cymrogwirion Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Hi, Apologies for the inevitable lack of knowledge demonstrated in my first post here! I have inherited a 2003 Land Rover 90 from my late father-in-law. The body is in quite bad shape - most of which I am slowly trying to fix. However under the manure (he was a farmer!) that was in the rear cab, I have found a 5 inch square hole cut in the center covered under some plywood - above the fuel tank I think - possibly he wanted access (wrong fuel put in?). My question is - how would you fix this? I am not a welder (yet!). Would fibre glass be a good option? I suspect that the strength might not be there? As a matter of interest (possibly) it looks like there are two layers of metal on the floor already - is this normal? Considering the state of the cab floor in general - not great (I suspect manure is not kind on floor of the rear cab floor!) he might have placed another sheet on top of the first - no idea. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntus Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Hi, The floors are typically aluminium with steel ribs underneath for strength (at least on my 90). Its not unusual to see holes in the floor. If its been removed for a purpose a piece of aluminium could be riveted in place over the top (easy to remove in the future if needed and it shouldn't need welding nor fibreglassing. Don't forget these are working vehicles by design and do get bashed about. If you can post some pictures that would help to see exactly what you have. There's a wealth of more knowledgeful people than me that can advise further. HTH Grant PS That's a great inheritance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntus Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Oh and welcome to the forum!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 I suspect that being a TD5, the hole had been put there to facilitate access to the fuel pump for replacement without having to drop the fuel tank. I would suggest, as Grant has done, that you rivet a bit of aluminium plate over the top of it (or use rivnuts and screws), so that the pump can be accessed in the future as dropping the tank can be a right pain in the butt and even worse if it's full. HTH Mo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocklandjohn Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I concur. I did the same on mine - cut a hole to gain access to the top of the tank. Put a plate over it, with mastic under the joint, and riveted it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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