much rust to deal with its not easy to find spot welds and what goes together and in what order they were put together. I love your positive attitude and determination. I hate rust ! It's never a great thing to deal with and never ends but, by repairing your rust instead of throwing away is a great way to learn to weld and learn new skills. That is what I love about your videos. YOu never let things stop you and your positive attitude keeps me coming back ! Thanks for taing your time to make your videos. Cheers !
Thanks Cody, yes, These new welding skills are coming in very handy on this van.
A few years ago my son asked me to help him put new sills on his van we ended up more or less replacing most of the underside on both sides of the van. But to be honest it was worth doing because it is a good van we rust cured all under it and then under sealed it all he was well happy with I tend not to answer the phone when he calls now lol good job Martin Rob
Arthur Tussik eat your heart out . This man rocks
It’s a never ending job with them transits Martin! Good luck
Reminds me off my Nissan Serena spent many a day under that rust bucket, looking forward to the rest of the repair.
Just had mine done mate, at a friend rate thank god. Mine was the same but full of plastic bottles, bits of off cut metal. Good luck with this side the other came out a treat. All the best Paul.
Love these sorts of videos Martin.
I seen the original ones you posted years ago and thought I could give it a bash.
That’s was after I sold my transit mind you lol, I sold it to a friend who fixed the exterior and put windows and carpet in the back.
He used it for a year then has sat for almost 2 years rotting away.
I bought it back about 2 months ago remember and watching the first lot of videos again.
So went and bought cheap mig welder and have some tools like clamps and magnets just need to pull out the leather jacket.
I know you get loads of emails and stuff so if and when I get round to it I’ll post before and after pics as you have gave me enough information and video content to give it a bash.
I’m a confident I’ll be able to lay a few bird shit welds😂.
Thanks for sharing and speak to you soon my friend.
Nice one Billy, good luck with it bud.
That's why grinders were invented for bird shit welds lol
gonna be a Proper job!, i just read in the comments you've renewed the insurance and keeping it..... plains for a day van gone south was looking forward to seeing the out come of that. another great vid looking forward to part 2!
Hi Martin great video on the transit van 😩 You one brave man talking that rotten van on but that’s what makes your channel good to watch 👍🏻 Cheers for some light entertainment Stevie 😆
Here i am on my 31st birthday trawling through TH-cam and the first video i watch is this. Can't wait to see the Transit gleaming again.
Gleaming? He'll get it straight and sell it...It won't be gleaming...He might polish it.. Ummm!
Happy birthday Michael.
I've just renewed the insurance so am keeping it.
@@retrorestore Hoorah for common sense.......
Happy belated birthday mate and hope you had a good one :)
Peace
Welding is certainly a true art...to get it proper job! Did the same myself, got myself a cheapish welder and watched a few tutorial vids! Now, the old mower I have is pretty much like new! Certainly looking forward to seeing how your going to get that rust gone!!
I wish you would film the entire project, and then post them all at the same time, even if you have broken them up into parts. Because I get so interested in what you are doing, and it stops. Then I have to wait on the next installment. That is torture in my opinion. LOL, I really do like to watch you repair such things, but I have to wait for the next part... Darn!
Haha, I wish I could do it all in one go but I'm off to golf tomorrow lol
Will certainly be looking forward to the next episode on this project Martin. 👍
I take my hat off to you, for having a go at such a project even though you don't know exactly what you are doing,....not knowing exactly where to cut into the bodywork at the start would be more than enough to put most people off.
She is well worth saving, it’s only rust. Cut it out and put good stuff back in, I did the same with my transit. Paul
Martin if you can do it. Your a miracle worker and I'll be impressed lol. Looks a rust pit pal
Great job , there will be a lot of satisfaction when the job is done.
Thanks for doing this Martin. Like you said most people would have scrapped it.
Great Martin very helpful video those doing their vans, hope you are all well buddy
Thanks Dave
Soon will hear the satisfying ring of hammer to metal once the welding of new sheet steel grabs hold , make sure you have a full reel of welding wire Martin
Martin, you have got to use a carpet to lay on, and don't forget your dust mask, great job I know you will do it, I had same with my old van.
Excellent idea with the window 😉
truth there.. " if you want to learn to weld, buy an old transit & you will have plenty of practice "
Another van that comes to mind is a Sprinter.
sprinters are nothing like transits you get surface rust on the outside bottom half but thats all it is surface rust. transits are just cheap thin metal i had a transit before i got a sprinter which was a year older than my transit i have never welded it yet and it sails through its mot.
