disco rot!

[vertigo]

When do you call it a day when it comes repairing a chassis on a discovery and then the body work ? Most of the chassis Is sound but getting onto the 4/5 patch. What to do ??

[miketomcat]

Have a look at this

http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=79562&page=1

And

http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=83395&page=1

So when to quit depends on you.

Mike

[Chicken Drumstick]

If the chassis has rotten, then I think maybe you have been unlucky. I have a 1991 Disco chassis which is solid and has never needed any welding.

The bodies rust though.

As for when to give in, well the most pragmatic approach would be cost. How much will it cost (time and money) to fix vs buying another one.

As for what to do.

Well there are lots of things. You could make a 100 Defender without any need to hack the chassis up. There are also kits like the Sahara:

http://www.blitzworld.co.uk/sahara-4x4-jeep-road-legal-i308.html

[Nigelw]

This mostly body rot but another one saved here, http://forum.lro.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=92631&hilit=helping+hand

Your only limit is your imagination, assuming you have, money, time and a place to work on it

[Team Idris]

I just keep going with the ford transit. It's way beyond economic repair if I was paying, but welding the thing myself it's difficult to say it's not worth it. So I guess it's only too far gone if you haven't got the cash or the time? It could be argued that structural strength is at risk, but that was gone at the first patch