Sorento sills

[Morris]

Don't know what has happened with the photos above, can't seem to sort them.

 

[Morris]

All fully welded, scuzzed up with a 60 grit flap wheel and some etch primer slodged on. The underside got a coat of some black body slodge I found in the workshop and the side got a coat of satin black. It's far from pretty but that was never the aim. I still need to sort the rear wheel arches but they are not structural on these.

 

[Richiew]

So you're slowly introducing a ladder frame chassis by stealth, then?

 

[qwakers]

A sorento is a body on frame car.

 

[Morris]

So you're slowly introducing a ladder frame chassis by stealth, then?

I'm a bit late to that party. The series 1 Sorento had a very chunky chassis as @qwakers said.

 

[Richiew]

Assumed it monocoque.

 

[Morris]

Assumed it monocoque.

Series 2 onward were (2009 and up).

 

[Blobber]

Good job, you might find the arches are a problem if the seat belt mount is within a certain distance to the corrosion, think its something like 300mm

 

[qwakers]

heres one i cut up earlier...

 

[Morris]

Good job, you might find the arches are a problem if the seat belt mount is within a certain distance to the corrosion, think its something like 300mm

That's why my mate is going to put it on his lift in a few days. The MOT isn't until January (6th I think without checking), last year it was the body mounts that were the issue in that there was no structure outboard of them
My mate also takes it for the MOT and does have good standing with them. If it's marginal they will tell him but they don't extract the P

 

[Morris]

heres one i cut up earlier...

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Heresy

 

[qwakers]

major can-bus comms issues caused by mice. wasn't repairable.

 

[Morris]

major can-bus comms issues caused by mice. wasn't repairable.

Shame.
Should I set traps?

 

[qwakers]

i don't think the mice that killed mine are that far travelled