To be honest any old van is likely to be knackered and rusty. They live a hard life
ianmedium ... lol
😂 Fact. I'm practically an engineer now after two years with a van that was supposed to be a temporary thing. In hindsight I should have bought something else. They're a rabbit hole of rot.
Martin, There is a fair bit of work there but at least they make the repair sections for it which will save a lot of time making them up. Cheers dave
Yes there is Dave, I've been down this road before on the other side lol.
Great to see you getting stuck into it Martin . Scary what lurks behind rusty sills once you open them up. At least your doing a proper job of it . Get an old piece of carpet to lie on the damp floor is no good ,regards Rich
Yes I will Richard.
There are replacement sills & wings for transits from Germany, pre-cut fir welding.
Hi just recently started watching your ch...it's got everthing 👌but you and your mate crease me up...I'm calling yuz two... bigRON and little RON....😊👍👍👍👍cheers from dave... brilliant stuff..!!!
thanks for watching Dave.
Cheers
Martin
Great start martin, always with welding the prep work & fabrication takes the longest. Certainly got a job on there.
Nothing I haven't done before though.
Yipppeeee the transits getting more work done I've been waiting for this nice one Martin
After centre punching I run a small diameter drill into the top layer of metal to stop the cutter running off.
Sorry only just managed to get to watch this is I have just been cutting my mums garden and cutting the hedges back.Good look Martin hope it will turn out nice and you maybe able to make a profit keep up the great work
Love it I done one not long ago and billed the person 2 grand had to rebuild most of the van was a nightmare 🤣 keep up the good work mate 👍
Great vid Martin 👍look forward to part 2
🤪and part 3 &4&5&6&7&8&9&10&11&12&13&14&15&16&17&18&19&20&21&22&23&24&25&26&27&28&29&30
I remember the two old gypsys who had the scrappy under Lewisham station, they used an insulation cavity injection machine and used to pump sills and chassis rails with concrete and their cars used to pass MoTs like it too O.o Real pair of Bodgett, flogget and leggett merchants, learned a few tricks from them including how to make a burnt out clutch like new for a few miles using carbon tetrachloride sprayed into the plates, sawdust in the gearbox always quietened down a knackered box or diff hehe
O' Gawd!
Haha tales of yesterday Ian lol Heard of a few of those.
Ian, was that Kings of Lee by the bridge in the high st?
Great video Martin. Onward and upwards lol. We have been here before and beat the rust and did a great job welding, it can be done again. I would see if you could buy new inner sills save you from patching all that.
Cheers, Jeff.
i'm looking into that tonight Jeff.
Thank you Martin always love your videos
Another good video Martin , Jesus it's rotten as a pear init . Had my old fiesta courier van done that was rotten as you know what too. Keep em coming all the best 👍
Nice video Martin I’m Learning to weld on my Vauxhall viva hb two door 1968 it’s a bit of a Learning curve for me to but I’m enjoying it 👍
maximum respect..that is a nightmare of a job...
Excellent vid Martin. I do like how to guides 😍
Thanks for the video i really enjoyed it i find it very interesting can't wait for the next one
cheers mate
Lol I’ve got a jumbotransit ,wouldn’t know how to turn a welder on & am now bricking it.
Thanks,good vid 😉
Well done Mate!! Ya gotta start somewhere eh!!☺
Exactly, and its good practice lol
Get square channel to build an inner sill. Fresh metal to weld outer pieces. I had a rusted out vw convertible, the structure was all in the sills.
Top video mate good work good man putting the window down lol god I hate rust I have to do my front jacking points on my mg zs
Love the music. Classic
God, here we go again, bet you're sick of it? My foot well and inner sil are worse than that but my inner and outer sils up the side of the van are pretty good. I managed to get a complete galvanised foot well, inner sil and outer sil/arch from central panels, they are very good quality and a good price. Had to get the inner arch (£70) from rates ford (ebay), and the outrigger behind the foot well from my local ford, (£90). Had to cut the outrigger out in order to fit the inner sil properly but it had a big hole in it where the foot well spots to it. Working on the idea that if I can just break the spots I'll have less fabrication to do? It's like a puzzle trying to work out which bit to fit first so have been cutting out small bits to make sure I don't cut the wrong bit out. Keep up the great videos, they've helped me prepare for what I'm having to do.
You kept the window down...Well smart!
GREAT VIDEO MARTIN GOT YOUR WORK CUT OUT THEIR MARTIN
Hi Martin for years I ran transits, very good mechanically, but when it comes to rust and rot they surpass all others, what you don`t weld this year you will next, never ending battle, sills, steps, spring hangers, just name it and it will rot, time consuming but every year gives you an opportunity to practice welding.
that's right Fred. Its a good learning exercise.
Good job love your videos
Not sure if you use it or another like product, but Fertan rust converter is good gear, amazing results
I use Vactan, it works very well
Jeez, the previous transits were really bad for rusting, and it looks like Ford didn't make any improvements to these models either.I would be totally put off by this level of rot, you are one brave man Martin, thats for sure.
What you should of done first Martin is scribe the line of your new panel then cut he majority of the old panel off but cut about half an inch away from your line that way when the panel is offered back up you will get the new panel a lot closer then re-scribe your line, I learnt that mistake on a few vehicles over the years welding full sill onto vehicles.
Nice to see you making a start Martin 👍Definitely got your work cut out, no pun intended 😉 I guess the rust repairs will be the worst part 🤔 Next time I'm in Woodall, I'll have a cake in your honour from that delicatessen on the main road 😉
Haha, nice one Gary.
I've been patiently waiting for you video
Patience is indeed a virtue.
Oh Martin so much work, but if you are going to keep it, turn it into a day van will be worth it.
Yes, That's the plan now.
Good video as always it's more rotten than my vw baywindow was Martin but you will get there mate if you need a hand give me a shout
OMG what a sight for sore eyes. With a 4ft folder and a spot welder you'd be laughing. You'd knock out youre own panels from a sheet of steel. Buying panels or making them without a folder and spot welder is going to be hard graft.
Interested to see the rust treatment stuff you use if you can show us the tin.
Good luck with it.
Why should we scrap them
Good luck on this Martin, however I'm sure you will come through
Hi i need to do a similar job to you on my van would taking the earth off the battery prevent ecu/alternator damage please don't want to be killing the electrics!
There's no problem bud.
Thanks man cool video's allready subscribed
Are you going to fabricate some new inner sills?
I hope so
Start backwards. Replace all,of the inner sill first and then work from there. That’s what I did anyway. 😉 good luck.
It’s still a cool van!
This man is the Guvnor
Excellent Martin, just one thing I meant to mention in the past. Seeing as you work with so much rust metal what with these and the lawnmowers please do make sure your tetanus shots are up to date!
Its not that bad Martin normally the steps are like net curtains.
Ive just rebuilt the inner wing and front wheel arch and step on my old girl lol u gotta love the old transit lol
I’ll be interested to see how this comes out, I think I’d have given up after seeing the inner sills lol
You should look at the videos I did on the other side of the van.
Good luck with the project but I do wonder if it is worth it. What was going on in Fords heads when they sent these vans out . Was it bad steel or lack of rusrproofing or both.
Hi I watch u all the time .what do u use to film 🎥 yourself and what u use for editing would you consider on make a video on how you do .Darren & jane much appreciated 🙏. Ps watching you tought me how to weld
I use a gopro hero 7 and edit with Sony Movie Studio 14
@@retrorestore hi Martin I've looked for the editing app I can not find it will it down load on to a Samsung s20 I'm sorry for being a pain
@@camperbuild5155 Its not an app, I edit on a PC, try perfect video app
@@retrorestore thank you for your help much appreciated. I'm hoping to make some vlogs on a t4 van that I'm turning into a camper van
your a ledgend!
can you not buy the inner sills for that ?
Not looked into that yet.
loads work there martin nothing you cant handle may i make a suggestion make a elongated capital n weld part to inner reconstruct inner sill oh and please wear gloves lol
i'll know more when I get underneath Chris. the gloves were sitting on the drivers seat lol
lol like me my overall still new
Just to make it easier for you, couldn't you jack up the van, put a couple of breeze blocks under the wheels to raise it to make it much better to work under, instead of lying on the floor with only a foot of room?. I could be wrong, but just a thought.
Yes Kev i'll be doing that with concrete blocks though
Martin great vid. I need to get mine inside and out done for MOT as its my full time van. Where did you get the non factory sills from?
Ebay bud
I don't want to make anyone jealous but last month i bought a 2010 high mileage transit swb with hardly any rust . Shitty engine but tidy body. £500 It runs nice up to a point and then i call the AA to take me the rest of the way home . I should get more for bits . Let me know . South Wales near Bridgend.
What a mess Martin . Good luck with the job .
Ford must have used some real poor steel
back in the day. Will send you a message
regarding something i have for you.
Cheers
Pete.
Hey Martin what sort of welder is that? did you get it from Machine mart? thanks
Yes I did, its a Clarke TE135 turbo
You would be best to buy inner sills as well as the outers that you have got
I didn't know Transits recycle themselves back to nature ☺ Wonder if treating with Dinitrol would have slowed the rust down? You going to use vatcan on the remainder of the rust or por15?
A bit of both bud.
Nice chisel screwdriver too
This rust just smells of Ford not painting/rust proofing these vans properly in the first place. It's like rust you used to see on 70's and 80's cars! Top job for the perseverance and sticking at it!
It's not so much the rust proofing as the fact that don't fill the cavity with waterproof foam or something similar. They fill up with water and mud and rust from the inside out. If I were doing this job I would replace both inner and outer sills and inject foam into the voids. But personally I'd be throwing this rotbox into the pot, with the ULZ being introduced me next year in London there will be a surfeit of diesel Transits for sale that won't meet the emissions criteria.
Can you please show us how to use a welder for the people who don't know
Check out my other transit welding vids Tim.
Hi Martin, love your vids ,I have a mk6 tranny which is starting to defo need welding , I have had alot of experience with a Oxford stick ark welder .I have never used a mig, I can't afford massive welding costs bit love the van , what u reckon on getting a mig welder and having a go ? ? I've watched your vids and your own welding is looking so good now .would appreciate your thoughts cheers ,keep up good work .is your mk 6 still going
I learn't in front of everybody on TH-cam lol. I'm s glad I now know how to weld as its been so useful. Give it a go, there's plenty of tutorials to help. That's how I learn't
When I did my brothers van I used flat plate for the inner sill welded it in place then clamped and plug welded the bottom of the sill to it. It was just as bad as yours.
Yes Tim, I did that on the other side too
You’re right, no going back. A grinder and paint can make you the welder you ain’t. I’m sure it wii turn out fine. Too bad you don’t have a lift.
Yes Jim, I could do with it up in the air.
Top vid only 1 thing I think real time better
Would be too boring.
I wish I was as good as you.
I'm no expert bud, I just have a go.
Martin's been down this "road" before.
Yes I have
thats why i scrapped my transit i got sick of welding it every year lol. i got a 2004 sprinter van after that apart from the usual surface rust on the outside it is still as solid underneath as when it came out the factory and over 200k on the clock apart from a leaking injector it runs great. i would never get a transit again to much hassle. if i was you weld it get mot and sell it. good luck with it anyway.
looking at the rust on the arch it would of been better to buy the sill and arch pannel as 1
Hmm. Of course it can be done Martin, but as someone else has commented....I'd sell it on.....to EMR.
It all adds to my welding practice Malc and gives me something to film as well.
Yes I know what's what, just thought there might be a more deserving cause. I've welded much worse up in the past....many years ago and with oxy acetylene as well.
Martin, next time don’t bother drilling and all that, just leave it as double thickness seams and just cut the rest out. Stronger and not much of a difference. Adjust from there.
Yep, Leave the window open at all times lol.
That van is a death trap even if you manage to "hide" the rest of the rust
Not really.
I actually appreciate the time and effort you are going to but beyond all the obvious stuff, that’s a pretty dangerous place to sit in and travel down the road. You may get it to an m.o.t passable state, but at heart, it’s plain dangerous
I disagree, The whole point of an MOT is to ensure a vehicle is safe to use on the road.
The mud flaps on the mk6 is not worth a phuk. I fitted plastic from my old Renault traffic to stop water spraying all over the back. They rust so bad at the rear. I Dunno exactly what cause it to get so rusty there. Maybe the seals over doors are letting moisture down somehow.
Welding yourself is the only option. Im not the scrap the van type person either. More interesting saving your money and learning a new skill. Fair play to you. Good luck
Get yourself a face shield. A lot of hot metal shards.
The nearside is usually the worst....Where they splash puddles to soak pedestrians.
You're doing the offside! God know what the other side is like..
You know I did the other side 4 years ago.
Good Man!